This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this powerful talk, Thomas Lloyd talks about taking pride in owning his identity and the strength...
========== Translator: Leonardo Silva
Reviewer: Mile Živković So, thank you. Oh! Good, this is on. So - I'm trying to remember
the first time I was ever asked, "Why are you so gay?" (Laughter) Probably in middle school, before it actually applied
to any form of sexual orientation, right? Because in middle school,
you don't have any orientation, let alone a sexual one. It just used to refer to something,
you know, you don't enjoy. But the funny thing
is that, since middle school, I've probably been asked this question
almost as much as any other question. If I had a dime for each time
I've been asked, "Why are you so gay?," I could maybe pay
for one credit at Georgetown. So - (Laughter) But the interesting thing
about th...