I am so proud to be your aunt. I love you with all my heart. Your beauty, your courage, you grace, your awesomeness. Thank you for letting me be a part of your amazing life. I love you honey.
Oh my god. Regardless of the topic that he meant to say, I caught more powerful message from his shared story. We can't live wearing masks our entire live. He's a good speaker, and I respect him from what he said
GIIIIIIIIRL! Never take your wig off!! Lol. Kidding. Seriously this made me cry. You nailed it perfectly. It's so hard to explain to people the "why". Why do I love drag? From now on I refer them to this video. Don't know you but I love your face! You're gorgeous and amazing.
It doesn't matter how you dress, your still a beautiful person. Beauty comes from within. For those filled with hate, they will never come to know the true beauty of life. Those that hate feel empowered by it, when they should feel embarrassed by it, for it belittles them and proves who they really are.
What a wonderful speaker. Heartfelt and thoughtful. The last few minutes when she was unpeeling her drag persona, was a fabulous twist. It also meant she had less makeup to remove after the show ;)
You might not even imagine how you did inspire me and how I am touched by your courage. Though I am not fluent at listening Engish, I was able to understand your true heart and honesty. You are a hero that you let the world know that being oneself is far and away important and vital than being well-accepted one. You are so beautiful just as you are.
This spoke to me. Thank you for sharing your heart with us. The internet is a very cruel place and you are very brave to put yourself out there. It is greatly appreciated.
Honestly, coming from someone that doesn't care much for cross dressing and all that I must say this is an inspirational speech and you can tell it comes right from the heart; the same thing we all have.
Wow, how honest, beautiful, powerful and inspiring, made me think about who am I pretending to be every day? Thank you Fonda and Eric, love is being sent to you xoxo
We have no right to judge our fellow human beings, we are who we are no matter what other people want of us just be yourself, love one another love overcomes all obstacles in life. God Bless.
Thank you for having "true confidence", and everything you spoke of has given me the hope that I can live my life as both individuals. I just now saw your video and wish I heard your message 7 years ago. Sharing your experiences has mirrored my life but I still don't know locally who I can reach out to that I can trust and lean on to help with my journey, but I'm not going to stop trying!! So thanks again for sharing!!! and I hope you receive this so if you have any feed back that could be helpfull ... I'm all ears!!!!!!!
When I came out as trans, I love everyone in my family. My now-ex, my now-16 year old son. My parents and grandparents. My siblings. I'll never get them back, but the truth is that if I was going to be authentic, then I never really had them to begin with. I ended up marrying a man from England, the sweetest man I've ever known. A father better step-father to my son, than my own father was to me. I truly began to learn who I really was when I came out as trans, and at the time of writing this I am a team lead at my job in a place full of very unaccepting and ruthless people, and I've been at my job now for over four years, when before I seemingly had four different jobs in a year. I'm me, and I hope that one day those I lost will get to know the person tney never had.
Fantástico discurso, llega profundo al alma, creo de la gran mayoría, por que la gran mayoría nos vestimos de ideas predeterminadas que lleven a la aceptación de los otros. El mundo es tan cruel o lindo, según como tú lo quieras ver. Creo que allí esta la gran oportunidad de conseguir ser uno mismo y ser feliz o vivir en el closet. Great speech Fonda !!
Congratulations! So honest and deep! And with humor! (I learned this the lesser hard way, by only being a lesbian, and now understanding it in another ways being a psychotherapist)
Wonderful and inspiring. Your talk gives me hope that the world is becoming a better place not just for acceptance of transgender and the like but for everyone else as well. I am glad to see that the sacrifices that have been forced upon you have let you discover a better and happier life. The world turns slowly but it is moving!!!! :D
The world and all the universe .. Gago of your beauty .. And all human beings are ashamed ... Everything in you cheers your words Your hair Your smile Your body .. Your eyes As if you created your beauty artist.
Impressive... I am a crossdresser (transgender) from the Netherlands, Europe. You look very beautiful as a Woman! Amazing... Respect! Kind regards, Jennifer
you comment is very offensive to all transgender women , crossdresser and transgender NOT same thing , here i am thinking people in Netherlands more educated
@@vikakhan5944 Thank you for that comments, I was just about to respond to Jennifer's comment. Though let's not ignore the fact that Jennifer might not know the difference. Jennifer, As a (dutch) Trans woman I would ask you not to mix the two terms up and perhaps educate yourself (if you have not done so already, this is a rather old comment after all). I would hate it if you crossdress because you feel you can not be the woman you want to be full time.
Sons raised under the influence of single moms or mothers with more control over upbringing, woman who knowingly or unknowingly imbibe feminine qualities in the child does influence the sexuality of boys in puberty and later in adulthood. I'm interested in what put the kid in the closet first. This is not talked about much
Well, having known Eric my entire life, I would say that your speculation that he developed his sexuality in puberty would be off the mark, as he was always the way he was. Now, as to your other inquiry, he did not grow up with a single mother, and his father was the main influence in his life, then his mother, and more important than both, I think he would say his siblings and grandparents. (Myself included).
It's laughable and annoying at the sametime that people like you quickly misinterpret and misrepresent opinions that are based on life experiences other than your own. My comment was precisely not about Eric or of the sexuality of people like eric, and neither was it in disacceptance of it. You should stop critiquing cuz sometimes you might not have a clue of where the other person is coming from.
mytubeaccount So what did you mean? Your post clearly insinuates that his sexuality may have been influenced by his mother. Anyway, you are making a mistake of cause vs. correlation. Did you ever consider that gay men brought up with greater female influence are more likely to be openly gay because they do not have to fear their fathers? People are more likely express themselves freely when they do not have gender expectations forced on them.
i don't mean anything else than what i said by me. the rest arise out of your own confusions of me or where im coming from. also, im the least bit indulged in this comment thread anymore. so go luck talking to my hand
this was a nice speach, doing his speeh i could see much of me doing his speech meaning what i was really running from instead of some the lie i been saying, how my parents and most my family dont understand how yes this could help me as well as harm me but past years i have not had tha chance to find out cause i live with family that do not like me to dress up so brings fear,, depression, anxiety my way more...thank you Ted for your speech making me understading better about me,,, about us. alot of us live in mask, some know it and some dont but alot of us do wear mask and just like Ted we have to control the not let the mask control us
nice outfit - love the belt! oh the Amazing shoes and Lashes ~ i not expect the ending ... i was like 'NOOOO, you look so great' then, i was fine again after a moment.
I have a lot of sympathy for all people of different sexual orientations. I have friends who are gay and my boss in my previous job was gay. Even so, and listening to Eric, I still feel uneasy about it. I suppose it's because I've never seen a man look so much like a woman and a very attractive one at that. I believe this will take time for the rest of the world to acknowledge and accept because in the end, and no matter what sexual orientation we are in, we are first and foremost human and we must accept it with compassion.
+Kai_Decadence Interesting point. Regarding tomboys, I remember working in a museum with a new curator who not only had her own unique way to dress, but often carried a police badge on her waist and had all the attributes of a man in her demeanor. When male movers came in to move heavy artifacts, they asked me if she was a guy. I said no. Mainly because I've seen her date men. In some teaching of psychology, she would be regarded as marshal type. I see no problem with it though it only becomes so when she's unaware of her behavior that can sometimes be impersonal and uncaring as men often are. The LGBT movement is a good thing though it's upsetting to many but it will pass in time. Change does not come without controversy.
