What Being Trans Is Really Like | Get Real | Refinery29

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So much of the conversation around transgender people in America focuses on the extremes. We either talk of famous entertainers or share tragic statistics about homelessness and suicide rates. Those conversations are important. But, they don't represent the vast majority of trans Americans who live and work in cities and towns across the country - people like Hannah.
Hannah is a 30-year-old woman who lives in Harlem, attends medical school, and occasionally gives slam-poetry sermons at a local Jewish organization. She also happens to be transgender.
In this video, Hannah takes us through her daily life. We watch her morning routine, see her neighborhood haunts, and tag along when she goes out with friends. As we do so, she shares with us her thoughts about her gender identity, her transition, and her not-quite-ordinary life.
Want to read more stories about the lives and rights of transgender Americans? Check out our full Trans America series here: refinery29.com/trans-america

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  • @danterodriguez8153
    @danterodriguez81538 жыл бұрын

    hannah is very inspiring for me. i'm a transgender guy, and she gives me hope that maybe, when i can pass as male and come out, it won't be the bad situation i keep imagining.

  • @Cosmiclight475

    @Cosmiclight475

    8 жыл бұрын

    Same here buddy

  • @Cosmicookies

    @Cosmicookies

    8 жыл бұрын

    If you think it's safe to, you should come out as early as you can cope :) being able to pass really helps with dysphoria.

  • @Kahoneki

    @Kahoneki

    Жыл бұрын

    update 6 years later? :D

  • @4youreyeson1y

    @4youreyeson1y

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kahonekigoing off of the name and pfp I’m assuming they went through with it and are now (hopefully) happily a man which makes me very happy to see! Ofc I could be wrong but it looks like he’s transitioned now

  • @ProBusterxXx

    @ProBusterxXx

    2 ай бұрын

    its all the matter of how well u pass. otherwise dont do it.

  • @rhiannonk3176
    @rhiannonk31768 жыл бұрын

    "There is so much more to be gained from doing it [transitioning] than there is to be lost." So freaking true. You look so damned happy, they same way I and every other transgender woman feels. The harder path has many more rewards than the easier one.

  • @theharshtruthoutthere

    @theharshtruthoutthere

    Жыл бұрын

    Just to let all know: We have the body dysmorphia, because we are and were abused, and usually through the worst way possible: sexually abused/raped. And the outcome of this abuse is the trans movement.

  • @usernameisusernam

    @usernameisusernam

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@theharshtruthoutthere I'm trans and I've never been abused. I also think you're confusing dysphoria and dysmorphia

  • @theharshtruthoutthere

    @theharshtruthoutthere

    Жыл бұрын

    @@usernameisusernam then you are just deceived. Human mind is easy to deceive. And masons use that daily against us. Search out the reason(s) why masons came to be and stop being deceived. Never been abused? soul be happy, not all souls gonna be that lucky.

  • @usernameisusernam

    @usernameisusernam

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theharshtruthoutthere where did you get the idea that someone has to be abused to have gender dysphoria? Is there any actual evidence or did you just come to the conclusion yourself?

  • @theharshtruthoutthere

    @theharshtruthoutthere

    Жыл бұрын

    @@usernameisusernam many have come out saying so. And souls, in their childhood, both males and females, getting abused sexually, is real life fact. www.youtube.com/@christsforgiveness/videos he, DAVID LYNN used to have communication with the lgbtq++ souls in some of his videos, in which they did state that they got raped as child, once or multiple times. He have lost some of his videos, therefore these which i speak about may no longer be found, I also listen some of the detrans channels: whom have also came out clear that sexual abuse was involved. The same have come out clear about souls who still believe the trans lie and live as a trans. Many FTMs have speaked that being female seemed for them unsafe. Like bible also states: Matthew 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. And not all the time are words needed, to see and to understand the reasons behind. You are either still a child yourself, that you know it not? or just a fool living proudly without any knowledge. ?

  • @danceloveclaire
    @danceloveclaire8 жыл бұрын

    Very intelligent young woman. I love the analogy she used comparative to being trans (writing with your opposite hand). Something very likable about her!

  • @faraz294

    @faraz294

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Claire F Man,he,him*

  • @TheonlyHoneyBadger

    @TheonlyHoneyBadger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Faraz fuck off

  • @SantaMonica_BLVD

    @SantaMonica_BLVD

    8 жыл бұрын

    its biological not mental there are many studies on it

  • @goofyboy2627

    @goofyboy2627

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Faraz *she, her You're not welcome here, your small mindedness is pissing me off.

  • @faraz294

    @faraz294

    8 жыл бұрын

    Fluffymint Im sorry todd

  • @Kiki-lx8wz
    @Kiki-lx8wz9 жыл бұрын

    Im so proud of her! She is so beautiful and I actually smiled so wide and teared when she said "i don't feel the dysphoria anymore"

  • @adynofpasavil
    @adynofpasavil8 жыл бұрын

    5 weeks on Testosterone today. I gave myself my second shot today. My voice is starting to crack and that's pretty awesome to me. I just turned 14 this past August. I'm lucky to have a supportive mom, sister, and boyfriend. It's not about who I want to go to bed with. It's about who I want to go to bed as. If you are genderfluid, transgender, agender, cisgender or anything I'm probably missing, don't give up hope if you aren't getting on hormones immediately. If you ever want someone to talk to, feel free to reply and we can find a good way to communicate. :)

  • @rhiannonk3176

    @rhiannonk3176

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Khris the Posh Llama - You're lucky to be able to do it so young, when you will have the most time and the most bodily resilience to handle transition, and you can get the most enjoyment out of life. I won't be able to take estrogen because of my age and the risk of blood pressure and strokes, but better late than never.

  • @addielyons5207

    @addielyons5207

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Khris the Posh Llama Hi

  • @adynofpasavil

    @adynofpasavil

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Addie Lyons hello :)

  • @owenlyons3783

    @owenlyons3783

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Khris the Posh Llama Can I contact you somewhere else? I would like to ask a few questions. I am a transman who has not come out or started transitioning yet.

  • @owenlyons3783

    @owenlyons3783

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Khris the Posh Llama by the way, I am the same person as Addie Lyons, I've just begun using my true name online.

  • @EllaBelle18
    @EllaBelle189 жыл бұрын

    wow. as she was talking about her experiences hesitating to buy certain items i was really struck by how we have structured our society to impose gender unnecessarily. so silly and pointless!

  • @meichong8278

    @meichong8278

    5 жыл бұрын

    No its just you

  • @andresescandon4858

    @andresescandon4858

    4 жыл бұрын

    You’re right, it’s not just you

  • @eternalyfeful

    @eternalyfeful

    4 жыл бұрын

    "we have structured our society to impose gender unnecessarily????" Please explain and elaborate on that thought!

  • @mrwonderwall9341

    @mrwonderwall9341

    3 жыл бұрын

    And that is why having genders is stupid, because everyone still thinks that long hair a dresses equal a woman and it’s so untrue

  • @rileythompson3819

    @rileythompson3819

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Amy Paps pardon me but I'm MtF and I can assure you that most transgender ppl do not believe long hair and a dress equals woman. We believe you are valid no matter what you wear.

  • @abira2.0
    @abira2.08 жыл бұрын

    no one should feel like they have to explain who they are , everyone has the right to be whoever they wanna be if it brings them joy .

  • @elliotcole8340

    @elliotcole8340

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Mei Ki I was referring to the fact you are saying people can do whatever they want or whatever they feel like.

  • @sk8inkill

    @sk8inkill

    8 жыл бұрын

    iam Sam I'll throw your dog off a bridge to tenderize the meat, grind it up and make tacos.

  • @abira2.0

    @abira2.0

    8 жыл бұрын

    Intrapulation S how are you gonna throw my dog if ur gonna be turned to chunks ? dumb much

  • @sk8inkill

    @sk8inkill

    8 жыл бұрын

    Bahahahaa. Stupid baka gaijin doesn't even understand his language. You said, "I want to", implying it wasn't done yet. I have studied the art of ninjitsu from naruto for over a decade, there is no way you could chop me up.

  • @abira2.0

    @abira2.0

    8 жыл бұрын

    Intrapulation S already done , my dog is enjoying ur brain ur a ghost ahahaha

  • @Supersillystuff
    @Supersillystuff9 жыл бұрын

    The part about writing with the opposite hand is such a great explanation! Truly heartwarming, thank you for sharing your story.

  • @gewglecanburninhell

    @gewglecanburninhell

    6 жыл бұрын

    Olivia Quinn you use your hand of choice because that's what you decided to when you first picked a pen up, you're trans because it gives you attention for nothing and an excuse to winge 24/7

  • @r-platt

    @r-platt

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tyler Durden says "Make soap." - Did you know Brad Pitt shows up 4 times before his introduction? Find you dominant eye: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m39lvLGpZLDHfdo.html My biology (body) has XY chromosomes: male. My psychology (mind - that part that thinks and feels) is _very_ female. *I . W A N T . T O . B E . A . W H O L E . P E R S O N* But people like you insist I stay half a person, constantly divided, constantly at war with myself and constantly stressed and in pain. *Why must I suffer for you?* _you get abused because..._ THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR BEING AN ABUSER. Think about it! You are trying to justify being a serious ass-wipe to someone by blaming them. _... you're clearly a dude ... yet you get offended if someone calls you that._ *YES* I get offended when someone talks to my genitals and not me. Wouldn't you get upset if some guy walked up, stared only at your crotch and spoke about how small they make sausage these days? That's the kind of insult you deliver by insisting I am a man. My mind IS NOT MALE. I do not think like a man, never have. _All your choice._ I did not choose for you to call me names. I did not choose to be transgender. I did not choose to transition. I _did_ choose to wait to transition and that was a mistake. _Let me ask you something, can you change how old you are?_ No. And neither can I change being transgender. I wish I could. If I could stay a guy and be happy with it, I would have jumped at the chance most of my life. I don't want to be transgender. I don't want the ridicule and belittling. I don't want the insults. My turn. *Can you think like a woman?*

  • @gewglecanburninhell

    @gewglecanburninhell

    6 жыл бұрын

    Rachael Platt I can try, but unless I was in fact a woman it would be impossible to ever know whether my thoughts perfectly mimic theirs. Also why is it not possible to change how old you are?

  • @gewglecanburninhell

    @gewglecanburninhell

    6 жыл бұрын

    Rachael Platt and just to be clear, I don't expect people to abuse you because you're transexual, I couldnt care less what you want to do with your life, I expect people to abuse you for expecting them to ignore basic kindergarten science because you choose to

  • @r-platt

    @r-platt

    6 жыл бұрын

    _ I can try_ Exactly. You can _try_ to act like a woman but it's unnatural. Similarly I can _try_ to act like a man but it's unnatural. I've tried for decades but I can't do it for very long. Even then I'm still not very masculine. _why is it not possible to change how old you are?_ Ah. We constantly change how old we are. We get older every second. But from any point in time we cannot change how long we've been alive. It is a quantifiable value that cannot change unless we change the unit of measure. _I don't expect people to abuse you because you're transexual,_ Thank you. *Abuse is never acceptable.* _I expect people to abuse you for expecting them to ignore basic kindergarten science because you choose to_ Oh... you were doing so well! So you never got past kindergarten. That explains much. Nobody is denying science. Nobody is trying to change their DNA! (Exception: cancer research) We are changing our _body shape_ to match our identity - the shape ingrained into our minds from birth. You are denying psychology. One more time: *G E N D E R . D Y S P H O R I A . I S . N O T . A . B I O L O G I C A L . P R O B L E M !!* Gender dysphoria is where biology (body) is a different gender than psychology (mind). My body is male. My mind is female. It's a tough topic. Can you fathom such a concept?

