Talk Categories: Identity
Being Black in a White State: What It Means to Belong
As a Black woman living in one of the whitest states in the nation, community organizer Courtney Daniel explores the reality of belonging. This thought-provoking talk offers an unexpected perspective...
Can You Find Your Identity Through A Heritage-Language?
Writer and performer Susan Poulin is Franco-American. French is her first language but she only spoke it until she was 4. Although proud of her heritage, she didn’t know a lot about it. Since her 40s she’s been trying to find her identity through relearning her lost language.
Change your Pants, Change your Life!
If you think style is superficial, then Stasia’s personal story of how she redefined style might just change your mind… and your wardrobe! In this moving and highly personal talk, Stasia shares how she tried to protect her 5-year-old daughter — who had physical differences — from the pain of not fitting in by dressing her in “the cutest little bootcut jeans and capped sleeves you’ve ever seen.” But it was her daughter, and her request for a button down shirt and bowtie, that transformed Stasia’s understanding of how crucial style is to our sense of self.
Coming Out as Gay in an Evangelical Community
In this honest and inspiring talk, Angel Simone takes you on her journey of coming out as gay to her evangelical community, the effects of gay conversion therapy and the deconstruction of her faith.
How Long Does It Take To Become An American?
Over the past 250 years, the United States has developed rules on who gets to call themselves an American and who doesn’t through laws, legislation and walls. Writer and Thai-American Jaed Coffin is calling on U.S. citizens to spend less time asking who is an American and more time asking how people have become an American.
Reclaiming Identity Through Music After Becoming A Parent
After entering parenthood, Jesse and Melissa Lore were worried they would lose their musical identity. However, instead of forgetting their previous lives, the Lore family reclaimed their musical identity by creating their family band, Rock Street.
What drag teaches us about identity
What if pretending wasn’t just for kids? In this bold, electrifying TEDx talk, drag performer and therapist Journee LaFond (they/she) invites you to rediscover the transformative power of play.
Would a life-saving surgery kill my love life?
What if the part of your body you hated most ended up saving your life? In this raw, hilarious, and deeply personal TEDx talk, Francesca Ritter introduces us to Wilbur—her life-saving ileostomy bag.