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Experience. i understand that folks may not understand what it means to be assigned a different gender at birth and for me to be a woman now. but i do think that everyone can understand what it means to be counted out, to not be heard, to be told that we arent who we say we are. i think that we have an issue around discussing gender in important, complex ways, that all the ways that we restrict how men are we supposed to move to world move through the world, whether they are sister trans, how wo...

Ways, had a big head start before other folks within our community. you know? so, i think we are talking about some different things here. but i will say, i think that what i hope to impart to folks when i discussed my experience as a black trans woman, is that i understand that my experience may not be the most common experience. i understand that folks may not understand what it means to be assigned a different gender at birth and for me to be a woman now. but i do think that everyone can unde...

Respect each other and allow each other to live, love and chart our own destiny is the way that we observe. >> we are going to put an exclamation point on raquels point right there. panel, please stick around. theyre -- a one-man negative headline machine. gender experience and we have got to figure out how we respect each other and allow each other to live, love and chart our own destiny is the way that we observe. >> we are going to put an exclamation point on raquels

People think, gender and sex are things but they arent the exact same thing. and so the way that you are assigned at birth may be based on genitalia or whatever, its not the same thing -- [ audio difficulty ] so on and so forth. so were really saying that these things are more complex and its actually not just trans people having a gender experience. everybody is having a more complicated gender experience. >> yeah. thank you so much, raquel. i appreciate you joining us. and getting your side ou...

A fact, what do you think of that? >> i think he along with a lot of trans exclusionarily to put forth this idea that trans people are saying gender does not exist. thats completely ly not what e saying. its more complex. they arent the exact same thing. so the way that you are assigned at birth may be based on genital or whatever -- femininity and so on and so forth so were really saying these things are more complex and its actually not just trans people having a gender experience, everybody i...

Merit badges and stuff, i dont know how that would have went if there were three or four girls in that thing because we would have frozen up because theres a difference there. greg: thats true. >> then you have to worry about sharing tents and it who is: which girl will likely better. all that wasnt there. greg: there were certain things you can do. >> not being sexist but -- >> you can pick your nose and girl scout. >> and you can do is boy scouts but i think in this situation separate is bette...

On a 10-mile hike and earn our merit badges and stuff, i dont know how that would have went if there were three or four girls in that thing because we would have frozen up because theres a difference there. greg: thats true. >> then you have to worry about sharing tents and it who is: which girl will likely better. all that wasnt there. greg: there were certain things you can do. >> not being sexist but -- >> you can pick your nose and girl scout. >> and you can do is boy scouts but i think in t...

Merit badges and stuff, i dont know how that would have went if there were three or four girls in that thing because we would have frozen up because theres a difference there. greg: thats true. >> then you have to worry about sharing tents and it who is: which girl will likely better. all that wasnt there. greg: there were certain things you can do. >> not being sexist but -- >> you can pick your nose and girl scout. >> and you can do is boy scouts but i think in this situation separate is bette...

Merit badges and stuff, i dont know how that would have went if there were three or four girls in that thing because we would have frozen up because theres a difference there. greg: thats true. >> then you have to worry about sharing tents and it who is: which girl will likely better. all that wasnt there. greg: there were certain things you can do. >> not being sexist but -- >> you can pick your nose and girl scout. >> and you can do is boy scouts but i think in this situation separate is bette...