Wanted to share something very important and personal to raise awareness and hopefully help someone who’s struggling with similar feelings I felt back when I was diagnosed as intersex.
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I'm genetically male
for YouTubeDefending Trans Lives In a Deep-Red State | "Seat 31" (Oscar Shortlisted)
in The New Yorker for YouTubeYou'll need a box of tissues or three.
The US Govt Spread Anti-Vaxx COVID Disinformation
for YouTubeNo way this could rebound in bad ways…
Families of Trans Kids Are Seeking Sanctuary
in Vice for YouTubeThis is just heartbreaking. And this was two years ago!
As some states become increasingly hostile to transgender youth, families are weighing a difficult decision of whether to leave their schools, jobs and communities behind to flee to a state with greater LGBTQ protections.
You're Not Lonely, You're Just Isolated
for Strong Towns , YouTubeReally punchy 20m intro to the Robert Putnam / Ray Oldenburg thing from Mike Pasternock at Strong Towns.
People are lonely. Is it because we are addicted to our phones, or is that a symptom of larger design choices we made when building our places? We cover some of the general concepts related to social infrastructure an try to evaluate what to do next.
Is social media destroying kids mental health?
for YouTubeLately, a moral panic has been brewing. People in the media, government, and across the internet are declaring that children are suffering an unprecedented mental health crisis and that smartphones and social media are to blame. But is this even true?
I talked to danah boyd, the top researcher on kids and social media use, about some of the problems that young people today are facing, why quick fixes like banning social media apps are never the answer, and what we can actually do to help younger generations.
Trans People and Biological Sex: What the Science Says
for YouTubePhew. Comprehensive.
Attempts to delegitimize transgender lives and experiences often rely on overly simplistic claims about “biological sex.” Drawing on my previous writings and background as a biologist, here I challenge these common presumptions and instead present a more holistic understanding of sex, gender, and trans people.
The general theory of walkability | Jeff Speck | TEDxMidAtlantic
for YouTubeJeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer who, through writing, public service, and built work, advocates internationally for smart growth and sustainable design. The Christian Science Monitor called his recent book, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, "timely and important, a delightful, insightful, irreverent work."