  • @chrisrickerby9077
    @chrisrickerby90772 жыл бұрын

    I know this video is old as hell. But at 35 I'm just now coming to terms with me being a woman. My entire life revolved around hiding who I was. Crying all the time crying myself to sleep wishing I could be a girl. It's only recently that I have realized that I am a girl and through the work and love of my friends I've come to realize that I have just been hiding the fact that I was and always have been female despite the body I was born in. This video made me cry my eyes out because it's so relatable to who I am as a woman today. Thank you for inspiring me and a giving me more to make this jump.

  • @chrissyweikoop7931

    @chrissyweikoop7931

    2 жыл бұрын

    good job! i hope you made your jump by now! :)

  • @chrisrickerby9077

    @chrisrickerby9077

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chrissyweikoop7931 I have. Now my wife is leaving me which has been the biggest heartbreak I've ever felt. And I'm about to come out to my family for better or worse. No one said it would hurt this much but I've found some great friends in the queer community and I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. ... I just hope it's not a train.

  • @chrissyweikoop7931

    @chrissyweikoop7931

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chrisrickerby9077 oh no. i am so sorry for you. i am sure it will be for the better, although my experience isnt the same as yours. but living life as yourself feels... well, still better... i wish you the best of luck!

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm with 100%. I know what it feels like to feel like a lovely lady Inside. And to coup it inside/hide it. If you feel like a women then you are a women.

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    This is why I want to become a women before I find someone. So I can be the lady I know I am! Thinking pleated skirts, tights and lovely ballerina's. Or converse. I feel sexy. And this is Me!

  • @suzyq366
    @suzyq3669 жыл бұрын

    "...we want to actually measure people by their character and by their content of their soul.." I loved this story.

  • @mychemicalrmancetrash412
    @mychemicalrmancetrash4127 жыл бұрын

    My mom has always wanted another son, so I hope when I come out she will understand she has two sons and not just one.

  • @wesleystewart896

    @wesleystewart896

    7 жыл бұрын

    when I came out to my mother, I was so sure I'd lose her, but when she finally met me, her daughter Michelle, all she did was hug me and said it's about time I me you. my experience is rare so please be careful.

  • @TiaLaMuneca

    @TiaLaMuneca

    7 жыл бұрын

    💜💜💜

  • @priyankakasargod8152

    @priyankakasargod8152

    7 жыл бұрын

    My Chemical Rømance Trash I hope the best for u

  • @emilyhouse2479

    @emilyhouse2479

    6 жыл бұрын

    I hope it goes well for you!🌸

  • @MaikiThePrince
    @MaikiThePrince Жыл бұрын

    I’m 21 year old trans male and it makes me so uncomfortable when people calls me ma’am. It’s one of the reasons why I want my boobs chopped completely off. As a child, I’ve always wanted to stay flat chested. The first time I got the talk about a menstrual cycle and “All woman gets it”, I wanted to end my whole life at that point😭

  • @Lari_crescent_moon

    @Lari_crescent_moon

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m so sorry 😭 I wish you the best

  • @ProBusterxXx

    @ProBusterxXx

    2 ай бұрын

    May not only be the boobs. u transitioned early so your bone structure might gove it away. You will live happy jouful life if you pass well..find out what gives it away or dont do it.

  • @MaikiThePrince

    @MaikiThePrince

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ProBusterxXx Nah imma chop em off. Straight up. I’m a boy and boys don’t have boobs.

  • @hunterbeckham4527
    @hunterbeckham45279 жыл бұрын

    She's so very inspiring and the bit about the writing with the opposite hand really spoke to me. So true how we can't all just explain everything or that there isn't always an explanation- some things are just simply "not right." Loved this. She's so beautiful, too! Much love for sharing your story, Hannah. Thank you.

  • @Rachel-nq5so
    @Rachel-nq5so2 жыл бұрын

    She inspired me so much. Honestly, nobody should be considered "weird" or "unacceptable." Many people may think that being transgender is not a good thing for the society, but I think everyone has the right to be what they want to be. The video made me so happy and gave me courage to become anything I want. I wish Hannah the very best.

  • @TwoOnlyChildrenxoxox
    @TwoOnlyChildrenxoxox9 жыл бұрын

    Several times, I found myself placing my hand over my heart while watching this. So touching and the few seconds leading up to 2:40 broke me. Much love to her. Many best wishes for her happiness.

  • @sophiad8397
    @sophiad83979 жыл бұрын

    I really respect this woman for choosing to be the person she is

  • @teddythebear111

    @teddythebear111

    5 жыл бұрын

    kthatrapqueen they probably didn’t mean it that way. i think they were referring to her coming out and being herself externally as well as internally

  • @kthatrapqueen

    @kthatrapqueen

    5 жыл бұрын

    Teddy The Bear then CHOOSE ur words wiser 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @GalaxyGal-

    @GalaxyGal-

    4 жыл бұрын

    kthatrapqueen We do choose to transition, however. Many of us don’t transition because of the society around us.

  • @eo6637
    @eo66378 жыл бұрын

    Your metaphor/explenation for being trans honestly gave me chills... Especially since I was acctually drawing while I watched this video. Amazing

  • @francescadibologna4143
    @francescadibologna41437 жыл бұрын

    such a sincere and insightful self-examination. thank you so much for posting, hannah. the bit you said about the sadness and loss trans people can feel about leaving behind one self, to move to another that feels more authentic, doesn't get said enough. though it is generally felt to be a positive move/transition, it's not always easy and it can be conflicting. and there is a 'bereavement' process to go through, of sorts, which i'm not sure all trans people are as prepared for as it would be good for them to be. that's why it was so important for you to have said it. 'get real' is a very accurate video description. i'm also glad you apeear to have found a community that enables you to live as you want to live generally free from oppression, discrimination and abuse. in other places in the world trans people can suffer a terrible fate simply for trying to be true to themselves. we must stay strong as a community, and work in solidarity with other marginalised communities (and that means not letting counterproductive intersectional tit-for-tat break the solidarity that unites us in the face of adversity), locally, nationally and globally. i hope your medical degree worked out well and life is being kind to you, hannah x

  • @Road_to_Dawn
    @Road_to_Dawn6 жыл бұрын

    She said she’s thirty, and she started her transition ~3 years ago? That’s fantastic, I’m so happy for her! She’s doing so well. ^.^

  • @silver4831

    @silver4831

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I'm nearly 27 and I thought it was too late.

