Your words have the power to end suffering of LGBTQ youth | Kat Clark | TEDxTauranga

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  • čas přidán 1. 10. 2019
  • Social change happens through tiny, everyday actions of acceptance and love.
    Kat is a gay woman, adopted by a New Zealand family from Russia when she was three, who has experienced the confusion, fear and depression of LGBTQ youth on her path to finding acceptance.
    Kat now works fearlessly on behalf of the LGBTQ community where she has two Youth Week awards and is a Local Hero New Zealander of the Year.
    nstagram: @katerinaclark_speaker
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    Adopted from Russia as a young child and overcoming adversity as a teenager, Katerina (Kat) Clark was motivated to make a difference for other young people in the Bay of Plenty.
    Kat established Tauranga Pryde and continues to provide ongoing support as a student advocate at the University of Waikato.
    In recognition of Kat’s work on behalf of the LGBTQ community she was presented with two Youth Week awards and is a Local Hero New Zealander of the Year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

Komentáře • 61

  • @catherinemcintosh584
    @catherinemcintosh584 Před 4 lety +47

    Kat, I was a mum from the soccer team you coached at that christian school. You shone then - as you still do. You lead those kids in the way you lead now and we are all better people for knowing you. Thank you for being you.

    • @kimsteinke713
      @kimsteinke713 Před 3 lety +3

      Amen 🙏

    • @kimsteinke713
      @kimsteinke713 Před 3 lety +4

      Amen hallelujah now if only the Vatican and some church people would get the message and see let us LGBT people were nothing to be afraid of they're just afraid of everything. ❤️🙏

    • @theindividual7974
      @theindividual7974 Před 2 lety

      @@kimsteinke713 your serial deviants stop victomizing our kids

  • @jimrunsthis4654
    @jimrunsthis4654 Před 3 lety +16

    Good message, brought me to tears. Glad to see others doing good in the world

  • @DDD2323-z5i
    @DDD2323-z5i Před 2 lety +14

    "Cool, what's her name?" I was trying hard not to start crying in class. I'm not supposed watching stuff in class, but I watched this secretly.

  • @7Eclothing
    @7Eclothing Před 4 lety +14

    So proud to be sponsoring you Kat!

  • @kimsteinke713
    @kimsteinke713 Před 3 lety +8

    Thank you this is the way to truth light and unconditional love and acceptance amen hallelujah ❤️🙏

  • @davefisher1840
    @davefisher1840 Před 2 lety +1

    Very nice and well done. Thank You! 😊

  • @joelkalpram
    @joelkalpram Před rokem +3

    What a powerful speech. Kiora 🙏🏾

  • @priscontreras690
    @priscontreras690 Před 3 lety +8

    U r an inspiration, Lov from México xoxoxo

  • @peachienickle
    @peachienickle Před 3 lety +2

    As the only editor, shared on Coming Out or Showing Support Canada (english).

  • @nicomcmahon2491
    @nicomcmahon2491 Před 3 lety +4

    That was so incredibly beautiful ❤️

  • @PinkPetals3820
    @PinkPetals3820 Před 2 lety

    Her books are good I just gotta say

  • @CourtneyGibbs-xb8eo
    @CourtneyGibbs-xb8eo Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks

  • @owenstoefungus3937
    @owenstoefungus3937 Před 3 lety +3

    thank you. just thank you.

  • @maggiejones3941
    @maggiejones3941 Před 2 lety

    Wow 👏

  • @priscontreras690
    @priscontreras690 Před 3 měsíci +1

    She is soooo nice and cute grettings from México

  • @somersetridao1982
    @somersetridao1982 Před 8 měsíci

    You right, soul of society getting so hard of the things they do not understand. So fuckshit get it?

  • @leen5176
    @leen5176 Před 2 lety +2

    So much love🏳️‍🌈♥️

  • @hannahciprian6219
    @hannahciprian6219 Před 3 lety +1

  • @lilithcrow6675
    @lilithcrow6675 Před 3 lety +1

    So... what was her name?

  • @mrjd121165
    @mrjd121165 Před 11 měsíci

    suffering from what?

