1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:02,133 - I'm so excited that you're here. 2 00:00:02,133 --> 00:00:05,233 Um, the frustrations that I feel 3 00:00:05,233 --> 00:00:08,066 are making the top of my head blow up, 4 00:00:08,066 --> 00:00:09,633 practically is how I feel. 5 00:00:09,633 --> 00:00:11,166 (laughs) 6 00:00:11,166 --> 00:00:13,066 I was around for the first issues of "Ms." magazine, 7 00:00:13,066 --> 00:00:15,966 I was there for Title IX in 1972, 8 00:00:15,966 --> 00:00:19,933 and what frustrates me so much is the younger women 9 00:00:19,933 --> 00:00:23,133 who don't remember the fight that has been going on 10 00:00:23,133 --> 00:00:25,166 all this time, so I'm wondering how, 11 00:00:25,166 --> 00:00:26,966 are you going into the universities, 12 00:00:26,966 --> 00:00:30,266 how are you finding the women that you are 13 00:00:30,266 --> 00:00:31,233 trying to find? 14 00:00:31,233 --> 00:00:32,466 - That is an issue, right? 15 00:00:32,466 --> 00:00:34,000 The question, the point is very good. 16 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,833 There are some women who were born after all that, 17 00:00:35,833 --> 00:00:38,966 and don't have any first hand knowledge of what preceded it. 18 00:00:38,966 --> 00:00:40,266 Right? Right. 19 00:00:40,266 --> 00:00:42,066 - I'll tell you why I'm so encouraged right now. 20 00:00:42,066 --> 00:00:45,400 I think it kind of skipped, maybe a generation or two, 21 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:50,266 where we found ourselves feeling as though things were okay. 22 00:00:50,266 --> 00:00:53,733 We had Title IX, we had reproductive autonomy, 23 00:00:53,733 --> 00:00:57,733 we had at least some protections in the workplace. 24 00:00:57,733 --> 00:01:01,433 But what began to happen, obviously, was the fraying 25 00:01:01,433 --> 00:01:05,033 of those rights and in some ways an outright assault 26 00:01:05,033 --> 00:01:07,166 against them, as you know. 27 00:01:07,166 --> 00:01:11,333 What that has created is an awakening in younger women 28 00:01:12,533 --> 00:01:16,333 that I see as very much like what was happening 29 00:01:16,333 --> 00:01:19,566 in the 1960s and 70s in this country, 30 00:01:19,566 --> 00:01:21,066 and prior to that. 31 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,466 Women are better informed today. 32 00:01:25,466 --> 00:01:28,566 Because they are so engaged in social media, 33 00:01:28,566 --> 00:01:33,000 and it is a powerful information and motivational tool, 34 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,166 where the disconnect is, and why Deeds Not Words was created 35 00:01:38,566 --> 00:01:41,666 is that so many young women who feel passionate, 36 00:01:41,666 --> 00:01:44,633 who care very much, who want to make a difference, 37 00:01:44,633 --> 00:01:47,100 don't quite know how to plug in. 38 00:01:47,100 --> 00:01:50,800 And so what our site does, is it provides them 39 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,800 with real-world, concrete, tactical ways 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,166 that they can get involved, connecting them 41 00:01:56,166 --> 00:01:59,466 with a host of organizations that work on gender equality 42 00:01:59,466 --> 00:02:02,000 whether it's in the reproductive rights space 43 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,933 or the economic space or running for office space 44 00:02:05,933 --> 00:02:09,066 or sexual assault, a host of issues, 45 00:02:09,066 --> 00:02:12,966 that wherever it is that their passion lies, 46 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:14,533 they can get connected in a way 47 00:02:14,533 --> 00:02:16,366 that they can make a difference, 48 00:02:16,366 --> 00:02:19,566 and I really think it's up to our generation. 49 00:02:19,566 --> 00:02:23,366 As you said, they don't understand the fights that we waged 50 00:02:23,366 --> 00:02:26,233 to try to accomplish some of these things. 51 00:02:26,233 --> 00:02:29,533 I wasn't even the generation that can take credit for that, 52 00:02:29,533 --> 00:02:33,166 but I know enough about it to truly appreciate the work 53 00:02:33,166 --> 00:02:36,500 that was done, and I also know enough about it to know 54 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:39,833 that the mantle has to always be taken up 55 00:02:39,833 --> 00:02:42,733 by the next and the next and the next. 56 00:02:42,733 --> 00:02:46,033 The symbol of our organization is a torch, 57 00:02:46,033 --> 00:02:48,333 and of course it's intended to symbolize 58 00:02:48,333 --> 00:02:50,300 the passing of that torch and that we each have 59 00:02:50,300 --> 00:02:52,433 a role to play in holding it. 60 00:02:52,433 --> 00:02:53,633 - [Woman] Thank you, keep it up. 61 00:02:53,633 --> 00:02:54,766 - Thank you. 62 00:02:54,766 --> 00:02:55,933 - [Man] Ma'am. 63 00:02:58,033 --> 00:03:01,200 - Thank you for being here, Senator. 64 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,033 Um, the last Texas legislative session, 65 00:03:05,033 --> 00:03:08,366 there were more than 20 anti-LGBTQ bills 66 00:03:10,733 --> 00:03:14,266 that were proposed, thankfully none of them passed. 67 00:03:14,266 --> 00:03:18,100 As the next session come about, what would be, 68 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:24,533 beside the economic argument, what would be 69 00:03:24,533 --> 00:03:28,700 effective angles to use when we go and lobby on the capitol? 70 00:03:31,033 --> 00:03:32,766 - You know, I think, and this is gonna go a bit 71 00:03:32,766 --> 00:03:34,533 to the economic side, and then I'll touch 72 00:03:34,533 --> 00:03:36,033 upon the other side. 73 00:03:36,033 --> 00:03:40,200 On the economic side, most companies want to do business 74 00:03:41,833 --> 00:03:46,000 in states where they feel there is a respect for all people. 75 00:03:48,633 --> 00:03:51,233 And, again, North Carolina's a great example 76 00:03:51,233 --> 00:03:53,433 of where we saw companies rear their head 77 00:03:53,433 --> 00:03:55,366 when that wasn't happening. 78 00:03:55,366 --> 00:03:57,533 They wanna come to a climate where they feel like 79 00:03:57,533 --> 00:03:59,866 they're going to do well here, 80 00:03:59,866 --> 00:04:04,033 and the way they do well is by holding headquarters 81 00:04:05,533 --> 00:04:10,166 or offices in states where employees want to be, right? 82 00:04:10,166 --> 00:04:13,666 Most people in younger generations, and getting 83 00:04:13,666 --> 00:04:17,766 a little bit older now, wanna work in states 84 00:04:17,766 --> 00:04:19,566 where they feel there's a climate 85 00:04:19,566 --> 00:04:22,633 of respect and equality at place. 86 00:04:22,633 --> 00:04:24,533 Austin, Texas is a great example 87 00:04:24,533 --> 00:04:27,266 of why the economy is thriving. 88 00:04:27,266 --> 00:04:31,133 It's not just thriving because it has great hike 89 00:04:31,133 --> 00:04:36,033 and biking trails, it's thriving because it's a community 90 00:04:36,033 --> 00:04:39,500 that embraces and supports everyone, 91 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:42,966 and it creates a culture where people want to be, 92 00:04:42,966 --> 00:04:45,333 and therefore companies want to be 93 00:04:45,333 --> 00:04:47,966 because they have a wonderful pool of employees 94 00:04:47,966 --> 00:04:49,833 from which to draw. 95 00:04:49,833 --> 00:04:53,833 So there are, I think, these arguments to be made, 96 00:04:53,833 --> 00:04:57,000 that when we as a state, at the political level, 97 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,933 demonstrate ourselves not only to be short sighted 98 00:04:59,933 --> 00:05:03,300 on those issues but to be actually adversarial 99 00:05:03,300 --> 00:05:07,166 to people, whether it's their orientation 100 00:05:07,166 --> 00:05:10,366 or women's reproductive rights or whatever, 101 00:05:10,366 --> 00:05:13,300 we show ourselves to be a state that not a lot of people 102 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:15,133 may want to come to. 103 00:05:15,133 --> 00:05:16,533 - But so let me ask you a question, 104 00:05:16,533 --> 00:05:17,966 let me interrupt for a second. 105 00:05:17,966 --> 00:05:19,900 The state is already perceived by many people, 106 00:05:19,900 --> 00:05:22,033 and I believe by you, to be adversarial 107 00:05:22,033 --> 00:05:23,633 in exactly the way you're talking about. 108 00:05:23,633 --> 00:05:24,466 - Yes. 109 00:05:24,466 --> 00:05:25,966 - Have we lost business? 110 00:05:25,966 --> 00:05:28,833 Has the effect that you're suggesting been visible? 111 00:05:28,833 --> 00:05:32,633 - I think in some ways, yes, and those are really hard 112 00:05:32,633 --> 00:05:35,100 to demonstrate, because none of us know the -- 113 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:36,300 - [Man] Right. 114 00:05:36,300 --> 00:05:39,466 - The companies that have weighed being here 115 00:05:39,466 --> 00:05:42,733 or elsewhere, but I go back to my experience in Ft. Worth, 116 00:05:42,733 --> 00:05:46,900 with Boeing, and our work to try to attract Boeing to come, 117 00:05:48,533 --> 00:05:51,133 and there were certain quality of life issues 118 00:05:51,133 --> 00:05:53,933 that weren't existent that their employees were 119 00:05:53,933 --> 00:05:56,933 accustomed to and wanted to be a part of the culture 120 00:05:56,933 --> 00:05:58,433 of where they were. 121 00:05:58,433 --> 00:06:01,000 That was at least a part of their decision-making. 122 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,533 - [Man] Yeah. 123 00:06:02,533 --> 00:06:05,300 - And I think the more that we highlight these problems, 124 00:06:05,300 --> 00:06:08,966 the more we make it a part of their decision making 125 00:06:08,966 --> 00:06:11,000 as they consider what they're going to do 126 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,900 and where they want to be. 127 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:15,233 I also think, though, that one of the things 128 00:06:15,233 --> 00:06:20,133 that we see happening on issues of sexual orientation 129 00:06:20,133 --> 00:06:22,933 or identity, as well as what we see happening 130 00:06:22,933 --> 00:06:25,100 with women's reproductive rights, 131 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:28,466 is that politicians have come to understand 132 00:06:28,466 --> 00:06:33,433 that those folks who are on the right side of the aisle, 133 00:06:33,433 --> 00:06:35,566 who are trying to attract voters, 134 00:06:35,566 --> 00:06:38,233 particularly in Republican primaries, 135 00:06:38,233 --> 00:06:41,566 do well by articulating these arguments, 136 00:06:42,566 --> 00:06:45,233 because it enflames their base, 137 00:06:45,233 --> 00:06:47,366 and it creates an encouragement for people 138 00:06:47,366 --> 00:06:49,066 to come and vote for them. 139 00:06:49,066 --> 00:06:53,200 And the only way to combat that is for us to double down 140 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:57,366 in doing the opposite, in coming and voting against them, 141 00:06:58,766 --> 00:07:02,000 and in voting for people who are articulating issues 142 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,366 that are important to us and demonstrating respect 143 00:07:04,366 --> 00:07:07,866 for the things that we care about. 144 00:07:07,866 --> 00:07:09,433 - How's your side doing in that respect? 145 00:07:09,433 --> 00:07:11,833 - Not very well, and it's very frustrating. 146 00:07:11,833 --> 00:07:14,100 - Well, I'm thinking about the hero ordinance in Houston 147 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:16,266 as a great example, you know, the side that was successful 148 00:07:16,266 --> 00:07:18,133 in that ordinance did a very good job 149 00:07:18,133 --> 00:07:21,366 of distilling a very complicated message 150 00:07:21,366 --> 00:07:23,800 down to one word, "bathroom." 151 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,833 By the way, we're living in that world right now, 152 00:07:27,833 --> 00:07:29,633 and to the questioner's point, we're gonna 153 00:07:29,633 --> 00:07:31,266 have legislation most definitely -- 154 00:07:31,266 --> 00:07:32,666 - No question. 155 00:07:32,666 --> 00:07:34,166 - In the next legislative session that tries 156 00:07:34,166 --> 00:07:37,133 to countermand what the president has put down 157 00:07:37,133 --> 00:07:39,166 as the executive order on this issue. 158 00:07:39,166 --> 00:07:40,733 How does your side do better? 159 00:07:40,733 --> 00:07:42,433 I mean, the other side is doing well, 160 00:07:42,433 --> 00:07:45,333 in terms of its messaging and getting its people out. 161 00:07:45,333 --> 00:07:48,100 - If I may jump in, I have a, um, 162 00:07:49,133 --> 00:07:52,066 I have an antidote to that, 163 00:07:52,066 --> 00:07:56,233 and that is that only perverts need bathroom laws. 164 00:07:58,333 --> 00:08:01,666 (laughter and applause) 165 00:08:03,766 --> 00:08:06,333 It's a bit nonsensical, but then again, 166 00:08:06,333 --> 00:08:09,900 men being in the same restroom with little girls 167 00:08:09,900 --> 00:08:13,000 is also nonsensical, and this is what 168 00:08:14,766 --> 00:08:16,633 we needed to fight, I guess. 169 00:08:16,633 --> 00:08:18,233 - [Man] So let's get you, and then we're gonna 170 00:08:18,233 --> 00:08:19,766 take the next question, how does your side, 171 00:08:19,766 --> 00:08:21,600 whether it's with the strategy suggested 172 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,500 or another strategy, do better on the messaging end 173 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:28,000 and turning out people as the other side has done? 174 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,133 - My hope is, and again, part of my motivation 175 00:08:32,133 --> 00:08:36,933 for this organization's initiative, is to help grow 176 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:39,966 greater awareness and greater turnout 177 00:08:39,966 --> 00:08:43,000 of people who believe otherwise. 178 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,733 In the gubernatorial race in 2014, 179 00:08:45,733 --> 00:08:49,800 we had a 31% voter turnout, lowest in the country, 180 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,933 um we have systemic low voter turnout here, 181 00:08:53,933 --> 00:08:56,366 and there's so many reasons we could go into. 182 00:08:56,366 --> 00:08:57,800 - We could do two hours on that subject. 183 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,566 - We most certainly could. 184 00:08:59,566 --> 00:09:03,600 But I think we need to find our own anger on these issues. 185 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,433 There's a lot of fear mongering going on on the other side, 186 00:09:06,433 --> 00:09:10,266 but we need to find our self-righteousness about it, 187 00:09:10,266 --> 00:09:14,366 and we need to understand the value of each and every one 188 00:09:14,366 --> 00:09:17,133 of our voices in weighing into this conversation, 189 00:09:17,133 --> 00:09:20,033 and never ever ever ever ever stay home 190 00:09:20,033 --> 00:09:23,033 when there's election, an election at stake, 191 00:09:23,033 --> 00:09:25,666 where we're deciding between candidates 192 00:09:25,666 --> 00:09:29,033 who have differing perspectives on these questions. 193 00:09:29,033 --> 00:09:31,266 (applause) 194 00:09:34,566 --> 00:09:37,933 - Hi Senator Davis, um, so I'm wondering, 195 00:09:37,933 --> 00:09:40,633 as a young Millennial woman, a lot of times we're told 196 00:09:40,633 --> 00:09:42,033 to try to get a seat at the table, 197 00:09:42,033 --> 00:09:43,666 and that's like the whole idea, right, 198 00:09:43,666 --> 00:09:45,566 is to try to get there and get into the conversation. 199 00:09:45,566 --> 00:09:48,433 But when we do get our seats at the table, 200 00:09:48,433 --> 00:09:50,366 when we are sitting there, especially as young women, 201 00:09:50,366 --> 00:09:52,133 now today, and especially when we're going 202 00:09:52,133 --> 00:09:55,233 into male-dominated fields, like STEM, like medicine, 203 00:09:55,233 --> 00:09:57,433 like politics and things like that, 204 00:09:57,433 --> 00:10:00,366 what conversations do we need to be starting? 205 00:10:00,366 --> 00:10:02,366 What conversations do we need to be making sure 206 00:10:02,366 --> 00:10:04,733 that are happening, especially to uplift women 207 00:10:04,733 --> 00:10:07,533 who are often more overlooked? 208 00:10:07,533 --> 00:10:09,866 People from underprivileged backgrounds whose parents 209 00:10:09,866 --> 00:10:13,500 perhaps worked minimum wage or who aren't used to 210 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:14,733 college education, things like that, 211 00:10:14,733 --> 00:10:16,933 what do we need to do when we get there? 212 00:10:16,933 --> 00:10:17,866 - I think -- - [Man] Good question. 213 00:10:17,866 --> 00:10:19,400 - That's a great question. 214 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,300 Um, one of the things that I try to be thoughtful about, 215 00:10:24,566 --> 00:10:27,300 and I think as women I think we ought to be 216 00:10:27,300 --> 00:10:29,433 as thoughtful as we can about, 217 00:10:29,433 --> 00:10:31,833 is talking to and supporting each other 218 00:10:31,833 --> 00:10:34,400 in those environments, particularly where we find 219 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,566 ourselves in the minority. 220 00:10:37,866 --> 00:10:42,266 Um, I also believe there is incredible power 221 00:10:42,266 --> 00:10:46,133 in helping people to see us as human beings, 222 00:10:46,133 --> 00:10:49,866 and to understand our full breadth of experiences. 223 00:10:49,866 --> 00:10:53,533 The day of the filibuster, and all of those stories, 224 00:10:53,533 --> 00:10:56,066 that's what gave that day power. 225 00:10:56,066 --> 00:10:58,500 It was people who stepped up and decided 226 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:01,166 that they were going to share their stories. 227 00:11:01,166 --> 00:11:03,033 And as women in the workplace, 228 00:11:03,033 --> 00:11:05,500 having an opportunity to talk about 229 00:11:05,500 --> 00:11:09,766 and to pull from each other what those experiences are, 230 00:11:09,766 --> 00:11:13,933 not just within ourselves but within our work colleagues, 231 00:11:15,566 --> 00:11:19,733 male and female, I think really helps to break down 232 00:11:21,133 --> 00:11:24,800 some of the places that we find ourselves getting stuck. 233 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:28,166 We get stuck on being, believing that we have 234 00:11:28,166 --> 00:11:30,033 different perspectives on issues, 235 00:11:30,033 --> 00:11:32,866 but when we share our human experiences, 236 00:11:32,866 --> 00:11:36,133 I think we can really try to break those barriers down. 237 00:11:36,133 --> 00:11:39,633 So starting conversations about who you are, 238 00:11:39,633 --> 00:11:43,800 where you come from, where your ideas and values are formed, 239 00:11:45,233 --> 00:11:48,866 can be a really good way, when the rubber hits the road, 240 00:11:48,866 --> 00:11:51,366 and things start getting tough, of finding a way 241 00:11:51,366 --> 00:11:55,533 to continue to talk with each other about how to find 242 00:11:56,466 --> 00:11:58,666 an area of agreement. 243 00:11:58,666 --> 00:12:02,133 I've certainly found that in the political world. 244 00:12:02,133 --> 00:12:03,000 - Thank you. 245 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:03,833 - Great. 246 00:12:05,433 --> 00:12:09,000 Let's, um, let's make the time, please, for these two, okay, 247 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,500 even if we go a little bit long, if we can, let's go. 248 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:14,966 - Hi, thank you. 249 00:12:14,966 --> 00:12:18,133 I was wondering how you would respond to the widespread, 250 00:12:18,133 --> 00:12:20,700 possibly inaccurate belief that both men and women 251 00:12:20,700 --> 00:12:23,733 hold that women don't make the same wages 252 00:12:23,733 --> 00:12:27,000 because they don't go into higher-paying fields. 253 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,633 - It's really interesting, that is a really good question. 254 00:12:29,633 --> 00:12:31,500 There was an article in the New York Times, 255 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:34,033 I don't know, three or four weeks ago, 256 00:12:34,033 --> 00:12:37,533 about the fact that when women do go into those areas 257 00:12:37,533 --> 00:12:41,300 of higher pay, and women begin to occupy them 258 00:12:42,700 --> 00:12:45,000 in greater and greater percentages, 259 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,933 the pay for those positions themselves actually decreases. 260 00:12:48,933 --> 00:12:51,400 It's because they suddenly become seen more 261 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,566 as female-centered occupations, so it's really fascinating. 262 00:12:57,500 --> 00:13:00,200 And I think that we have to continue to insist 263 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,966 on asking for our value. 264 00:13:02,966 --> 00:13:06,300 I have the same issue with my youngest daughter, 265 00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:11,233 who works unbelievably hard and is tremendously underpaid 266 00:13:11,233 --> 00:13:15,100 in her mother's opinion, and you know, 267 00:13:15,100 --> 00:13:18,800 encouraging her to be her own advocate in the workplace 268 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,633 has been quite a challenge, but I do think 269 00:13:21,633 --> 00:13:24,433 that we have to become our own advocates. 270 00:13:24,433 --> 00:13:27,366 We don't have to be ugly about it, 271 00:13:27,366 --> 00:13:31,800 we don't have to be hostile, but we have to make the point, 272 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,333 and it goes back to, you know, what kinds of conversations 273 00:13:34,333 --> 00:13:37,133 can we be having in the workplace. 274 00:13:37,133 --> 00:13:40,400 Let's be open with each other about what we make, 275 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,100 and let's make sure that if we feel like we're having 276 00:13:44,100 --> 00:13:46,700 the same responsibility as someone else, 277 00:13:46,700 --> 00:13:49,133 that we're asking for that. 278 00:13:49,133 --> 00:13:50,300 - You think women are less likely 279 00:13:50,300 --> 00:13:51,633 to be advocates for themselves? 280 00:13:51,633 --> 00:13:53,833 - I think definitely, you know, we're, 281 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:57,500 I don't know what it is about the way we are made, 282 00:13:57,500 --> 00:14:02,366 but we tend to be, to have a little bit too much grace, 283 00:14:02,366 --> 00:14:06,200 and to be a bit too gracious about situations 284 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,400 that we find ourselves in. 285 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,400 No one's going to do that work for us. 286 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,800 We have to insist upon it ourselves. 287 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,066 So as we have an opportunity to rise 288 00:14:15,066 --> 00:14:17,333 in these higher paying levels, 289 00:14:17,333 --> 00:14:20,400 or these greater responsibility levels, 290 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,700 we have to ask for the pay commensurate 291 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:26,000 to the work that we're doing, just as any man would, 292 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,333 if they were given that responsibility. 293 00:14:28,333 --> 00:14:29,400 - [Man] Good. 294 00:14:34,066 --> 00:14:35,400 Last question. 295 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,533 - Currently there is a battle in the South 296 00:14:38,533 --> 00:14:42,366 with a large amount of, um, transgender people 297 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,233 not being allowed to use the restroom of their choice, 298 00:14:47,233 --> 00:14:49,833 beginning in Mississippi and reaching all the way 299 00:14:49,833 --> 00:14:52,533 into Texas, when Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick 300 00:14:52,533 --> 00:14:55,300 denounced schools that were allowing that. 301 00:14:55,300 --> 00:14:57,700 Um, they are suing the federal government 302 00:14:57,700 --> 00:15:00,966 in the Supreme Court who are currently allowing 303 00:15:00,966 --> 00:15:04,533 transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. 304 00:15:04,533 --> 00:15:07,933 Do you think the gov, the people should denounce 305 00:15:07,933 --> 00:15:10,833 the politicians' belief that transgenders 306 00:15:10,833 --> 00:15:14,266 are not people too, and if so, how should they? 307 00:15:14,266 --> 00:15:15,933 - What a great question, 308 00:15:15,933 --> 00:15:18,300 and what an impressive young person you are. 309 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:19,766 (applause) 310 00:15:19,766 --> 00:15:23,433 See this is why we have faith in the country, right? 311 00:15:23,433 --> 00:15:24,633 - Yeah. - Let's say 312 00:15:24,633 --> 00:15:26,500 the case that we're talking about goes back 313 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:28,566 to your home city of Ft. Worth, right? 314 00:15:28,566 --> 00:15:31,600 I mean this is Ft. Worth ISD is where this all began. 315 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,500 - Yeah, it does, and so let's use Ft. Worth ISD 316 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:36,733 and lift them up as an example 317 00:15:36,733 --> 00:15:40,500 of a group of people who are elected 318 00:15:40,500 --> 00:15:43,533 in a place that's considered fairly conservative 319 00:15:43,533 --> 00:15:47,033 in its voting patterns, who are doing the right thing. 320 00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:50,600 And as they proceeded down that path, 321 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,633 they found themselves at the other end 322 00:15:53,633 --> 00:15:57,800 of a lieutenant governor who was an adversary, 323 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,733 to say the least. 324 00:15:59,733 --> 00:16:03,233 Yes, we should denounce it, and the ways 325 00:16:03,233 --> 00:16:05,800 we should denounce it are myriad. 326 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,100 We can denounce it in our conversations with our friends, 327 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:12,500 we can make sure that they're aware of these issues, 328 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:15,000 and invite them to understand why it's so important 329 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,400 that we as a state and as a country 330 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:21,033 should not be identified as being hostile to people 331 00:16:21,033 --> 00:16:24,000 based on sexual identity or orientation. 332 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,666 But we also have to act in ways, 333 00:16:28,100 --> 00:16:31,266 you're not quite old enough yet but you will be soon, 334 00:16:31,266 --> 00:16:35,233 where we are supporting candidates who are willing 335 00:16:35,233 --> 00:16:38,833 to denounce those attitudes and perspectives. 336 00:16:38,833 --> 00:16:41,100 Again, my hopes are really high, 337 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:43,466 because when you look at young people, 338 00:16:43,466 --> 00:16:45,333 when they are polled across this country, 339 00:16:45,333 --> 00:16:47,733 regardless of whether they identify as Republican 340 00:16:47,733 --> 00:16:50,633 or Democrat, most of them will tell you 341 00:16:50,633 --> 00:16:53,466 that they align in very progressive ways 342 00:16:53,466 --> 00:16:56,333 on issues such as this one, 343 00:16:56,333 --> 00:16:59,733 and I believe we're going to ultimately find our way 344 00:16:59,733 --> 00:17:02,733 to an end in this conversation, 345 00:17:02,733 --> 00:17:06,900 but for now, politicians who believe they are rewarded 346 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:11,066 for articulating this view, and believe me, 347 00:17:11,066 --> 00:17:13,700 I know Dan Patrick, and I know he feels he will be 348 00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:17,200 rewarded by doing this in the political world, 349 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,166 that he has his own political back 350 00:17:20,166 --> 00:17:22,233 by virtue of what he's doing, 351 00:17:22,233 --> 00:17:26,100 the best way to denounce that is to kick him out of office 352 00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:27,566 the next time he runs. 353 00:17:27,566 --> 00:17:31,233 (crowd cheers and applauds) 354 00:17:36,833 --> 00:17:39,300 - I'm gonna let you end there. 355 00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:40,966 Let you have that one. 356 00:17:40,966 --> 00:17:44,000 You know this whole concept of as we go forward, 357 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,466 this change may come organically, 358 00:17:45,466 --> 00:17:47,466 there is kind of an aging out of a perspective 359 00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:48,933 that is more -- - There is, thank goodness. 360 00:17:48,933 --> 00:17:51,433 - So that in time, on this issue or other issues, 361 00:17:51,433 --> 00:17:53,433 there may be change that, from your perspective, 362 00:17:53,433 --> 00:17:54,833 is a positive accomplishment. 363 00:17:54,833 --> 00:17:56,033 - That's right. 364 00:17:56,033 --> 00:17:57,733 - Uh, let's give Wendy Davis a big hand, 365 00:17:57,733 --> 00:17:59,133 thank you for being here. 366 00:17:59,133 --> 00:18:01,400 (applause) 367 00:18:02,766 --> 00:18:06,966 Thank you all for coming, we'll see you again. 368 00:18:06,966 --> 00:18:08,700 Always a pleasure. 369 00:18:08,700 --> 00:18:09,700 - Thank you.