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"Would I do it all again? Of course, I would." #TEDTalks

After leading a well-established life as a pastor, father and husband, Paula Stone Williams could no longer deny her truth and transitioned. In this conversational and at times humorous reflection, Wi

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Nice shawl bro
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Hard for me to understand:
1)Not already being fully aware of discriminations against the non-privileged
2)Need to assume identity of different gender rather than provide strong pushback against unfair stereotyping
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@kwikky22 From YouTube ↗ 7 Jul 2026 23
The comment section stinks of male fragility
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Its not easy being a human of any shape size or color, can we stop magnifying individual struggles now please? The narcissistic impulses of the current generations must be stopped, its so LAME.
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Haven't watched the whole talk, but this seems very one-sided. Norah Vincent directly challenges this by describing her own experience living as a man, arguing that many men face significant loneliness, emotional isolation, and social pressures that are often overlooked. Her account suggests that being a man can be more difficult than common stereotypes assume.
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What becoming a cat taught me about zoology: Nothing
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“I haven’t watched the whole thing but I’m going to go off anyways” lol This is an older talk, I believe from over 10 years ago, and she does have a balanced conclusion. She’s not teaching women about being a woman, she’s describing how her experiences changed when she started presenting as a woman. I recommend finding the full video!
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You know what we can all understand? Not having money to feed our children because of the ultra rich. All our divisions are artificiap and will not change until the system which perpetuates is dismantled.
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Thank you for this.
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She's so well spoken and such a good story teller, definitely going to watch the full talk ❤