# The trans story includes you

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxSMCC
- Speaker: Nicole Maines
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/nicole_maines_the_trans_story_includes_you)
- 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)

As actress Nicole Maines points out, we all unwittingly play supporting roles in each others' life stories -- for better or worse. With charm and aplomb, she shares her experience growing up as a trans youth, emphasizing the big and small ways community acceptance can affect the course of a deeply personal journey.

## Lectures

1. [The trans story includes you](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/nicole_maines_the_trans_story_includes_you/36df2077dcb0), 14 min (TED's player)