Amazing talk. Everyone deserves to be loved for who they are. I wonder what masks we all wear to "fit in". It is criminal you were not encouraged or accepted as simply being yourself. I have a possibly controversial question (not to do with sexuality, but with body). My partner thinks that transgender issues arise because society has failed (because society pressures people into gender stereotypes). Do you think if we fixed society, if we removed all gender expectations, would people still feel the need to change sex? If people did not care about who wears what clothes or what anybody's genitals might be.. would this fix everything? So, like how you wore drag to find acceptance... do you think people are changing sex because society does not currently allow them to be themselves?
It sure is crowded with all of those masks, outfits, skeletons and other ephemera. We can't hide in there forever, can we? You certainly are a beautiful human being.
You know it's funny, when people talk about/defend "gays" they're always so nice and are scared that if they say something wrong then the internet will come after them! This MAN is an attention seeking human being, and everyone knows it, but can't say anything. I'm tired of gays being treated like saints for being stupid.
+Sam Owens Hey man, everybody wants love. I'm with you that "don't hate on people for being ______" often gets overstated and can make people feel attacked for just not being part of the social justice movement, but there are reasons to praise people for being proud and out loud besides fear of criticism. I would have liked to hear more about Eric's struggle to make him more universally sympathetic, but based on the stories of my GLBTQ friends, I'm pretty all right with assuming that he was bullied or disowned or dehumanized more than once throughout his life. Coping takes a lot of forms--drag and the attention (or love) he gets from it seems to help this young man.
A lovely observation and if you look at my "back story"? I UTTERLY get it. I'm about the only thing that pops up if ye' Google "straight husband goes drag". ;) Brilliant presentation!
I am so proud to be your aunt. I love you with all my heart. Your beauty, your courage, you grace, your awesomeness. Thank you for letting me be a part of your amazing life. I love you honey.
Deep and special
This is so wholesome 😭❤️
Repent ✝️✝️✝️
Repent ✝️✝️✝️
@@juancabralcenteno1829 To what? No thank you.
Eric is so genuine, honest and very beautiful. I don't see the character but a very special person in beautiful clothing.
Oh my god. Regardless of the topic that he meant to say, I caught more powerful message from his shared story. We can't live wearing masks our entire live. He's a good speaker, and I respect him from what he said
Eric, you are a truly beautiful human being. So proud of you for being who you truly are.
Thank you very much!
What an honest and genuine talk. All the best to you Eric/Fonda. :-)
GIIIIIIIIRL! Never take your wig off!! Lol. Kidding. Seriously this made me cry. You nailed it perfectly. It's so hard to explain to people the "why". Why do I love drag? From now on I refer them to this video. Don't know you but I love your face! You're gorgeous and amazing.
Thank you GIIIIIIIRL! I love all my drag sisters! This made me laugh out loud for real!
It doesn't matter how you dress, your still a beautiful person. Beauty comes from within. For those filled with hate, they will never come to know the true beauty of life. Those that hate feel empowered by it, when they should feel embarrassed by it, for it belittles them and proves who they really are.
wonderfully said.
hey i think your 9 year old wife is calling you, run along now :)
Jesus thekombai is trying too damn hard to be edgy
Maxine CD
Regardless whether being "Gay" or not is right or wrong, I must admit that he's message was strong
What a wonderful speaker. Heartfelt and thoughtful. The last few minutes when she was unpeeling her drag persona, was a fabulous twist. It also meant she had less makeup to remove after the show ;)
You might not even imagine how you did inspire me and how I am touched by your courage.
Though I am not fluent at listening Engish, I was able to understand your true heart and honesty.
You are a hero that you let the world know that being oneself is far and away important and vital than being well-accepted one.
You are so beautiful just as you are.
Thank You Jinah! It is because of people like you I can find my courage!
Seeing this right b4 it auto plays to the next 1 tho I played this twice thru but
I could not stop crying happy/sympathy tears through the whole video. This is beautiful.
This spoke to me. Thank you for sharing your heart with us. The internet is a very cruel place and you are very brave to put yourself out there. It is greatly appreciated.
I have classes with Eric and he is such a wonderful person! Great talk.
