I was quite a butch girl, and now I’m quite a camp guy.
00:05
But I’m quite happy with that,
00:06
because that’s who I am.
00:09
CHORAL SINGING
00:15
Both my parents are ordained Church of England priests,
00:18
so I’ve always been living in a vicarage.
00:23
We thought, “Many kids go through change,” and we thought,
00:27
“Oh, well, this probably… He’ll probably grow out of it.”
00:29
But actually, he grew INTO what he should be.
00:35
Those sort of early teenage years were difficult
00:38
just because I didn’t feel like I fitted in, really.
00:42
When I was about 13, I thought maybe I was gay,
00:45
because I was attracted to women,
00:47
but I always knew that there was something slightly different about
00:49
my own gender identity and that I identified more
00:53
as a boy.
00:55
I first started singing at the age of eight,
00:57
when we moved to Tewkesbury and I started singing in the Abbey Choir.
01:02
Music was a way of expressing myself
01:06
without any sort of gender constructs.
01:09
Anybody can play an instrument, regardless of how you identify.
01:18
My voice has changed dramatically.
01:20
So, originally I was a treble, so I sang the top line,
01:25
and then, when I took testosterone,
01:27
I quickly skipped the tenor line and went straight down to bass!
01:34
Hello. My name’s Harrison, and I’m from Gloucestershire,
01:37
and I’m dedicating this song
01:39
to my fellow members of the trans community.
01:42
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
01:43
I help with trans youth
01:44
and particularly those that want to experiment with their voices
01:48
and are worried about how their voices might change.
01:51
Come on, baby brother. Come on, come on, come on…
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# I am what I am
01:59
# I am my own… #
02:02
There’s lots of people out there that are struggling,
02:04
and I struggled, too.
02:07
But I had a brilliant support network,
02:10
and there are lots of people out there that don’t have that.
02:12
# ..say
02:13
# Hey, world
02:15
# I am
02:18
# What I am. #
02:30
Singing is such a brilliant way of expressing yourself.
02:36
I felt, whatever journey you’re going on,
02:38
it was very moving. Thank you.
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