So now I am going to meet two of my friends called Embla and Freyja
who run an organisation called Tabú, which is a feminist disability organisation
They are quite known in Iceland for being quite outspoken like me
and that's how we originally met
through activism
So Embla and I used to go the Student Cellar
and there we used to conduct a research on Tinder
The Tinder research was interesting
It was very interesting, we went there and I uploaded these really weird pictures of myself
Weird? Really sexy pictures!
and then we started talking to people
guys
guys mostly
and eventually we told them that I was trans
and then we screenshotted the reactions
Some people were just freaked out
and just stopped talking to you
Other people were like: Oh yeah, what the fuck, why not?!
That was my favourite reaction!
And like, YOLO, I'll just do it!
Might as well try it!
Yeah, why not?!
And there was also some guy who was like really supportive
He was like: so how was it coming out to your family?
Did they accept you?
Blahblahblah, and we were just like
Awh, this guy is actually being nice
and then there was this weird guy
who had my old name
and we told him
and he thought it was the most hysterical thing he had ever heard
and he was like: I am so up for this!
Then there was another guy who said like
Aw, I like your name!
And you said: ah yes, I chose it myself
And he was like: What? How?
And then told him I was trans and had a transition and he never got back to us
You were like cheering me because I didn't wanna do it
I was like, I can't talk to these people, it's too awkward
Yeah, and I really enjoyed it, yeah
and then we also tried this other place called Einkamál
It was disgusting, oh my God
It's like this really bad site called like 'private'
in Iceland, and it's like the worst place
I think you got some dick photos
Yeah, I did get some dick pics
and then there was this couple who wanted to have sex
and then they said something like really ridiculous
What was it?
It was something about if I had a clit
that they could lick
And I was just like: WTF is wrong with you?!
It was just the weirdest!
Who asks that question?!
They were into it!
They were so into it!
Yeah!
*Embla makes crying sounds*
There is someone in the disabled parking space we wanted to park in
How do you feel about this Embla?
So sad...
We found a parking space!
Yay!
It's so fucking cold right now!
I think I'm gonna die, from the cold
*sings Star Wars tune*
Have you seen the new Star Wars movie?
Me?!
No...
So what are we having Embla?
Lasagneeee
We're having the spinach lasagne and I kinda don't like spinach lasagne
But Embla has promised it's okay
It's really good!
Hello!
Hi!
Do you have like a video camera?
Yees, you're being recorded
Say hi!
Hi!
I was just saying, that I saw something really bizarre yesterday
some Icelandic woman has gotten a buttload of money
to conduct a research on the PTSD gene?!
And I just don't get it!
I think it's just super dangerous to take the responsibility from society and the environment
and all sorts of variables, of course
and just scapegoat it into some physical reaction that I think everyone experiences
at some point in their lives
There are some people in Iceland
Or Icelandic people who are conducting a research
and they are trying to find the 'gay gene'
Like what? The gay gene?
if we for example talk about bisexual people or pansexual people
Do they have the gay gene because they're also attracted to the same sex?
Or trans?
Yeah, and is there a 'trans gene'?
Then the next step is just an ultra sound to find that gene
And what are people going to do with the information
for example in countries where being gay is literally illegal
They will send people to have abortions
they will have people do an ultra sound
'Ah, you have the gay gene, you're having an abortion!'
Nice looking, mhhh!