This is amazing. What a beautiful soul.
This moved me to tears! Thank you for sharing :) An inspiration to all !
Honestly, coming from someone that doesn't care much for cross dressing and all that I must say this is an inspirational speech and you can tell it comes right from the heart; the same thing we all have.
Wow, how honest, beautiful, powerful and inspiring, made me think about who am I pretending to be every day? Thank you Fonda and Eric, love is being sent to you xoxo
We have no right to judge our fellow human beings, we are who we are no matter what other people want of us just be yourself, love one another love overcomes all obstacles in life. God Bless.
Eloquently said, Eric. "I like you just the way you are". Be well and know you are loved and always will be, Eric. Your cousin, Cynthia
Thank you for having "true confidence", and everything you spoke of has given me the hope that I can live my life as both individuals. I just now saw your video and wish I heard your message 7 years ago. Sharing your experiences has mirrored my life but I still don't know locally who I can reach out to that I can trust and lean on to help with my journey, but I'm not going to stop trying!! So thanks again for sharing!!! and I hope you receive this so if you have any feed back that could be helpfull ... I'm all ears!!!!!!!
That's the best speech I've ever herd (tears in my eye's).
This is absolutely the best TED talk I have listend this far!
When I came out as trans, I love everyone in my family. My now-ex, my now-16 year old son. My parents and grandparents. My siblings. I'll never get them back, but the truth is that if I was going to be authentic, then I never really had them to begin with. I ended up marrying a man from England, the sweetest man I've ever known. A father better step-father to my son, than my own father was to me. I truly began to learn who I really was when I came out as trans, and at the time of writing this I am a team lead at my job in a place full of very unaccepting and ruthless people, and I've been at my job now for over four years, when before I seemingly had four different jobs in a year. I'm me, and I hope that one day those I lost will get to know the person tney never had.
One of the best TED Talks I have heard.
Come on QUEEN! If life is the runway, when we are all drag queens 🏆🏆🏆
What a courageous and beautiful soul making a very good point.
I wish everyone would speak about things like a two-way tedtalk. Life would be richer, fuller, and much much more interesting.
Thank you for your inside and outside Beauty, your honesty, and for making the world a better place buy relegating understanding!
Beautiful, touching, brave and incredibly inspirational. Love you much
This is surprisingly profound and inspiring. Thank you for this talk
Thanks GF. Means alot of us girls need to hear. Truely inspirational 💓
What an inspiring person. The characters that live inside us that are hidden hold truth.
Wonderful talk and I love how you ended this. Stay true to yourself and stay beautiful in spirit as both Erik and Fonda.
Fantástico discurso, llega profundo al alma, creo de la gran mayoría, por que la gran mayoría nos vestimos de ideas predeterminadas que lleven a la aceptación de los otros. El mundo es tan cruel o lindo, según como tú lo quieras ver. Creo que allí esta la gran oportunidad de conseguir ser uno mismo y ser feliz o vivir en el closet. Great speech Fonda !!
Very moving, I would be PROUD to call you my son!
Congratulations! So honest and deep! And with humor!
(I learned this the lesser hard way, by only being a lesbian, and now understanding it in another ways being a psychotherapist)
You could parallel this talk to issues of split-personality disorder. Very healing talk!
This deserves a standing ovation!
Thank you for sharing. Amalia shared this with me yesterday--i have a new perspective
@Jennifer van Dam Thank you! You are beautiful!
Wonderful and inspiring. Your talk gives me hope that the world is becoming a better place not just for acceptance of transgender and the like but for everyone else as well. I am glad to see that the sacrifices that have been forced upon you have let you discover a better and happier life. The world turns slowly but it is moving!!!! :D
One of your "T" sisters following the same thoughts and journey, only I took longer. Thanks for sharing, as it really does make life a better place.
I love you and thankful for being there when I need you
So moving, Eric! ❤️
The world and all the universe .. Gago of your beauty .. And all human beings are ashamed ... Everything in you cheers your words Your hair Your smile Your body .. Your eyes As if you created your beauty artist.