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish I was pretty :///

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    I just Want the feeling every time I slip on a pair of tights. I'm a lady now!! Sounds bit.. you know (slutty/sissy but in a good way), slip on a pleated mini-skirt. But it's what I want. And every time slip on a bra and call myself a women. I just want that feeeeeeling. That I am a lady in my own right now! And do bits of makeup/make my hair look all lovely. Not to mention I feel LOVELY/GORGEOUS and comfortable in them. To feel Comfortable in my own kind of girly way. I feel sexy and comfy at the same time. It's a LOVELYYY feeling. And to be called she and her. And Amy. Or somee girly name. Elizabeth :)))

  • @laal67
    @laal679 жыл бұрын

    she's pretty

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** Thank you Jake! You're the sweetest!

  • @xxmalikmurderxx

    @xxmalikmurderxx

    9 жыл бұрын

    He really is! Super proud that she tells her story!!

  • @thankyounext365

    @thankyounext365

    9 жыл бұрын

    You must be fucking crazy and or blind

  • @thankyounext365

    @thankyounext365

    9 жыл бұрын

    As you said I'm entitle to my opinion and I will say what I want on a public platforms such as KZread.

  • @nationalsocialistnews8228

    @nationalsocialistnews8228

    9 жыл бұрын

    Chiba Sophie Cha He*

  • @feathersandflorals
    @feathersandflorals9 жыл бұрын

    An intelligent and inspirational individual speaking from the heart- how could you not love this?

  • @auntlynnie
    @auntlynnie8 жыл бұрын

    Hi, Hannah! I don't know if you'll read this, but I absolutely LOVED your analogy using "handedness" to explain gender dysphoria. I will be appropriating that explanation. You are an amazing ambassador for your community, whether that was your intention or not. Bless you!

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    8 жыл бұрын

    Shhhhh. I'll read this ;-) Sending you lots of love and thank you so much! Feel free to appropriate anything I can offer. Google my name for lots of other writing and a few videos on KZread you might enjoy. Take care!

  • @Gothicvampyressgwen1

    @Gothicvampyressgwen1

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Hannah Simpson I'm going to use this as a way to help my family understand what being trans is.

  • @maxaustin3377
    @maxaustin33778 жыл бұрын

    totally relate to the whole going and trying on shoes thing. I was so uncomfortable shopping in the men's section until I cut my hair and started binding my chest. I used to wait until no one was looking and casually grab men's underwear or tshirts and put them through the self serve checkout I felt so judged and ashamed. now I just walk in and feel super confident looking at men's stuff

  • @ElianaTali

    @ElianaTali

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Max Austin I struggle more with the idea anyone would fear shopping in the men's section than with the idea of what being trans might be like. I wear men's clothes, have for years, and simply walk in and pick out what I want/want to try on. I guess I'm very fortunate to not give a damn about what anyone thinks. Still, I'm glad your confidence has grown. No one should feel ashamed like that.

  • @maxaustin3377

    @maxaustin3377

    8 жыл бұрын

    Eliana Tali it's called internalised transphobia

  • @ElianaTali

    @ElianaTali

    8 жыл бұрын

    Max Austin Thank you for the information.

  • @CompassionIsPower

    @CompassionIsPower

    8 жыл бұрын

    Reading this I feel so guilty... Because a while back this man was looking at bras beside me and I gave him a strange look. He looked offended so I felt bad and apologized... But I know I made him feel uncomfortable and I wish I hadn't been so quick to judge.

  • @venuslove-i1v

    @venuslove-i1v

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm androgynous female...I typically wear mean's clothing. I guess I never felt ashamed. But some people do. I think that is something we need to change in our world; stipulations on dress as if women have to wear certain things or men.

  • @jenniferpermata9883
    @jenniferpermata98839 жыл бұрын

    she's beautiful. the way she told the story is simple yet touching. sometimes i question people who are anti transgendered/LGBTQ community. it's the life that they choose, and for whatever reason, if that makes them happy and more alive than they were before, we have no right to take it away from them.

  • @hannahbubbles620

    @hannahbubbles620

    9 жыл бұрын

    Apart from they don't 'choose' it

  • @CrazyLyn013

    @CrazyLyn013

    9 жыл бұрын

    hannahbubbles i think she means choosing to transition not choosing to be trans

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    9 жыл бұрын

    Livi's Vlog Yes, precisely, Livi! ((smiling so much reading this))

  • @jennifersierra9176

    @jennifersierra9176

    9 жыл бұрын

  • @ShireenLilith
    @ShireenLilith9 жыл бұрын

    Tears in my eyes! Been out as transgender for 2 years nowand everything and many people ask me how I would explain to people what it means to be transgender and even though it's all in my head and very clear to me, I've actually never found the exact correct words to explain but my goodness she explains exactly how I feel. 2:15 to 2:41 is the only thing I don't relate too.

  • @AnthonyRizzo2

    @AnthonyRizzo2

    9 жыл бұрын

    StrapsChronicles I've known how I felt my whole life and through constant indoctrination from my family was forced to treat how I feel as irelevent. Now in my midlife I finally realize that there is a name for how I've always felt and for the very first time in my life I don't feel shame for how I feel or a need to be more masculine. I now have a lot to do in order to live the life I was supposed to have lived and it means turning over everything I've done up till now. I realize now how wrong things can go when you don't live honestly with yourself and the people around you. I just hope that it's not to late. I've got to keep telling myself, "It get's better." In order to move forward. I wish you the best in your transition.

