This Talk will unpack stereotypical ideas on the static state of identity where gender, sexuality and race are concerned, revealing through examples of lived experience and scholarship the truth that identity, in its various facets, is constantly evolving. Instead of trying to challenge identities unlike your own, take a vested interest in understanding that we are all trans.

Sara L. Crawley is Associate Professor of Sociology and an affiliate faculty in Women's and Gender Studies at USF. Dr. Crawley has researched and published in issues of gender, sexualities, social psychology, feminisms, and queer theory, including her book (co-authored with Lara Foley and Constance Shehan), Gendering Bodies.

Sam(ira) Obeid is an activist with Equality Florida working on the intersectionality of identity and queer voices of color; she specializes in photography and video. Sam(ira) is also a spoken word poet tackling issues around sexuality, gender, citizenship and immigration

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx