TED talks

Walkley Award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Monique Schafter interviews Elizabeth Duck-Chong and Ruben Cuda about their experiences growing up transgender.

Growing Up Transgender

Learn how life experiences shape the way genes are expressed -- and what that means for our understanding of gender.

The Biology of Gender

In a heartfelt talk, Norman Spack tells a personal story of how he became one of the few doctors in the US to treat minors with hormone replacement therapy.

How I Help Transgender Teens Become Who They Want to Be

Skip talks about his experience of his child Dana telling him he was trans as an adult and emotionally recalls Dana’s childhood. Skip reflects on what he’s learnt.

Proud to call you my transgender son

As society is becoming more welcoming of diverse gender identities, kids are becoming more vocal about gender expression and parents are bumping into novel challenges as their kids explore “gender expansiveness.” Jean Malpas explores how opening up the gender binary allows children to be their authentic selves.

The Gift of Gender Authenticity

When Fashion activist Taryn de Vere goes out in public with her trans child she discovers there is one rule for her, and another for her young daughter. In this talk Taryn discusses her own fashion aesthetic, gender identities and expectations, parenting a trans child, navigating the hostility of strangers, and the transformative power of authentic self-expression.

Fashion Policing & The Double Standards Of Gender Expression

After engaging in a series of enlightening conversations and presentations on the intricacies of gender identity, pastor Mark Wingfield felt a calling. In this talk Mark recounts his journey of becoming one of the transgender communities' most unlikely spokespersons, and the human connections that resulted from his willingness to listen.

The Baptist Pastor and His Transgender Friends

When we're born, a doctor instantly deems us to be one of two things: Male or female. But gender isn't just between our legs. It's also between our ears. So, what happens when how we look on the outside clashes with how we feel on the inside?

Hey Doc, some boys are born girls

Hannah Fons focuses on gender identity as fluid, not fixed, and existing on a spectrum. Just as there are a multitude of ways to express one’s identity as a cisgender (i.e, not transgender) man or woman, there is not one way to be trans, to navigate a trans identity, or to conceive of trans people

Neither He, Nor She, But Me

In their talk, Ugla puts the focus on the binary categories of gender and sex and their personal experience as a trans person in a binary, two dimensional society.

Moving Beyond the Binary of Sex and Gender

Ashley Wylde is a queer and genderqueer writer, activist, and Colorado State University student. Her passion derives from exploring the complex ideas of gender, sex, and sexuality through creative expression.

The Gender Tag: Authentic Gender Expression

In this myth-busting talk, science writer and podcaster Molly Webster shows why the so-called "sex chromosomes" are more complicated than this simple definition -- and reveals why we should think about them differently

The weird history of the sex chromosomes

Nevo Zisin explores transgender literacy beyond pronouns and what creating a liberated society beyond gender binaries might look like. Nevo is an esteemed educator in transgender and LGBTQIA+ topics. Using their own lived expertise, Nevo runs workshops in schools and professional development training in workplaces to create more inclusive and gender equitable environments.

Beyond Pronouns: The Next Steps | Nevo Zisin | TEDxCecilStreet

How to embrace your child's gender transition | Jennifer Rodstrom | TEDxUniversityofDelaware - YouTube

Listen to a mum of a trans teenager talk about how their family navigated his identity, social and medical transition. She offers practical advice for parents and gives insight into the decisions their family had to make.

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