  • @wolfgangmuller9194

    @wolfgangmuller9194

    9 жыл бұрын

    Betty Taylor I am afraid you are very wrong, I completely agree with National Socialist News' viewpoint as do many of my compatriots. We are by no means going to become extinct as our cause is gaining support daily everywhere throughout the Western world and abroad!

  • @wolfgangmuller9194

    @wolfgangmuller9194

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** Indeed, however we will get nowhere with the current politicians in these corrupt goverments, they all want this Cultural Marxism to be spread around to elimintate a healthy, prosperous society. The European Union as a whole needs to be dismantled and each country should become strongly independent, but still remain as partners to ensure a thriving Europe!

  • @nationalsocialistnews8228

    @nationalsocialistnews8228

    9 жыл бұрын

    Betty Taylor I think you're angry that our posts have more likes than yours

  • @thankyounext365

    @thankyounext365

    9 жыл бұрын

    You should get some work done if you want to look like a female.

  • @rebekahjett7326
    @rebekahjett73268 жыл бұрын

    Why can't we just be born with the bodies we want..

  • @karenmarieh.j.3842

    @karenmarieh.j.3842

    7 жыл бұрын

    The Matrix is still in beta testing.... But think about ... Do you think the humans were forced into the Matrix?

  • @dakotahope599

    @dakotahope599

    7 жыл бұрын

    MunchyMuffin Productions we go through things for a reason. it nakes up who we are

  • @kaelthassunstrider4559

    @kaelthassunstrider4559

    7 жыл бұрын

    MunchyMuffin Productions because nature is a jerk

  • @kaelthassunstrider4559

    @kaelthassunstrider4559

    7 жыл бұрын

    ***** yeah but having a different eye color is a lot different than having a third hand and or a peace of meat coming out from between your legs; :/ and plus there's no part in the brain that expects a certain eye color.

  • @alandgomez5905

    @alandgomez5905

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Suicide Squid I think we'd ALL change lol.

  • @dirkrider7748
    @dirkrider77488 жыл бұрын

    Even though I am ftm this is still completely inspiring and a great little video.

  • @gialicious1091
    @gialicious1091 Жыл бұрын

    I’m happy to see a story featuring a regular trans girl, not some overdone story about a drag queen or a prostitute. Those stories matter too, but most trans women just live regular lives like anyone else. We don’t all have traumatic lives or outlandish personalities. Wishing her the best in her journey!

  • @WelshRabbit
    @WelshRabbit8 жыл бұрын

    Hannah, well said! Brava!!! Your video touches the heart. You are the kind of young woman anyone would love to have as a friend.

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Welsh Rabbit Well now you do, dear Rabbit. Maybe you'll lead me into rabbit holes one day with potions, cake, caterpillars, and invisible cats?

  • @WelshRabbit

    @WelshRabbit

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Hannah Simpson I'm am pleased and honored to be your friend, Hannah. Ah, thou doth conflate me with the March hare of the alter ego of Oxford math don, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. I am more of a cheesy (toasted) character. : D. My avatar is Matilda, the woulda-coulda-shoulda been rightful queen (in her case, of England, cheated out of her crown by her dastardly cousin and oath breaker, Stephen). Too bad she was a bit of a schmuck personality-wise -- in fact, she was probably at least 2 std. deviations from the mean in schmuckiness. I infer we are both doctors. I do not write Rx's but I do write writs from time to time.

  • @obione6757

    @obione6757

    8 жыл бұрын

    this man shouldn't be called a lady. not matter what type of mask you put on, the real you will always be their underneath the mask

  • @jadedbelle4788

    @jadedbelle4788

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Obi ONE i think what she's saying is for her being a man *was* the mask and now she is showing who she is underneath

  • @CompassionIsPower

    @CompassionIsPower

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Obi ONE How can you think that? How can you look at a beautiful happy woman and call her a "man"? Wtf is wrong with you?

  • @theEddieworld
    @theEddieworld8 жыл бұрын

    I actually cried # wanted to give her so many hugs

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    8 жыл бұрын

    +theEddieworld Awwwww! Consider yourself hugged right back!

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish I was a girl :// I feel like a pretty lady/girlygirl inside. I don't know how to explain it.. like a lovely flirty girl. Idk.. light-hearted. Fairy..

  • @juliettejuliette959
    @juliettejuliette9597 жыл бұрын

    thank you for your video, Im a 73 years old Transgender (not opre) Im too old to have an operation found out very late in life when I brought computer, by YT, now in understand why i was diffrent, now I live as a woman a 100% at home and outside in town

  • @WJames-vk2kp

    @WJames-vk2kp

    7 жыл бұрын

    But you're never too old to live your damn truth. Good on you!

  • @juliettejuliette959

    @juliettejuliette959

    7 жыл бұрын

    W. James thank you , I will look at your videos

  • @WJames-vk2kp

    @WJames-vk2kp

    7 жыл бұрын

    Juliette Juliette, I've only ever done song lyric videos. I don't use KZread as a platform. I'm afraid I wouldn't garner much of an audience since I'm kind of boring. However, my girlfriend and I were offered a spot on a reality TV show dealing with transgender people. They were wanting a trans couple. It will air either on TLC or ABC Family--the networks are still vying for picking up the show. You might be seeing us there!

  • @juliettejuliette959

    @juliettejuliette959

    7 жыл бұрын

    W. James in which is this show ?

  • @WJames-vk2kp

    @WJames-vk2kp

    7 жыл бұрын

    Juliette Juliette, it's in the works. It's being kept under wraps until one of the networks picks it up. Participants are in the dark so far. I will let you know more when we find out more.

  • @SipsforSupper
    @SipsforSupper8 жыл бұрын

    My favourite part must be 4:37, where you can see how happy she looks. Well done, Hannah!

  • @mica412
    @mica4129 жыл бұрын

    I started feminising hormones approximately fourteen months ago and this is one of the best clips to explain the feelings behind transgenderism that I have found on KZread.

