Jackson Bird

Trans people have always existed, even if they didn't have the same language we do now and even if most history books won't tell you about them. In this first volume of my Trans Dudes From History series, I give an introduction to talking about people from history who maybe could've been trans and share the profiles of three people––a Spanish conquistador, a stagecoach driver, and a bronco buster––who all transgressed gender in some way. Watch volume two to learn about six more transmasculine people from history: https://youtu.be/HXg-zGeC-SU 0:00 - How do we know if people in the past were trans? How does language effect how we think about our own identities? And how should we talk about people in the past? 8:23 - Antonio de Erauso 10:57 - Charley Parkhurst 13:36 - Harry Allen Get a copy of my book → http://bit.ly/SortedBook Listen to my daily podcast, the Kottke Ride Home → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1501544101 📚 Works Cited (I earn a small commission from Bookshop.org links) General: Transmen & FTMS by Jason Cromwell https://bookshop.org/a/826/9780252068256 Transgender History in the United States by Genny Beemyn https://www.umass.edu/stonewall/sites/default/files/Infoforandabout/transpeople/genny_beemyn_transgender_history_in_the_united_states.pdf Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past by Peter Boag https://bookshop.org/a/826/9780520274426 Transgender Warriors by Leslie Feinberg https://bookshop.org/a/826/9780807079416 Female Husbands by Jen Manion https://bookshop.org/a/826/9781108483803 True Sex by Emily Skidmore https://bookshop.org/a/826/9781479895687 Transgender History by Susan Stryker https://bookshop.org/a/826/9781108483803 Antonio De Erauso: Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World https://bookshop.org/a/826/9780807070734 The Lieutenant Nun: Transgenderism, Lesbian Desire, and Catalina de Erauso by Sherry M. Velasco https://bookshop.org/a/826/9780292787469 http://www.glbtqarchive.com/literature/erauso_c_L.pdf Charley Parkhurst: History Is Gay https://www.historyisgaypodcast.com/notes/2020/09/15/episode-32-stealing-horses-and-hearts https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1880/01/09/98876579.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/obituaries/charley-parkhurst-overlooked.html Harry Allen One From the Vaults https://soundcloud.com/onefromthevaultspodcast/oftv-29-man-by-choice ___ More videos I think you'll like: → 5 Years Later | FTM Transition Video Timeline https://youtu.be/aLq_zR8_U4k → Do I Regret Sharing Pre-Transition Photos? https://youtu.be/-qtjCUr3Iy8 → Things I Could Do As a Girl But Not As a Guy https://youtu.be/0gduuOJI0Ew ___ ✌️Subscribe → http://bit.ly/subtojackisnotabird and hit that 🔔 for notifications! 🔴 My TED Talk, "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" → http://go.ted.com/jacksonbird 🎧 My Podcast, Everything's Bigger → http://everythingsbigger.simplecast.com 🎧 My Daily Podcast, the Kottke Ride Home → http://ridehome.info/podcast/kottke-ride-home 📙My Book, Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place → http://bit.ly/SortedBook ___ N O T Y O U T U B E twitter → http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird instagram → http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird S T I L L N O T Y O U T U B E 🙌 Become a Patron → http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ✨ Get some merch → http://dftba.com/jacksonbird 📚 See my book recs → http://goodreads.com/jackisnotabird 🎤 Book me to speak → http://freshspeakers.com/speakers/jackson-bird V I N T A G E M A I L 📬 (that thing where you can send me physical items) Jackson Bird PO Box 3003 Astoria, NY 11103 A B O U T M E 👋 I'm Jackson Bird and I make (hopefully) funny, (sometimes) educational videos for LGBTQ+ nerds like me – and the people in our lives that want to understand us better. Here on JACKISNOTABIRD, you can find new videos once a month sharing my experiences as a bisexual trans guy, answering questions about LGBTQ+ issues, and sometimes showing what happens when you put weird stuff on a waffle iron. Beyond this channel, I'm a public speaker, podcaster, writer, and pub quiz host. You can learn more about my work at http://jacksonbird.cool If you want to hire me to speak at your school, event, or business, you can email my speaking bureau at laura@freshspeakers.com P L A Y L I S T S → Transitioning 101 / FTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KRN9NFqdHjDYUxxGh8tGD6 → Booktube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6J9ICZ5rsd6I937fY578_S7 → My Transition https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KVOT6MiBkIVcVASx0bO-io → Will It Waffle? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN ___ 😍 This video brought to you in part by the following Patrons: Anna Nichols Asher Hundley Avi Drucker Blop Catherine Aust Chris Frank Laura González Mel Grayson Nik Hansen Rene DeGames Ryan Winter Talia Franks Will Shughart Want to see your name here? http://patreon.com/jacksonbird