Snow winter gift .. sun and summer gift .. flowers spring gift .. and your beauty a lifetime gift.
Impressive...
I am a crossdresser (transgender) from the Netherlands, Europe.
You look very beautiful as a Woman! Amazing...
Respect!
Kind regards,
Jennifer
Thank you Jennifer!
you comment is very offensive to all transgender women , crossdresser and transgender NOT same thing , here i am thinking people in Netherlands more educated
@@vikakhan5944 Thank you for that comments, I was just about to respond to Jennifer's comment. Though let's not ignore the fact that Jennifer might not know the difference.
Jennifer, As a (dutch) Trans woman I would ask you not to mix the two terms up and perhaps educate yourself (if you have not done so already, this is a rather old comment after all). I would hate it if you crossdress because you feel you can not be the woman you want to be full time.
Your eyes are sea .. And your face moon .. And your words charm .. And separation fire .. And meet you the most beautiful days of life.
That outfit is so convincing and beautiful
That took courage. Well done. Everyone should watch this til the very end. I'm a 77 year old transvestite, still sissy dressing after all these years.
Sons raised under the influence of single moms or mothers with more control over upbringing, woman who knowingly or unknowingly imbibe feminine qualities in the child does influence the sexuality of boys in puberty and later in adulthood. I'm interested in what put the kid in the closet first. This is not talked about much
Well, having known Eric my entire life, I would say that your speculation that he developed his sexuality in puberty would be off the mark, as he was always the way he was. Now, as to your other inquiry, he did not grow up with a single mother, and his father was the main influence in his life, then his mother, and more important than both, I think he would say his siblings and grandparents. (Myself included).
It's laughable and annoying at the sametime that people like you quickly misinterpret and misrepresent opinions that are based on life experiences other than your own. My comment was precisely not about Eric or of the sexuality of people like eric, and neither was it in disacceptance of it. You should stop critiquing cuz sometimes you might not have a clue of where the other person is coming from.
mytubeaccount
So what did you mean? Your post clearly insinuates that his sexuality may have been influenced by his mother.
Anyway, you are making a mistake of cause vs. correlation. Did you ever consider that gay men brought up with greater female influence are more likely to be openly gay because they do not have to fear their fathers? People are more likely express themselves freely when they do not have gender expectations forced on them.
i don't mean anything else than what i said by me. the rest arise out of your own confusions of me or where im coming from. also, im the least bit indulged in this comment thread anymore. so go luck talking to my hand
mytubeaccount
I'm sorry your comment was misleadingly offensive and led us to inform you of some facts.
Thank you for sharing your story! Your talk really hit home for me and I appreciate you so much sugar pea honey plumb
That performance takes guts! Bravo Eric/Fonda
So many mean comments ,what the hell ? non the less this is great ,honestly .
Wow not gonna lie Eric could pass pretty well
I love you Eric, I'm so proud of you.
this was a nice speach, doing his speeh i could see much of me doing his speech meaning what i was really running from instead of some the lie i been saying, how my parents and most my family dont understand how yes this could help me as well as harm me but past years i have not had tha chance to find out cause i live with family that do not like me to dress up so brings fear,, depression, anxiety my way more...thank you Ted for your speech making me understading better about me,,, about us. alot of us live in mask, some know it and some dont but alot of us do wear mask and just like Ted we have to control the not let the mask control us
nice outfit - love the belt! oh the Amazing shoes and Lashes ~
i not expect the ending ... i was like 'NOOOO, you look so great' then, i was fine again after a moment.
+Sacred Thyme lol you are cute
The best name I have heard all year!...."Fonda Cox"
Trisha Ann Glynn Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome to the stage, Fonda Cox!
This was excellent!
I loved this thank you for this !!!