  • @kimberlygrace5731
    @kimberlygrace57313 жыл бұрын

    I'm proud of you sister. I myself are transgender. I started my transition at 41. I have a long road of me. But I'm finely starting to come out. I say to all my brothers and sisters. Love and respect.

  • @tishwolfsong2869
    @tishwolfsong28693 жыл бұрын

    Since my realisation of my true self almost 8 years ago I must have watched many hundreds of videos about transgender people and their experiences, but this is first video in which the bane of my life (the continual need to shave as a trans woman) has been included. Thank you for showing that, as I feel it's something most cisgender people don't even think about in relation to trans women.

  • @lampfish5434
    @lampfish54348 жыл бұрын

    they should teach it at school. I've just recently learned I'm trans I'm a girl btw

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Lampfish Skateboarding Congrats on coming to that realization Lampfish! It is the first step to many amazing journeys you will take. There is a huge community of girls just like you and I, who are out there ready to help you any way we can. Best wishes!

  • @lampfish5434

    @lampfish5434

    8 жыл бұрын

    Hannah Simpson thx it really helps knowing that not everyone judges

  • @jacobwright8729

    @jacobwright8729

    8 жыл бұрын

    I first knew last year. Then I had a year of denial. Now I accepted it, but have gone back into denial even though this KZread is under Jacob (not my birth name) I keep going into denial because I go to an all girls school and then force myself to think that it would never work out - schools, family wouldn't accept me etc. But I hope to come out to my therapist and maybe my brother who lives somewhere else so he can take me to get my haircut in the summer :-))

  • @Cosmiclight475

    @Cosmiclight475

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jacob Wright I understand how you feel

  • @chibuzonwachuku5624

    @chibuzonwachuku5624

    4 жыл бұрын

    You flunked Biology 101.

  • @emmettlebendig2862
    @emmettlebendig28628 жыл бұрын

    I'm crying watching this just as a trans guy

  • @pammyairey3450
    @pammyairey34508 жыл бұрын

    Sat here with tears because I know this is how Melanie feels at times. I think I really understand now and that makes me feel happy :) Thank you for sharing

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Pammy Airey I am so touched that this video has helped you connect with Melanie. It is so important for each of us to have allies in our friends and families. Keep being amazing for her, and know that there are people out there ready to help you too, should you ever need it.

  • @FinnTheInfinncible
    @FinnTheInfinncible7 жыл бұрын

    This was just so beautifully honest. Thank you. I love the pen analogy, we just are, we just know, exactly my experience. Thank you for sharing do bravely

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    7 жыл бұрын

    You are so very welcome!

  • @meganlevegan
    @meganlevegan8 жыл бұрын

    This is the best - the most clear and concise - video on being trans in my opinion. Hannah is so well spoken. I love how she explains everything.

  • @marissalondon4031
    @marissalondon40313 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad I got to meet you, Hannah!! I love referring my friends to your platform when they need someone to turn to for support, you've inspired every single one of them and you inspire me every day! 💖

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm blushing.

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    :)))))

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree! shes a wonderfullll woman! Truly Wonderful ^^ and very special person.

  • @caradu9973
    @caradu99736 жыл бұрын

    very happy for you I'm starting at all now I can only imagine what you've gone through and what I'm going to go through best of luck very happy to see that you're happy!!!

  • @cynthialac
    @cynthialac9 жыл бұрын

    This was very beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story. I have so much respect for people who struggle with this

  • @chhayapandey2572
    @chhayapandey25724 жыл бұрын

    This is like the first video where they show the person having a life. They are more than their issues and surgery talks surrounding them, they have a life to live too

  • @kadenaaron5670
    @kadenaaron56709 жыл бұрын

    i'm ftm transgender and you're such an inspiration to me. thank you so much for your intelligent words!

  • @sharaxxvable
    @sharaxxvable8 жыл бұрын

    Exercise and nutrition are very important for a healthy transition. 😊🐧🌈

  • @elliotcole8340

    @elliotcole8340

    8 жыл бұрын

    They are good to stay healthy but a transition of this dort it not healthy full stop. God bless

  • @alexhaney5085

    @alexhaney5085

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Elliot Cole how is it not healthy?

  • @alexhaney5085

    @alexhaney5085

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Briar Rose you're joking right?

  • @ashleyelisa4460

    @ashleyelisa4460

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Alex Haney They're serious, just that they're reading studies from the '60s. Not realizing that gender is a spectrum that has nothing to do with sex, along with sex having a spectrum (i.e. intersex)

  • @reeflarkin1919

    @reeflarkin1919

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Briar Rose Damn right, trans people are born that way. You do transition to presenting yourself as you are. But you're right in that you can't change who you are. Science doesn't lie, full stop. However, people can, and do, layer their biases and social conditioning upon scientific results to come to erroneous conclusions. e.g. if you have a penis you're male. Too often these conclusions are harmful to the person on a direct level but even beyond that, they are harmful through the messages of gender rigidity and boundaries they send to society. While you ramble on about 'delusional degenerates' a little transgirl is crying in her room because she's not brave enough to kill herself, but she doesn't know how she can live with the bullying and her parents abandonment. A transguy is being raped and beaten to a pulp because other people have an issue with the clothes he wears. You have no idea what people suffer. What would it cost you to be kind? or at least to shut up. Choosing either of those options, rather than spewing poison might just save a life.

  • @Chris-fe1kx
    @Chris-fe1kx7 жыл бұрын

    Omg the marker on wrong hand example is really good!

  • @saraannefay2196
    @saraannefay21963 жыл бұрын

    I always come back to this video for inspiration and to help ease fears and concerns, when I have them. Thanks!

  • @OnlyCocoMousse
    @OnlyCocoMousse9 жыл бұрын

    Im going through this atm and this was certainly inspirational and interesting to see how others have dealt with this life changing choice.