Get a (unwaffled) copy of my book → http://bit.ly/SortedPaperback Listen to my daily podcast, the Cool Stuff Ride Home → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1501544101 My debut book just turned three years old! To celebrate, I'm baptizing it on my waffle iron. Come for the waffled book. Stick around for the impromptu discussion about book bans and why we need to fight evil by reading books. 📕🔥 BANNED BOOKS RESOURCES https://fandomforward.org/bookdefenders https://bookriot.com/actions-for-banned-books-week/ https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/ https://pen.org/issue/book-bans/ ___ More videos I think you'll like: → Will Spaghetti Waffle? https://youtu.be/xjwxHNlhaVM → What It's Like Releasing a Book https://youtu.be/3-UgMXeSnrM → 5 Years Later | FTM Transition Video Timeline https://youtu.be/aLq_zR8_U4k ___ The Will It Waffle? theme tune was made by Joe DeGeorge. You can enjoy more of his music and support him at https://joedegeorge.bandcamp.com I get most of the music for my videos from Epidemic Sound. They're an amazing resource for creators. Want in? Use my referral link to sign up and I'll get a li'l kick back: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/37uu44 ___ ✌️Subscribe → http://bit.ly/subtojackisnotabird and hit that 🔔 for notifications! 🔴 My TED Talk, "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" → http://go.ted.com/jacksonbird 🎭 Come see me perform experimental theater in NYC → http://nyneofuturists.org/ 🎧 My Podcast, Everything's Bigger → http://everythingsbigger.simplecast.com 🎧 My Daily Podcast, the Cool Stuff Ride Home → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1501544101 📙My Book, Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place → http://bit.ly/SortedBook ___ N O T Y O U T U B E twitter → http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird instagram → http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird S T I L L N O T Y O U T U B E 🙌 Become a Patron → http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ✨ Get some merch → http://dftba.com/jacksonbird 📚 See my book recs → http://goodreads.com/jackisnotabird 🎤 Book me to speak → http://freshspeakers.com/speakers/jackson-bird V I N T A G E M A I L 📬 Jackson Bird PO Box 3003 Astoria, NY 11103 A B O U T M E 👋 I'm Jackson Bird and I make (hopefully) funny, (sometimes) educational videos for LGBTQ+ nerds like me – and the people in our lives that want to understand us better. Here on JACKISNOTABIRD, you can find new videos (roughly) once a month sharing my experiences as a bisexual trans guy, answering questions about LGBTQ+ issues, exploring trans history, and sometimes showing what happens when you put weird stuff on a waffle iron. Beyond this channel, I'm a writer, podcaster, performer, public speaker, and pub quiz host. You can learn more about my work at http://jacksonbird.cool If you want to hire me to speak at your school, event, or business, you can email my speaking bureau at laura@freshspeakers.com Writing inquiries can be directed to O'Connor Literary at kevin@oconnor.nyc Please send other business inquiries to jacksonbirdbiz@gmail.com P L A Y L I S T S → Transitioning 101 / FTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KRN9NFqdHjDYUxxGh8tGD6 → History Hits https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6JnsFcIj2e5wFxLn_EqFVAV → Booktube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6J9ICZ5rsd6I937fY578_S7 → My Transition https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KVOT6MiBkIVcVASx0bO-io → Will It Waffle? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN ___ 😍 This video brought to you in part by the following Patrons: Asher Hundley Blop Catherine Aust Chris Frank Micah Roberts Nik Hansen Rene DeGames Ryan Winter Sean Uppling Talia Franks Will Shughart Want to see your name here? Become a Patron! http://patreon.com/jacksonbird

