To recall what Princess Bubblegum said: "People get built different. We don't need to figure it out, we just need to respect it."

She looks like the kind of teacher that would tell you to believe in yourself and stand up for you when other teachers put you down

Imagine being named "Dr. Diamond", that is unironically so dope. I love it

The volume is horrible. In fact I am writing this comment while watching this video and the sound of my keypad is much louder.

I'm not gonna lie, it took me to the end of the video to really grasp what she was saying, but when i did, i loved it. this idea of 'whether we were born this way or not, it shouldn't matter because regardless we deserve to be treated as respected people' edit: some of u bring good points i never thought of; this is why respectful discussion is so important. since this comment blew up all i ask is that u keep it polite people.

So glad she explained the part about bisexuality, honestly sometimes it makes some of us wonder why include a b in lgbt+ when we are dismisses or belittled.

"What am I supposed to tell them? That I'm this way .... because reasons???" "No. Not even because reasons. *Just because **_you are._* " - Natalie Wynn

she finally pinpoints why I've always felt religious folks claiming "They were born that way, we can't change them, we just need to pray for them" is such an uncomfortable comment.

You know bi erasure is a thing when you are so surprised and start to get emotional when mentions us

I don’t get why people are mad at her, everything she says is perfectly plausible and in no way malicious

so... our sexualities are fluid, but it's not like we can control the fluidity. we don't choose our attractions, which makes discrimination based on it all the more nonsensical, especially because they can fluctuate over time.

why is no one talking about those GUNS?!😍

I don't understand the comment section. Pls someone tell me what people are arguing about? She says lgbt people aren't born that way. But it doesn't mean it's a choice. It can be a choice too, but it's not a wrong choice. i think she's saying that our feelings can grow in its own way, naturally , and it can be fluid sometimes.

I did not think I was going to like this. I'm glad I was wrong.

Lady Gaga: *writes a few lyrics* Lisa Diamond: i'm gonna end this woman whole career

the fact that you have a gene doesn’t mean it’s going to be expressed. that’s what recessive genes are all about. also, your gene expression can shift over time, like hair color or taste buds.

Why is the audio on this video so ridiculously low? I had to double the the level on my tv

First thing she says: True or false? audience: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA Did i miss a joke or something??

I don't mean to offend in any way but she reminds me of olivia octavius from into the spider-verse

im sorry but am I the only one who can't stop staring at her arms??

I see more comments complaining about criticism then actual criticism;_;

Volume too LOW!!!

I love her use of “can be fluid”!that matters cause it shows possibility instead of saying “it is fluid” and stating it as some universal unchanging fact.

Identical twin studies are underrated, and underfunded in my opinion.

Wow, I have never seen so many comments misunderstanding what someone's said lol.

Genetic circuits are non-deterministic (they are stochastic), so, although some traits may be determined genetically, they might not be expressed the same between identical twins. Because although they have the same genes, some genes may be turned ON for one twin and OFF for the other.

I’m seeing a TON of people defending the ted talk against people in the comment section who misunderstood her point...but I’ve yet to see someone actually disagree with her or be rude. How far down are those comments?

Thank you for defending bisexuals/pansexuals 💙💜💗

I’m sorry but she looks like a female Rick from Rick and Morty😂

I have one problem with this idea, many lgbt people if not most, are actually consistent in they're orientation, and when they come out it's often dismissed as a 'phase' so how are people supposed to fight that idea, without invoking the 'born this way' argument?

i just wanted to listen to the lady with the cool hair and now everyone is screaming in the comments

Yeah. I didn’t really feel my bisexuality until I was 17. I couldn’t relate to people who said they knew from early childhood. I think that’s an interesting way of thinking about it.

I normally don't like this argument. but she made it so well and presented it in a respectful way that increases respect. Now only if we lived in a respectful society. Its a difficult line to walk because there are still a lot of hateful people who will look for any way to weaponize arguments. for this argument to work, outside of communities that respect human autonomy we need to actually make human autonomy our strongest argument and highest value.

My ears: listening to fax My eyes: watching them guns

people who keep commenting about her topic and didn’t listen to her ted talk are clowns

I’m so glad someone’s talking about this. She’s an amazing speaker!!!

I didn’t know how this was going to go but I was pleasantly surprised that I literally had the same opinion as her and didn’t even know it 😂

it's because 'born this way' is apologetic at its worst... why apologize for being lgbtqi when straight people don't apologize about their gender either? be yourself and be proud of your gender... don't apologize!