  • @andreawright8836

    @andreawright8836

    9 жыл бұрын

  • @sessizgozlemci
    @sessizgozlemci9 жыл бұрын

    "Measure people by the content of their soul." :)

  • @CharlieName33
    @CharlieName336 жыл бұрын

    The thing I took away from this more than anything else is how she never put her being transgender as the core of her being. That right now in the video she was talking about it but if she weren't then she would just be going about her daily routine in life as the woman she is. As someone who struggles with dysphoria and the fear of what everyone in my life will think of me when I one day do come out it is extremely refreshing and honestly comforting to see people who's transition has improved their life and helped them be who they want to be and not have it be everything that they are. I don't know if you'll ever see this Hannah but you and people like you give me hope that I might actually have a chance to not feel so fucked up and disgusting one day and feel like myself. Thank you for making my day a little brighter with the light in the dark that is your life. Btw I love your hair it looks great.

  • @AnnaelleD

    @AnnaelleD

    6 жыл бұрын

    @Charles I agree with your so lovely comment. I feel quite the same way. As I've just "welcomed" my transidentity, I decided to meet trans people near my small town and found 2 associations. That's very important because it's so weird for "normal" people (and yet for me too) that listening to people who have transitioned -- and are still alive :-D -- helps me to understand what is happening to me, and what possibilities exist to live with this acceptation of my true nature. And, beside it, watching testimonies like this one gives clues about what to be aware of, and tips (1:20) to use with people who want to understand your feeling. Charles, I hope you will find the way to accept your being and to find a good way to adjust what you thing must be "fixed". A thing that have been told to me: "Don't think you *have* to cut your b***s. It's up to you to know what is best for you." And this was a very important advice. There is not one only way to be transgender, but multiple ways for each one of us to live our life as we want. _By the way, she is _*_very_*_ cute!_ ;-)

  • @squaaaak
    @squaaaak5 жыл бұрын

    I'm writing a human sexuality paper about gender dysmorphia and being trans right now. I have dated a trans women and my 2 best friends are trans boys. Yet I have never heard someone explain it so well that it would make sense to someone who doesn't naturally empathize or support trans people like myself. She did an amazing job at putting it to words. I showed my mother who isn't transphobic but definitely doesn't really understand the whole thing and she even told me she never thought about it in the ways this video explained and made her think.

  • @refinery29

    @refinery29

    5 жыл бұрын

    +sydneymattox That's so lovely to hear! Thank you for sharing your positive story with us!

  • @tate2258
    @tate22588 жыл бұрын

    This girl seems really genuine and in touch with herself, really interesting as a trans person to hear other trans women speaking candidly about my present and future

  • @tommychappell6359

    @tommychappell6359

    Жыл бұрын

    She's beautifull. I don't think so. I know so. Inside and out. She is the loveliest person I know.

  • @_sofie
    @_sofie9 жыл бұрын

    This video felt like a warm hug :') I'm so happy for you Hannah.

  • @H4CK41D
    @H4CK41D9 жыл бұрын

    I love this

  • @zoegenevieveperry8663
    @zoegenevieveperry86634 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your articulate, perceptive and intelligent exposition on behalf of yourself and people like yourself. My gratitude. Your story in part is my story.

  • @e.k.onthego2799
    @e.k.onthego27999 жыл бұрын

    your personality is so cute innocent in a way like dorky I guess idk I love this video

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    9 жыл бұрын

    I am a huge dork in real life too. Thank you so much!

  • @penny3308
    @penny33089 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful story, well done Hannah! So lovely to see many nice comments, as well, especially on youtube!

  • @californiana7
    @californiana79 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best, most insightful, most intelligent explanations of identity I have ever seen. We have to strip ourselves down from all complications that life imposes on us and at our core we all want the same things. To be ourselves, to love and be loved. Congrats on becoming more authentic, I feel inspired by you and hope you continue to live your truth.

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    9 жыл бұрын

    Natalia Siegert Thank you so, so much! I am truly humbled to read this.

  • @alexgraham3267
    @alexgraham32677 жыл бұрын

    That analogy was perfect! I might use it to explain how I feel. I was assigned female at birth and have always felt male. I came out 9months ago (when I was 13) and I feel great, I can't believe it's been so long as the time has just flown by. I loved this video it was very interesting and relatable. All the best!

  • @lilchiwahmama
    @lilchiwahmama8 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️love the part about mom's comment. Beautiful

  • @HeddaJAndersen
    @HeddaJAndersen9 жыл бұрын

    Love this! So inspiring and very beautiful :) xx

  • @aarongallagher7636
    @aarongallagher76368 жыл бұрын

    the thing about writing four name with the other hand is brilliant! oh my god! I have never thought of that and it makes so kuchen sense! this is how I'm going to explain trans from now on! this is actually perfect

  • @ozarkprepper1718
    @ozarkprepper17186 жыл бұрын

    I have a cousin who did this.I had a talk with her about whether the BPA in plastics,hormones in food,sprays on crops,and other things we are poisoned with actually affect certain people more than others to the point that this happens.She seems to think so too.

  • @PanicEmilyyy
    @PanicEmilyyy9 жыл бұрын

    This story is so heart felt.

  • @ohnoitsaaaaa
    @ohnoitsaaaaa9 жыл бұрын

    This was beautiful. :')

  • @dark.angel1880
    @dark.angel18802 жыл бұрын

    The part about writing your name with the other hand was sweet, it home for me because I'm trans and left handed xD

  • @Adam-ee5oz
    @Adam-ee5oz9 жыл бұрын

    The way she describes it is so accurate with me! All the love!

  • @MsVamPireChic
    @MsVamPireChic9 жыл бұрын

    I wish it was a longer video.

  • @glorialara8757
    @glorialara87578 жыл бұрын

    Her hair is freaking gorgeous.

  • @kimmondelli8712
    @kimmondelli87129 жыл бұрын

    Brava. This series, and this video specifically, are so beautifully done. Thank you for using style as a lens to intelligently understand our culture.

  • @frejaholmstrom9936
    @frejaholmstrom99369 жыл бұрын

    this was amazing, thanks for sharing xx

  • @jaydewynn1292
    @jaydewynn12929 жыл бұрын

    Hannah you are an inspiration and a stunning woman.