  • @jazpaulallen2409
    @jazpaulallen2409 Před 2 lety +1

    Rainbow 🌈 warrior Cool 😎

  • @mmm-md9tj
    @mmm-md9tj Před rokem

    look like a PINK)))

  • @playedtoomuch5259
    @playedtoomuch5259 Před 3 lety +10

    I mean it's a cool story and the like, but you have the 10 year old stereotype male bully haircut and I can't stop thinking about that

  • @snoopyontheground3481
    @snoopyontheground3481 Před 2 lety +8

    Enough of this BS - if someone is lgbtq that is their choice - bless them - however, I do not need to participate in validating their esteem.

    • @margaretworley1116
      @margaretworley1116 Před rokem +5

      So you just want to be hateful towards them? They aren't asking for your support, they want people like you to just let them live their lives.

    • @snoopyontheground3481
      @snoopyontheground3481 Před rokem +3

      @@margaretworley1116 ---- go ahead live your life - no ones needs to know your pronouns.

    • @margaretworley1116
      @margaretworley1116 Před rokem +4

      @@snoopyontheground3481 You do realize that you use pronouns all the time while speaking right? Like... it's just about referring to people politely.

    • @snoopyontheground3481
      @snoopyontheground3481 Před rokem +2

      @@margaretworley1116 ---- ya but i dont demand that everyone in every institution adjust to my crazy opposite pronoun choice.

    • @margaretworley1116
      @margaretworley1116 Před rokem +7

      @@snoopyontheground3481 It costs you nothing to be kind. Why does it matter to you if someone asked to be referred to differently?

  • @earlaweese
    @earlaweese Před 3 lety +2

    *The LGBT suffers because of the LGBT; this is why our goddess and saviour, Lady Gaga sings “My biggest enemy is me” in her new song.*

    • @ClinomaticVixen
      @ClinomaticVixen Před 3 lety +15

      We don't suffer because of ourselves. We suffer because of bigotry and hate from other people.

    • @kimsteinke713
      @kimsteinke713 Před 3 lety

      @@ClinomaticVixen I don't know why people get crossed on that I get you this is like the Christian Community that's been persecuting. they're think there the victims. LGBT are not no victims we are survivors baby we are the survivors trying to teach the other ones to stop persecuting everybody else that's our brothers and sisters they're blind with hate. God's trying to free These Eyes now ❤️🙏 are blind with fear and they won't read books they just won't read and Trust themselves because of that's a cult indoctrinating.

    • @Thughunterdirector
      @Thughunterdirector Před 2 lety

      @@ClinomaticVixen sounds so ironic bc in a country like Sweden Wich it's so openly for gays they still have the highest suicide attempts
      While this country done extremely stuff to ban homophobia

    • @michaelrg3836
      @michaelrg3836 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I kind of agree: I was/am my worst enemy.

  • @mrjd121165
    @mrjd121165 Před 11 měsíci

    What really lgbt want? You want us to understand you but you guys dont want to understand us..!!!

  • @Green-ader
    @Green-ader Před rokem +1

    Awesome I didn’t know my voice was that amazing to encourage people to commit suicide I must use this more to my advantage

  • @armymanssg508
    @armymanssg508 Před 2 lety +3

    Look, people, God does not accept homosexuality/LGBTQ Rom 1;24-28, 1 Cor 6:9-11, Rev 21:8-10 makes that very clear you, people need to stop all your arguing, whining, and crying it is what it is, get over yourselves and come to terms with the real truth...😊😊😊

    • @authorKatClark
      @authorKatClark Před 2 lety

      Shut up

    • @margaretworley1116
      @margaretworley1116 Před rokem +3

      Nice cherry picking youve done thete. What does it matter to you how others live? Judge not lest ye be judged.
      You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. LEVITICUS 19:18.

    • @unicornsushi5026
      @unicornsushi5026 Před rokem

      (Obviously, this rant is not at you, Margaret Worley.

    • @freddenker9537
      @freddenker9537 Před 7 měsíci

      God : Zeus,Plato,bACHUS, aHLLA, gANESCHA,bUDDA, kRISCHNBA, sPAGETTIMONSTER WAT gOD ?????

  • @yzdatabase4175
    @yzdatabase4175 Před 2 lety +3

    ok Groomer