Instead of a traditional transition timeline with photos, I used thirty years worth of home videos to share my story. I called this my Five Years On Testosterone video, but it could more accurately be called Thirty Years In Transition. This is three decades worth of what it looks like to be a transgender person. From childhood tomboy days to confusion and questioning to denial and finally coming out, starting hormones, changing my name, getting top surgery, and all of the moments in between. Not all of our stories are the same, far from it, but this is one story––my story. The story of how I became the man I am today. The bulk of the footage from 2015 was shot by Ann Lupo. View her work, follow her, and hire her at https://annlupo.com This video is basically the Spark Notes of my memoir so if you’d like to read what came in between the cuts: http://bit.ly/SortedPaperback Music (courtesy of Epidemic Sound): “Give Me Your Attention (Instrumental Version)” by Candelion “Pretty Little Liar (Instrumental Version)” by Candelion “Dawncaller” by Valante “Motor Town Heartbeats 3” by Victor Olsson “Together Alone” by Josef Falkensköld “Sing to Me (Instrumental Version)” by Sven Karlsson ___ More videos I think you'll like: → Changes From 5 Years on Testosterone | Transition Update https://youtu.be/wuEvQcCi_Vk → Do I Regret Sharing Pre-Transition Photos? https://youtu.be/-qtjCUr3Iy8 → One Word A Day - First Year On Testosterone https://youtu.be/bOeuWrms0Y4 ___ ✌️Subscribe → http://bit.ly/subtojackisnotabird and hit that 🔔 for notifications! 🔴 My TED Talk, "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" → http://go.ted.com/jacksonbird 🎧 My Podcast, Everything's Bigger → http://everythingsbigger.simplecast.com 🎧 My Daily Podcast, the Kottke Ride Home → http://ridehome.info/podcast/kottke-ride-home 📙My Book, Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place → http://bit.ly/SortedBook ___ N O T Y O U T U B E twitter → http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird instagram → http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird S T I L L N O T Y O U T U B E 🙌 Become a Patron → http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ✨ Get some merch → http://dftba.com/jacksonbird 📚 See my book recs → http://goodreads.com/jackisnotabird 🎤 Book me to speak → http://freshspeakers.com/speakers/jackson-bird V I N T A G E M A I L 📬 (that thing where you can send me physical items) Jackson Bird PO Box 3003 Astoria, NY 11103 A B O U T M E 👋 I'm Jackson Bird and I make (hopefully) funny, (sometimes) educational videos for LGBTQ+ nerds like me – and the people in our lives that want to understand us better. Here on JACKISNOTABIRD, you can find new videos once a month sharing my experiences as a bisexual trans guy, answering questions about LGBTQ+ issues, and sometimes showing what happens when you put weird stuff on a waffle iron. Beyond this channel, I'm a public speaker, podcaster, writer, and pub quiz host. You can learn more about my work at http://jacksonbird.cool If you want to hire me to speak at your school, event, or business, you can email my speaking bureau at laura@freshspeakers.com Please send other business inquiries to bizinquiries@fullscreen.com P L A Y L I S T S → Transitioning 101 / FTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KRN9NFqdHjDYUxxGh8tGD6 → Booktube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6J9ICZ5rsd6I937fY578_S7 → My Transition https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KVOT6MiBkIVcVASx0bO-io → Will It Waffle? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN ___ 😍 This video brought to you in part by the following Patrons: Adam Koski Alison G. Blop Catherine Aust Chris Frank David Beasley Laura González Mel Dufrene Nik Hansen Reid Lewis Ryan Winter Will Shughart Want to see your name here? http://patreon.com/jacksonbird