I have a lot of sympathy for all people of different sexual orientations. I have friends who are gay and my boss in my previous job was gay. Even so, and listening to Eric, I still feel uneasy about it. I suppose it's because I've never seen a man look so much like a woman and a very attractive one at that. I believe this will take time for the rest of the world to acknowledge and accept because in the end, and no matter what sexual orientation we are in, we are first and foremost human and we must accept it with compassion.
+Kai_Decadence Interesting point. Regarding tomboys, I remember working in a museum with a new curator who not only had her own unique way to dress, but often carried a police badge on her waist and had all the attributes of a man in her demeanor. When male movers came in to move heavy artifacts, they asked me if she was a guy. I said no. Mainly because I've seen her date men. In some teaching of psychology, she would be regarded as marshal type. I see no problem with it though it only becomes so when she's unaware of her behavior that can sometimes be impersonal and uncaring as men often are. The LGBT movement is a good thing though it's upsetting to many but it will pass in time. Change does not come without controversy.
Brilliant talk Eric, loved it
Toooo beautiful....loved it!!!
That jerry springer line hit so close to home lmao
Just amazing. Ty 💗🙏🏽💖 also man you are a beautiful woman 🌷🌻🤗
Amazing talk. Everyone deserves to be loved for who they are. I wonder what masks we all wear to "fit in".
It is criminal you were not encouraged or accepted as simply being yourself.
I have a possibly controversial question (not to do with sexuality, but with body). My partner thinks that transgender issues arise because society has failed (because society pressures people into gender stereotypes). Do you think if we fixed society, if we removed all gender expectations, would people still feel the need to change sex? If people did not care about who wears what clothes or what anybody's genitals might be.. would this fix everything?
So, like how you wore drag to find acceptance... do you think people are changing sex because society does not currently allow them to be themselves?
If all people were like you .. you would fulfill the crown beauty on every creature.
What an amazing human being!
Your an inspiration to all
You're so loved, Eric!
WOW!!!!
We all have problems the key is not to make it somebody else's problem. We live in a selfish world.
Thank you
Fantastic Eric.
WOW!!! AMAZING!
Mama is serving fresh, still flapping fish
Amazing, inspiring
This is great!
clear soul, amazing
Man...that was beautiful
Beautiful Dress gorgeous beauty 💖
What a babe! ❤
Amazing! Brave! Conscious!
Amazing story! how you dressin'?
anyone is hiding how they truly feel now?
WOW!! love...
Beautiful.
NICE SPEAKER, INDEED!!! #applause
I only have one problem with fonda. It absolutely disgusts me. WHY IS SHE PRETTIER THAN ME! TELL ME YOUR SECRETS
It sure is crowded with all of those masks, outfits, skeletons and other ephemera. We can't hide in there forever, can we? You certainly are a beautiful human being.
You know it's funny, when people talk about/defend "gays" they're always so nice and are scared that if they say something wrong then the internet will come after them! This MAN is an attention seeking human being, and everyone knows it, but can't say anything. I'm tired of gays being treated like saints for being stupid.
+Sam Owens Hey man, everybody wants love. I'm with you that "don't hate on people for being ______" often gets overstated and can make people feel attacked for just not being part of the social justice movement, but there are reasons to praise people for being proud and out loud besides fear of criticism. I would have liked to hear more about Eric's struggle to make him more universally sympathetic, but based on the stories of my GLBTQ friends, I'm pretty all right with assuming that he was bullied or disowned or dehumanized more than once throughout his life. Coping takes a lot of forms--drag and the attention (or love) he gets from it seems to help this young man.
A lovely observation and if you look at my "back story"? I UTTERLY get it.
I'm about the only thing that pops up if ye' Google "straight husband goes drag". ;)
Brilliant presentation!
That was inspiring
Gratuitous.
well said.
You're beautiful!
💜💜💜
You look a real hotie in that dress, great speech, deep and sound
Wow !
what a stunningly good looking guy ?