  • @jayfender851
    @jayfender8519 жыл бұрын

    After watching this I use the pen thing to explain this to people also

  • @dunzodonalds
    @dunzodonalds3 жыл бұрын

    this was a great interview, well filmed i loved it

  • @chloealexa189
    @chloealexa1899 жыл бұрын

    Love your Hand Anology, simple and effective. Very well Presented.

  • @soccerislife6108
    @soccerislife61088 жыл бұрын

    congratulations hannah. you are beautiful and sound very intelligent. you seem like a great person and I wish you all the best!

  • @bonsacar31
    @bonsacar319 жыл бұрын

    She's beautiful. Hannah, you're beautiful. Thank you for sharing this story Refinery29!

  • @shaharipudding9453
    @shaharipudding94537 жыл бұрын

    So inspiring and amazing! I personally won't ever be able to transition the way that I want to (technology isn't there yet), but seeing someone be so comfortable in their skin and so kind despite the difficulties makes me want to feel the same way, surgery or no :)

  • @achannel5066
    @achannel50668 жыл бұрын

    I love this Best part of Jaw Drop Philo from 1:20 to 1:58. Thanks for the up load.

  • @Ellaluu999
    @Ellaluu9999 жыл бұрын

    such a good and positive video!

  • @zg9863
    @zg98638 жыл бұрын

    you are such a beautiful and inspiring woman💖💓 I wish everyone acted as kind and as empathetic as you!

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm also a huge Whovian, FYI. ;-)

  • @zg9863

    @zg9863

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yay! That's so cool! Which is your favourite Doctor?

  • @Hannah.Simpson

    @Hannah.Simpson

    8 жыл бұрын

    Not even a question, 10. And Martha for his best companion.

  • @zg9863

    @zg9863

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Hannah Simpson oh that's so cool! I honestly can't decide which I prefer

  • @zg9863

    @zg9863

    8 жыл бұрын

    Awwww, kiss yourself too!

  • @LiveSimplybyAnnie
    @LiveSimplybyAnnie9 жыл бұрын

    Amazing story. Thank you and kudos for sharing!

  • @Theprinceofmadnessfd
    @Theprinceofmadnessfd6 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had the same courage tou have, I dont even know where to start :'(

  • @justout75
    @justout759 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful good stuff! :)

  • @davidschick8326
    @davidschick83268 жыл бұрын

    if it makes you happy do it

  • @trinityvonmoon7346
    @trinityvonmoon73469 жыл бұрын

    Hannah you are so absolutely beautiful

  • @thetillerwiller4696
    @thetillerwiller46964 жыл бұрын

    The pencil thing made me understand more on how they feel!

  • @caiamotion
    @caiamotion8 жыл бұрын

    Her smile is so pretty :)

  • @asceses1
    @asceses19 жыл бұрын

    Hannah, you're a beautiful intelligent young lady. I wish you nothing but health and happiness for your future :) x

  • @asceses1

    @asceses1

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** You are technically correct in what you say concerning the XY chromosomes etc so in that respect yes technically she will always be a male BUT think of it this way. I dye my hair blond but I don't go around announcing to everyone that my hair colour is a dark mousy brown colour... I say I am blond because its what you see and what I am now. Trans folk need understanding, and kind hearts and acceptance .... smart alecs really don't help.

  • @orgerettiliane4553

    @orgerettiliane4553

    9 жыл бұрын

    +Karl Biermann You are an ignoramus that doesn't know even basic biology. And as you are unwilling to extend even basic respect to a young woman, fuck you. XY chromosomes == man? Nope. Check this out: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2190741/ She menstruated and got pregnant twice, with XY chromosomes. They. Mean. Shit.

  • @mxllechouquinette
    @mxllechouquinette8 жыл бұрын

    The way she explain her identity to others is genius ! Love

  • @Carbabydoll
    @Carbabydoll2 жыл бұрын

    I love this and I truly am happy for you💖🥰 This inspires me💖

  • @OhMyadarlin
    @OhMyadarlin4 жыл бұрын

    She’s such a beautiful human being

  • @chibuzonwachuku5624

    @chibuzonwachuku5624

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's he.

  • @TheHorse316
    @TheHorse3167 жыл бұрын

    ok but she has such a cute nose

  • @theresuga
    @theresuga9 жыл бұрын

    Good on ya Hannah, you're so eloquent in this piece. I wish you all the best in the future and may you get everything your heart desires :)

  • @AviSLeigh
    @AviSLeigh8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this! ❤️💛💚💙💜

  • @timothythornton634
    @timothythornton6342 жыл бұрын

    She’s Cute And Pretty

  • @eequalsmcdonald
    @eequalsmcdonald9 жыл бұрын

    She's so lovely!

  • @Departure-yz7ok
    @Departure-yz7ok3 жыл бұрын

    I love the comparison a person's gender / a person's prominent hand. I might steal that explanation. Although that wouldn't work on me bc I'm ambidextrous lol

  • @ParadigmStages
    @ParadigmStages6 жыл бұрын

    I am ashamed to say throughout highschool and in my younger years I did not like trans gender people or gay males.I cant believe I used to be so horrible and had so much hate towards a sexuality and other peoples choices.It wasn't until I heard someone talking the same as I was at McDonalds lined up.I thought to myself I can't believe I talk like that and sound like him and decided to do something about it.I told that person that it isn't their fault they were born that way and that it is her choice and lifes too short to worry about things like that and to leave it out.I knew then and there when I looked at that embarrassed harrassed and crying girl I was wrong.The instant relief and smile on her face once someone was defending her was priceless,it really was a thing of beauty and it really made her day.She is now one of my best friends and will be forever.

  • @AnnaelleD

    @AnnaelleD

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thank you for your testimony. I hope you speak about it as often as possible. It's so important. We all have prejudices, often based on fear and incomprehension. But not everybody overcome them as you did. And it's nice to read how joy came out of it and that you are now friends. Very emotional story. Thank you.