Get my book, SORTED! http://bit.ly/SortedBook Come see me and Alex Myers in Boston https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/events/2019-12/alex-myers-and-jackson-bird/ Go to the Yule Ball https://www.harryandthepotters.com/shows Listen to the episode of A Story Most Queer I was on http://astorymostqueer.mischiefmedia.com/ Learn more about GLSEN https://www.glsen.org/ Subscribe to Tyler https://www.youtube.com/tyleroakley ___ More videos I think you'll like: → 5 Things Trans People Want You To Know https://youtu.be/pDYiesH5JYg → Reading My Childhood Journals https://youtu.be/9IrYSgMi0V8 → What I'm Reading For Pride 🌈 Trans History Book Recs https://youtu.be/YBGJIAIZbig ___ ✌️Subscribe → http://bit.ly/subtojackisnotabird and hit that 🔔 for notifications! 🔴 My TED Talk, "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" → http://go.ted.com/jacksonbird 🎧 My Podcast, Transmission → http://transmissionpod.com 📙My Book, Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place → http://bit.ly/SortedBook ___ N O T Y O U T U B E twitter → http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird instagram → http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird facebook → http://facebook.com/jackisnotabird S T I L L N O T Y O U T U B E 🙌 Become a Patron → http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ✨ Get some merch → http://dftba.com/jacksonbird 📚 See my book recs → http://goodreads.com/jackisnotabird 🎤 Book me to speak → http://freshspeakers.com/speakers/jackson-bird V I N T A G E M A I L 📬 (that thing where you can send me physical items) Jackson Bird PO Box 3003 Astoria, NY 11103 A B O U T M E 👋 I'm Jackson Bird and I make (hopefully) funny, (sometimes) educational videos for LGBTQ+ nerds like me – and the people in our lives that want to understand us better. Here on JACKISNOTABIRD, you can find new videos every Wednesday afternoon sharing my experiences as a bisexual trans guy, answering questions about LGBTQ+ issues, and sometimes showing what happens when you put weird stuff on a waffle iron. Beyond this channel, I'm a public speaker, podcaster, writer, and pub quiz host. You can learn more about my work at http://jacksonbird.cool If you want to hire me to speak at your school, event, or business, you can email my speaking bureau at laura@freshspeakers.com Please send other business inquiries to bizinquiries@fullscreen.com P L A Y L I S T S → Transitioning 101 / FTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KRN9NFqdHjDYUxxGh8tGD6 → Booktube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6J9ICZ5rsd6I937fY578_S7 → My Transition https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KVOT6MiBkIVcVASx0bO-io → Will It Waffle? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN ___ 😍 This video brought to you in part by the following Patrons: Adam Koski Alex Papadopoulos Alison Gupta Anna Nichols Blop Canadian lover of HP Chloe Marie Weston Chris Frank David Beasley Jake Kennedy Joce Swanson Mel Dufrene Laura González Michael Morgan Nik Hansen Rae Mreen Ryan Winter Samivaya JD Will Shughart Want to see your name here? http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ___ 🤟 [CC] Contribute non-English captions to any of my videos: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UCX4auhvsqthZe5Ncdf0xXLA YouTube's tips on captioning https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en Looking to caption your own videos? I recommend using Rev.Com! https://www.rev.com/blog/coupon/?ref=jacksonbird

Pre-order my book here: http://bit.ly/SortedBook Coming out SEPTEMBER 24TH! Books by diverse trans voices that I've either read or can't wait to read: - Black on Both Sides by C. Riley Snorton - Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility by Reina Gossett, Eric A. Stanley, and Johanna Burton - Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency by Willy Wilkinson - Even This Page Is White by Vivek Shraya - Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway - A Place Called No Homeland by Kai Cheng Thom - Really anything by Vivek, Gwen, or Kai is amazing - And Then I Got Fired: One Transqueer's Reflections on Grief, Unemployment & Inappropriate Jokes about Death by Jay Mase III - This Wound Is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt - Decolonizing Trans/Gender 101 by b. binaohan - No Poster Boy: Trans Fag Essays by Elliott DeLine - Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia ___ More videos I think you'll like: → The Queer Books That Made Me Who I Am https://youtu.be/YkYMzdDqn4M?t=34 → ULTIMATE TRANS BOOK REC LIST! https://youtu.be/4DzxKTMOpp8 → My Ten Year High School Reunion https://youtu.be/ZeRgZpDbiqQ ___ ✌️Subscribe → http://bit.ly/subtojackisnotabird and hit that 🔔 for notifications! 🔴 My TED Talk, "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" → http://go.ted.com/jacksonbird 🎧 My Podcast, Transmission → http://transmissionpod.com ___ N O T Y O U T U B E twitter → http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird instagram → http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird facebook → http://facebook.com/jackisnotabird S T I L L N O T Y O U T U B E 🙌 Become a Patron → http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ✨ Get some merch → http://dftba.com/jacksonbird 📚 See my book recs → http://goodreads.com/jackisnotabird 🎤 Book me to speak → http://freshspeakers.com/speakers/jackson-bird V I N T A G E M A I L 📬 (that thing where you can send me physical items) Jackson Bird PO Box 3003 Astoria, NY 11103 A B O U T M E 👋 I'm Jackson Bird and I make (hopefully) funny, (sometimes) educational videos for LGBTQ+ nerds like me – and the people in our lives that want to understand us better. Here on JACKISNOTABIRD, you can find new videos every Wednesday afternoon sharing my experiences as a bisexual trans guy, answering questions about LGBTQ+ issues, and sometimes showing what happens when you put weird stuff on a waffle iron. Beyond this channel, I'm a public speaker, podcaster, writer, and pub quiz host. You can learn more about my work at http://jacksonbird.cool If you want to hire me to speak at your school, event, or business, you can email my speaking bureau at laura@freshspeakers.com Please send other business inquiries to bizinquiries@fullscreen.com P L A Y L I S T S → Transitioning 101 / FTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KRN9NFqdHjDYUxxGh8tGD6 → Booktube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6J9ICZ5rsd6I937fY578_S7 → My Transition https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KVOT6MiBkIVcVASx0bO-io → Will It Waffle? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN ___ 😍 This video brought to you in part by the following Patrons: Adam Koski Alex Papadopoulos Alison Gupta Anna Nichols Blop Brianna Forsyth Canadian lover of HP Chloe Marie Weston Chris Frank David Beasley Jake Kennedy Laura González Michael Morgan Nik Hansen Rae Mreen Ryan Winter Samivaya JD Will Shughart Want to see your name here? http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ___ 🤟 [CC] Contribute non-English captions to any of my videos: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UCX4auhvsqthZe5Ncdf0xXLA YouTube's tips on captioning https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en Looking to caption your own videos? I recommend using Rev.Com! https://www.rev.com/blog/coupon/?ref=jacksonbird

Join the Club for only $5 at http://dollarshaveclub.com/jacksonbird Thanks to our sponsor Dollar Shave Club, new members get their 1st month of the Shave, Shower, or Oral Starter Set for ONLY $5 with FREE shipping when you visit http://dollarshaveclub.com/jacksonbird Maybe it doesn't seem like trans masculine people are underrepresented in your filter bubble and, yes, our visibility is increasing, but historically we've lived in the shadows more than trans feminine folks. Why is that, how does it affect us, and why does it matter? SOURCES: Whipping Girl by Julia Serano https://amzn.to/2MLq6F6 Transgender History by Susan Stryker https://amzn.to/2TmBZ6V True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Emily Skidmore https://amzn.to/2WvzhOo Becoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green https://amzn.to/2G8jmzP Christine Jorgensen: A Personal Autobiography https://amzn.to/2GbZNqe Reitz, Nikki (2017) "The Representation of Trans Women in Film and Television," Cinesthesia: Vol. 7 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cine/vol7/iss1/2 https://www.glaad.org/publications/victims-or-villains-examining-ten-years-transgender-images-television http://www.geekmelange.com/2014/03/tragic-tropes-transgender-representation/ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-men-politics_us_5b1172d1e4b02143b7cc256a https://www.loganscasey.com/trans--candidates-project ___ More videos I think you'll like: → Where Are All The Trans Guys? // Trans Male Visibility https://youtu.be/bFOWGDKXR1I → Ask a Trans Guy, Episode Two w/ Taylor Behnke https://youtu.be/RJKkYylQixI → My Ten Year High School Reunion https://youtu.be/ZeRgZpDbiqQ ___ ✌️Subscribe → http://bit.ly/subtojackisnotabird and hit that 🔔 for notifications! 