what's going on YouTube family it's your
boy Aiden here Jane Lee and I are back
from our amazing trip in Hawaii I was
going to talk about that in another
video
but in this video I just want to make a
quick kind of response video to the
whole Trump trans military plus the non
inclusion of LGBT and the civil rights
and stuff like that so let's do it
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so after yesterday Trump's announcement
of pretty much the non inclusion of
trans people and all in the military
none whatsoever he said as well as the
adjustment of Justice Department saying
that LGBT people are not protected under
the the rights laws so yeah I had a lot
of anger and sadness come through me
yesterday and just like this like I got
to do something I got to do something I
can't believe this
feelings yesterday and when I was coming
back from Hawaii we were about to hop on
a plane on six hours behind the East
Coast time which is where President
Trump is living on the East Coast so it
was a little delayed like to hear the
news and stuff like that especially
because I lost my phone and that's how I
get all my information pretty much and
communicate mostly with you guys beside
these videos so it was very overwhelming
and just like anger I think anger is the
best way to describe how I was feeling
and so today after kind of processing
just kind of thinking about everything
reading people's posts on Twitter
reading blogs
and other people's opinions as well as
like you know I was reposing the short
time I had Jamie's phone that I was
using before I often look like I was
reposting some trans military people I
try to post more trans military then
like on males and female but I couldn't
really find many through the hashtags
given the 25 minutes I had to an hour or
whatever so please like if you have any
accounts of trans military that are NCS
drops your accounts below I'd love to
start following them so yeah so I had a
lot of anger and I wanted to kind of
change focus from my anger and sadness
because I woke up this morning and right
away I put on this shirt from my
clothing company point five CC which we
are bringing this shirt the we're not
going anywhere a t-shirt and tank top
back just for one week free shipping
we're upping the 20% that goes to point
of pride to 25% to go to point of pride
just just to kind of you know show our
pride you know what I mean and show that
like we're not going anywhere
and so I wanted to take this time though
really quick just share a little story
of growing up as a lesbian so I knew as
early as 13 that I was a lesbian I
didn't really come out to my family to
go to 16 but I came out to my friends
when I was like 14 or 15 I was in ninth
grade I came out to my first friend
Allison that I was lesbian then we
didn't have any we barely had any like
laws that were protecting us at all in
the workplace in the home anything like
that housing stuff like that as well as
there was definitely I mean this was
back when I remember I was in high
school when the Don't Ask Don't Tell law
came out which was actually like a
really good thing for us I remember I
wanted to share this little sort like I
specifically remember when Bush was
running for his second term it was I
wasn't allowed to vote yet I was I was
like in eleventh grade or something I
was like 17 so I just missed the
also vote and my mom was going to be
voting for Bush and at the time we were
fighting really hard for marriage
equality going up to upstate New York
my friend DJ was going up like all the
time I've seen New York to fight for
marriage equality and I remember arguing
with my mom not like I cannot believe
you're going to vote for a man who's not
going to let your own daughter so I was
identifying as a lesbian at the time get
married like you're going to vote for
someone who does not have your child's
best interest at hand and I remember her
you know having a lot of other things to
say like it's not just about marriage
about this about that but whatever the
point is is that then I was fighting for
our rights right we were all LGBT we're
fighting for our rights and so to me it
just feels like where we're at right now
with this whole Trump era is like it's
not anything new and I know there is a
really pessimistic side to look at that
and be like wow we're still fighting
seriously but I want to flip it to the
optimistic side because to me I'm just
like I feel kind of revved up like I
feel like all right like with the whole
trans view thing that you know that came
out exactly near Thanksgiving is like or
what's a Thanksgiving no no wasn't
Thanksgiving February at things around
February you know I just feel like
revved up I just feel like all right
like let's put feet to the pavement and
like let's get going like I don't
know I just feel like motivated and I
don't want to devalue or or make you now
anyone who's still feeling scared and
frightened and they don't know what to
do I'm not I don't want to invalidate
those feelings because those feelings
are very real and very very true but I
also just want to shine light on this
this other side that like we have been
in this mess before it is not anything
new to the LGBT community to stand up
for our rights and to fight for our
equality you know and I feel like this
day and age there are so many other
minority groups that are also fighting
for their equality and I feel like you
know to me I'm just like
you know we've done this before like
we've been through the mud and made it
out clean and so this is just another
little patch of mud that we're going to
walk through we're going to shred tread
our way through it and then we're going
to come out clean because I truly
believe that I truly believe that this
is an opportunity for us to come
together again and make change again
like it just feels like it's not
anything new I mean given the the day
and age that I grew up in and I know
that when you talk to older generations
they're like what are you kidding we
have marriage equality now we have this
now but like that's not today is day and
age like now it's about gender it's
about redefining what a man is and
redefining what a woman is and and
including this new not new but this
newly proud all right because like
coming out as trans back in the day was
really not something a lot of people
were proud about and that's when I
started my clothing companies because I
was like I want people to feel proud the
first symbol was a tee it is Superman
symbol because it was like I want people
to know that you can be proud and stand
tall while being trans right and so
that's kind of what I want to say again
like I just want people to know it like
like in your youth watching this like
you know like when I was a youth we've
been through it you don't want to be a
like we've been through it you know and
now it's just you know this is just
another thing to get through and I
really feel like we can we can take
these opportunities to come together and
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you know redefine what it is to be
transgender in the world today to be
LGBTQ in the world today you know and
that at the same time like we really
like I don't know I just I feel like I
can't find the best way to articulate
how I'm feeling but all I know is that
I'm super motivated to just put
my feet to the pavement and keep
grinding you don't I mean like like I'm
not going to let some dude sitting in
his you know fancy office tell me you
know whether my my identity is
you're not you don't I mean and I want
you to feel the same way like we have
been through this before and now we're
just at it again and we one last time
and we going to win again it just takes
time it takes effort it takes people
coming together it takes feet on the
pavement you own I mean it takes having
allies come to the forefront and show
their support as well so I just you know
I just felt like I need to make this
video to let you know that like if
you're sad and you're feeling scared and
frightened that's okay like those
feelings are real and they're valid and
I get it like I deeply deeply get it you
know but I also just want you to look on
some other sides to if you are feeling
that way that like there's an optimism
there's an optimism here too that can be
seen there's a concept that we can come
together once again and take that anger
and turn it into action you don't I mean
I really change the game in a way you
know and feel newly motivated you know
and the same thing for the people who
are super optimistic you know just
remember that there are people that are
having a really hard time with this and
are frightened and saddened by all of
this and that you know they need support
they don't need just like oh yeah get
over it like look weirdos get a band
together and it's going to be great
again like I don't want to come off that
way either I want you to know that I
feel you like I get it you know what I
mean and if you if you're in that that
that's okay you know what I mean
but also know that there's people who
are also still fighting for you you know
you don't have to be on the forefront in
order to make a change so yeah I just I
just felt like as part of the T in LGBT
as part of the trans military band
pretty much with the whole rights law
that doesn't include LGBT people I just
felt like I had to make a video you know
and I mean and you know again like the
first thing I did was I am wearing this
shirt today because we're not going
anywhere we're here we're always going
to be here we've always been here
we just are finally feeling proud enough
to put a voice to the word transgender
and that can be scary for people who
don't understand but that's okay because
we're not going anywhere they have
plenty of time to learn about us and now
our opportunity to share our stories
even more to get the word out even more
so so that's really what I just want to
say in this video I'm sorry if it was
like a little choppy and kind of hard to
understand because I have a lot of
emotions going on and I think I still
have that fear and sadness in me too but
I also have this like new sounds like
optimism of life all right like less
like strap of our boots so let's get to
work
yeah and I mean so um so if you can tune
into that part of you you own I mean I
think that we can get through the
sadness and the fear and really come out
the other side stronger and more more
prideful drop your comments below I
really want to know what our community
is feeling like what are your fears what
are your like what are you afraid of and
what are you setting by as well as like
what are things that you're really
optimistic about what are some things
that you'd like what are some ideas that
you have that could change the game in
your local area your local community
drop them below if you have any projects
going on drop them below you tag
anything you've been using to kind of
spread the love please like use this
video my whole channel is an open forum
for us to communicate via you know our
comments section it's like a thread in
these days and it's really awesome so I
invite you to let your voice be heard
drop a comment below share in the
conversation just you know be mindful of
people's feelings and the validity of
those feelings you know don't start you
know fighting below you know this is
about coming together so I'm excited
about it I want to see what you guys
write I want to know what you guys are
afraid of all I know what you guys are
excited for otherwise I'll be back to my
regularly scheduled programming as
things kind of settle up down here while
we unpacking stuff like that as you can
see it's kind of a lot going on here so
alright guys thanks for tuning in
I appreciate the love I'm sending you
guys love for anybody who needs it I'm
here for you I really appreciate it
alright guys catching the next video
peace
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