# A queer journey from shame to self-love

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxLondonWomen
- Speaker: Crystal Rasmussen
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/crystal_rasmussen_a_queer_journey_from_shame_to_self_love)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

If you've sanded down your edges to fit in, it's time to bring them back -- there's power, value and beauty there, says Crystal Rasmussen. With candor and humility, Rasmussen shares their experience navigating shame, how it manifests in ourselves and the world and the ways drag revealed a path toward self-love and acceptance. A talk for anyone struggling with becoming exactly who they're meant to be -- and a reminder that it's rarely easy but always worth it.

## Lectures

1. [A queer journey from shame to self-love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/crystal_rasmussen_a_queer_journey_from_shame_to_self_love/7ed894bd8aa6), 11 min (TED's player)