🔴 My TED Talk, "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" → http://go.ted.com/jacksonbird 🎧 My Podcast, Transmission → http://transmissionpod.com ___ N O T Y O U T U B E twitter → http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird instagram → http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird facebook → http://facebook.com/jackisnotabird S T I L L N O T Y O U T U B E 🙌 Become a Patron → http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ✨ Get some merch → http://dftba.com/jacksonbird 📚 See my book recs → http://goodreads.com/jackisnotabird 🎤 Book me to speak → http://freshspeakers.com/speakers/jackson-bird V I N T A G E M A I L 📬 (that thing where you can send me physical items) Jackson Bird PO Box 3003 Astoria, NY 11103 A B O U T M E 👋 I'm Jackson Bird and I make (hopefully) funny, (sometimes) educational videos for LGBTQ+ nerds like me – and the people in our lives that want to understand us better. Here on JACKISNOTABIRD, you can find new videos every Wednesday afternoon sharing my experiences as a bisexual trans guy, answering questions about LGBTQ+ issues, and sometimes showing what happens when you put weird stuff on a waffle iron. Beyond this channel, I'm a public speaker, podcaster, writer, and pub quiz host. You can learn more about my work at http://jacksonbird.cool If you want to hire me to speak at your school, event, or business, you can email my speaking bureau at laura@freshspeakers.com Please send other business inquiries to bizinquiries@fullscreen.com P L A Y L I S T S → Transitioning 101 / FTM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KRN9NFqdHjDYUxxGh8tGD6 → Booktube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6J9ICZ5rsd6I937fY578_S7 → My Transition https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KVOT6MiBkIVcVASx0bO-io → Will It Waffle? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN ___ 😍 This video brought to you in part by the following Patrons: Adam Koski Alex Papadopoulos Alison Gupta Anna Nichols Brianna Forsyth Canadian lover of HP Chris Frank David Beasley Jake Kennedy Laura González Michael Morgan Michelle Coleman Nik Hansen Rae Mreen Ryan Winter Sam Volpe Samivaya JD Will Shughart Want to join the Patreon community? http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ===== [CC] Contribute non-English captions to any of my videos: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UCX4auhvsqthZe5Ncdf0xXLA YouTube's tips on captioning https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en Looking to caption your own videos? I recommend using Rev.Com! https://www.rev.com/blog/coupon/?ref=jacksonbird

A lot happens your first year on testosterone. I decided to document some of my facial and vocal changes by filming myself reciting one word each day of an original 365 word poem for a year. My name's Jackson Bird and I'm a creator, speaker, and wizard activist. On my channel you can find videos asking important questions about identity, social justice, and what happens when you put tacos on a waffle iron. Wanna subscribe? http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=loraxism You can watch more videos of my transition here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KVOT6MiBkIVcVASx0bO-io More videos about gender, sexuality, and transgender topics here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6K0e2T1KboBUUCtwxoihfyc and Will It Waffle? episodes here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN Ben Schmidt's video that inspired this project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITebUik6Wps Medium article I wrote about this piece https://medium.com/@jackisnotabird/one-word-a-day-a-for-a-year-on-testosterone-8fe114c6db7a#.kxe3uyxju My voice changes week by week on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/jackisnotabird/sets/voice-change-on-t Persons quoted, paraphrased, or evoked in the poem: John Keats Robert Frost William Shakespeare Taylor Swift Allen Ginsberg Christopher Marlowe Kevin Barnes Robert Johnson Oscar Wilde Nancy Wilson Parts of this video were filmed at locations including: Providence, Rhode Island Red Bulls Arena Brooklyn Public Library Rare Rooftop Bar, Manhattan Book Expo America, Manhattan Philadelphia City Hall Flame Con, Brooklyn Miur Woods, California San Francisco Pride Parade City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco Pacific Ocean San Diego Comic-Con City Reliquary, Brooklyn Disneyland, California Times Square, Manhattan Silent Barn, Brooklyn Riverside Park, Manhattan Madison Square Park, Manhattan NerdCon, Minneapolis Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Washington Square Park, Manhattan Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia Ardmore, Pennsylvania Harsimus Cemetery, Jersey City Nashville, Tennessee Boston, Massachusetts Lincoln Center, Manhattan Dallas Lovefield Airport Historic Downtown Grapevine, Texas Downtown