[ APPLAUSE ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>> WERE BACK, NOW, WITH JEN
>>> WERE BACK, NOW, WITH JEN
GROSSHANDLER AND GEARAH
GOLDSTEIN, CO-FOUNDERS OF THE
GOLDSTEIN, CO-FOUNDERS OF THE
GENDERCOOL PROJECT.
GENDERCOOL PROJECT.
WERE COMING UP ON THE ONE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUMPE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ROLLING BACK
ADMINISTRATION ROLLING BACK
GENDER STUDENTS RIGHTS.
GENDER STUDENTS RIGHTS.
THEY SAY ITS A STATES RIGHTS
ISSUE.AY ITS A STATES RIGHTS
ISSUE.
SOME PEOPLE WHO FEAR, WHO FEAR
THAT ISSUE AND TRANSGENDERFEAR
THAT ISSUE AND TRANSGENDER
ISSUES FEAR IT BECAUSE THEY
ISSUES FEAR IT BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVE IT WILL PUT AN IDEA IN
BELIEVE IT WILL PUT AN IDEA IN
THEIR OWN KIDS MIND THEY SHOULD
THEIR OWN KIDS MIND THEY SHOULD
DO THAT, TOO.
DO THAT, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE PEOPLE?
>> I WOULD SAY, FIRST OFF,EOPLE?
>> I WOULD SAY, FIRST OFF,
THEYRE MISINFORMED ABOUT WHAT
THEYRE MISINFORMED ABOUT WHAT
GENDER IDENTITY ACTUALLY IS.
GENDER IDENTITY ACTUALLY IS.
AND IDENTITY AS A WHOLE, IN THE
AND IDENTITY AS A WHOLE, IN THE
SAME WAY THAT PARENT THAT IS
CONCERNED WOULD NEVER QUESTION
CONCERNED WOULD NEVER QUESTION
THEIR OWN IDENTITY.
THEIR OWN IDENTITY.
BUT SOMEHOW, THEY THINK THAT
BUT SOMEHOW, THEY THINK THAT
SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE INFLUENCED
TO QUESTION THEIR IDENTITY.ENCED
TO QUESTION THEIR IDENTITY.
AND IT DOESNT WORK THAT WAY.
AND IT DOESNT WORK THAT WAY.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
THATS THE MESSAGING THAT WERE
THATS THE MESSAGING THAT WERE
SHARING.
SHARING.
THERE ARE NO PEOPLE CONFUSED
THERE ARE NO PEOPLE CONFUSED
ABOUT THEIR GENDER IDENTITY.
ABOUT THEIR GENDER IDENTITY.
>> AND THEY DONT GET CONFUSED
BY SPENDING TIME WITH ANFUSED
BY SPENDING TIME WITH A
TRANSGENDER PERSON.
TRANSGENDER PERSON.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> ITS THE SAME WHERE, IF YOU
>> ITS THE SAME WHERE, IF YOU
ARE NOT A GAY PERSON, YOU DONT
ARE NOT A GAY PERSON, YOU DONT
BECOME GAY BY SPENDING TIME WITH
BECOME GAY BY SPENDING TIME WITH
GAY PEOPLE.
GAY PEOPLE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THERES MORE ROOM FOR LOVE
>> THERES MORE ROOM FOR LOVE
AND ACCEPTANCE IN EVERYBODYS
AND ACCEPTANCE IN EVERYBODYS
HEART.
HEART.
WHAT IS THE GOAL?
WHAT IS THE GOAL?
>> THE TRUTH IS, WHEN THE
>> THE TRUTH IS, WHEN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- THE
ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO ROLL
BACK THESE RIGHTS, THAT WASOLL
BACK THESE RIGHTS, THAT WAS
HARMFUL.
HARMFUL.
AND THAT WAS HURTFUL TO SO MANY
AND THAT WAS HURTFUL TO SO MANY
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
SO, THERES DAMAGE TO BE UNDONE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND INONE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND IN
SPITE OF THAT, WE HAVE SEEN
SPITE OF THAT, WE HAVE SEEN
COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, MEGYN, COME ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, MEGYN, COME
TOGETHER, TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF
TOGETHER, TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF
THESE AMAZING CHILDREN.
THESE AMAZING CHILDREN.
SO, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
SO, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER
IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER
THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY.
THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY.
THINK ABOUT THAT NUMBER, RIGHT?
THINK ABOUT THAT NUMBER, RIGHT?
AND THEY ARE LIVING THEIR LIVES
AND THEY ARE LIVING THEIR LIVES
AND BEING RAISED BY REAL,
AND BEING RAISED BY REAL,
THOUGHTFUL FAMILIES.
THOUGHTFUL FAMILIES.
>> AND THE GOAL FOR GENDERCOOL
>> AND THE GOAL FOR GENDERCOOL
IS TO TELL PEOPLE, THERES
IS TO TELL PEOPLE, THERES
ANOTHER CHOICE TO BE MADE.
ANOTHER CHOICE TO BE MADE.
THERES HAPPINESS AND WELLNESS.
THERES HAPPINESS AND WELLNESS.
>> YES.
>> YES.
ITS JUST TO HELP PEOPLE JOIN IN
ITS JUST TO HELP PEOPLE JOIN IN
THE CONVERSATION IN A REALLY
THE CONVERSATION IN A REALLY
QUICK WAY.
QUICK WAY.
IN AN EASY WAY.
IN AN EASY WAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
