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Transgender

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Transgender.

Video playlists about Transgender

On coming out

8 talks • 1h 39m

Powerful, personal stories of sharing one's true identity with the world.

The gender spectrum

7 talks • 1h 40m

These talks break down what it means to live outside society’s traditional (and outdated) understanding of gender.

Talks about Transgender

Samy Nour Younes

A short history of trans people's long fight for equality

Posted Mar 2019

Karissa Sanbonmatsu

The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain

Posted Jan 2019

Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan Williams

The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption

Posted Jan 2019

Kristie Overstreet

What doctors should know about gender identity

Posted Oct 2018

Kate Stone

The press trampled on my privacy. Here's how I took back my story

Posted Sep 2018

Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile

How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village

Posted Jun 2018

LB Hannahs

What it's like to be a transgender dad

Posted May 2018

Jackson Bird

How to talk (and listen) to transgender people

Posted Nov 2017

Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan

A queer vision of love and marriage

Posted Dec 2016

Ivan Coyote

Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms

Posted Feb 2016

Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols

This is what LGBT life is like around the world

Posted Nov 2015

Lee Mokobe

A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender

Posted Jun 2015

Martine Rothblatt

My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality

Posted May 2015

Norman Spack

How I help transgender teens become who they want to be

Posted Apr 2014

Geena Rocero

Why I must come out

Posted Mar 2014

iO Tillett Wright

Fifty shades of gay

Posted Jan 2013

Exclusive articles about Transgender

How to raise kids without rigid gender stereotypes

We call young people who step outside gender lines “brave.” But if adults truly want to support them, we need to be willing to show some courage and embrace some discomfort, say...

How should we talk about transgender issues?

Geena Rocero did a pretty bold thing at TED2014: She came out. The transgender fashion model chose Vancouver to reveal to the world that she was assigned male at birth. “I am he...