Dallas Cheer Up Charlie's, Austin Virgin Flight 766 DAL to LGA Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge Rockefeller Center, Manhattan La Colombe flagship, Philadelphia Radio City Music Hall, Manhattan South Station, Boston Natural History Museum, Manhattan New York Public Library, Manhattan YouTube Space NY Rhode Island State House Granger Leadership Academy, Providence Columbia University, Manhattan New York Botanical Garden, The Bronx Grafitti Wall of Fame, Manhattan American Art Museum, Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library, Washington D.C. Air & Space Museum, Washington D.C. The U.S. Capitol Building The White House Chinatown, Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. U.S. Quidditch Cup 9, South Carolina LaGuardia Airport 30th Street Station, Philadelphia Tribeca Film Festival Tumblr HQ, Manhattan Bryant Park, Manhattan Prospect Park, Brooklyn Gantry Plaza State Park, Queens And many other unnoted streets in New York City ===== Get Will It Waffle and other merch at http://dftba.com/jacksonbird http://jacksonbird.cool http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird Snapchat: jackisnotabird To book me for speaking gigs and other business inquiries: jacksonxbird@gmail.com

Introducing a brand new series: #AskATransGuy! I'm bringing cisgender people on to ask all the things you shouldn't usually ask a trans person and creating a resource of frequently asked questions for other curious people seeking these answers. In this episode, we cover role models, picking a name, the cost of hormones, and the importance of Pride. Subscribe to Laura: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRix1GJvSBNDpEFY561eSzw Follow her on Instagram: http://instagram.com/laura_kampf MORE VIDEOS FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE: Can Gay and Trans People Be Biphobic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qF-jT0BhAE I AM NOT A #HOTTRANSGUY https://youtu.be/lme08mbxW0s TRANS GUY ANSWERS MOST GOOGLED TRANS QUESTIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TPcc30Vu50 Follow me on Instagram http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird Subscribe to my podcast, Transmission, and follow it on Twitter: Apple Podcasts https://t.co/YGysnPMqZL Stitcher https://t.co/uDBxbnE4cV SoundCloud https://t.co/CyzF4A8FNZ Google Play https://t.co/q30WNNSKzE Twitter https://twitter.com/TransmissionMC ===== Hi! My name's Jackson Bird and I make (hopefully) funny, (sometimes) educational videos for LGBTQ+ nerds like me and the people in our lives that want to understand us better. Here on JACKISNOTABIRD, you can find new videos every Wednesday answering big questions about LGBTQ+ issues, social justice, and what happens when you put gummy worms on a waffle iron. Wanna subscribe? http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=loraxism Beyond this channel, I'm a public speaker, podcaster, writer, and pub quiz host. You can learn more about my work at http://jacksonbird.cool If you want to hire me to speak at your school, event, or business, you can email my speaking bureau at info@freshspeakers.com Please send other business inquiries to jacksonxbird@gmail.com DO YOU LIKE VINTAGE E-MAIL?? You can send me PHYSICAL ITEMS at Jackson Bird PO Box 3003 Astoria, NY 11103 STILL WANT MORE?? Check out my TED talk: go.ted.com/jacksonbird Listen to my podcast, Transmission, where I amplify the voices of transgender people of today: http://bit.ly/transmissionpod Get some of my merch at http://dftba.com/jacksonbird Watch my Will It Waffle? series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g3MXAZto6KukrudNbw4ifK4LR5wr_KN Or go to http://itwaffles.com Follow me on these sites that are Not YouTube: http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird http://instagram.com/jackisnotabird http://yeti-mischief.tumblr.com http://facebook.com/jackisnotabird http://facebook.com/willitwafflevideos http://goodreads.com/jackisnotabird ===== This video brought to you in part by the following Patrons: Michelle Coleman Chris Frank Alison Gupta Samivaya JD Rachael Mreen Emily Neie Anna Nichols Arthur C. Petrone III Becca Rhodes Will Shughart Sam Volpe Roonil Wazlib Want to join the Patreon community? http://patreon.com/jacksonbird ===== [CC] Contribute captions to any of my videos: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UCX4auhvsqthZe5Ncdf0xXLA YouTube's tips on captioning https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en