"Born this way" is an argument custom-built for a society with conformity as its highest value. Lisa Diamond mentions in this talk that this argument came about in the 60s and 70s and was crafted (reactively) for that timeframe and its values. For young people today especially I don't think they see it this way as much. I think they don't see conformity as especially valuable to begin with, for one thing.

I dont’t agree with her idea that people would only refer to “born this way” as a way of admitting fault. People are “born this way” with many characteristics that aren’t thought of as “bad” things... they’re just characteristics.

She’s right. People who are criticizing her need to learn how to interpret-ate a message.

Wow, this completely changed my mind. I went in really sceptical that it was a bad argument but I completely agree.

WHAAAAAAA? ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT PEOPLE CHANGE?

Stream "Born this way" by Lady Godga

I'm so happy about how she perfectly explained why the born this way argument is harmful to bisexuals, as we are seen as being able to have a "choice" in our attraction

"true or false" Audience slapping their knees: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHAHAGAH 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

so her point is "you weren't born this way, you developed this way."

Here's a lesson my mother taught me about the world that ALL LGBT people should know (I'm LGBT too): When I was 15, as a young and wide-eyed Asian kid, I stumbled across the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child, and I was ecstatic. In it, the convention states that every child has a RIGHT to food and shelter, even though my mother had on many occasions denied me food and shelter whenever I misbehaved (i.e. refusing to give me food or money to buy food, or kicking me out of the house as punishment). I brought this up with her, confident that I can change her mind because somewhere out there, a bunch of enlightened individuals believe that children also had rights and that they DESERVED better. My mother, a lower-middle-income hard-nosed parent, laughed in my face and said, "you can decide what you think you deserve when you can make your own money." And that night, I had no dinner, and I was locked outside the house. My mother was cruel, but she was right. You can't talk about human rights, or whatever you think you deserve, when you DON'T HAVE POWER. You may live among kindred souls who chose to be kind to you, but you'd be gravely mistaken to take that for granted. For the world is not benign... there will always be people out there eager to destroy and take you apart if you let them, and those whom you lean on for charity can one day decide to STOP giving. And only when all your friends have betrayed you (and they will one day) will you realise that you are nothing without POWER. When I talk about power, I'm not talking about power over other people, I'm talking about power you have over yourself. Those who are constantly overpowered by their own passions cannot achieve greatness. The greatest power one can have is the power to control one's own fate. And you EARN that power by first controlling your emotions. With your emotions under control, you then control your actions. And with your actions under control, you can then shape your own destiny, one - excruciating - inch at a time. The whole 'we are born that way' argument is very disempowering! We are essentially trying to appeal to other people's good side when not all of them have a good side! And it doesn't matter what you get from others by using that tired argument, because even if it grants you heaven and earth, you are still down on bended knees, and there is no dignity in that. LGBT people, above all, should seek power and not entitlement. Even if you have to fight harder than everyone else, then so be it. You will surpass yourself one day, and even surpass all your critics. Let those who once hated you fear you, be envious of you, or god forbid, be respectful of you because you are powerful. You can't force them to change their minds but you can force them to look at you when you have power. Be grateful to every ounce of charity you receive, but always maintain your power to ensure nobody can mess with you. And this is by far the most dignified way to live that I know of. And I owe all of that to my dear mother, whom I kicked out of my house not too long ago.

I personally didnt take the "Born This Way" thing so deeply and literal. More like a metaphor and a statement relating to pride. But if we gonna discuss more profoundly, i don't stan essentialism, philosophically.

Just reading the comment section made me sure of my choice to cut-off every pious people from my life the moment they started talking about how they're right and other people who doesn't share their belief is a demon or something. It's just not healthy and definitely not helping anyone involved.

Her voice is so appealing to hear, and she makes multiple great points.

i feel like she works on her arms for this particular reason

This talk has made me feel validated. What Dr Diamond said simply reflects not only my opinion on this matter, but also my own experience. THANK YOU, Dr Diamond!! 🥰

Jesus, I would never think about this issue using this perspective, thank you

"Born this way" is just a shorter way of saying "I can't do anything about it". Yes it's simplified but it was used to counter the claim that you choose this. You have to look at it from the context of people telling you to just be normal. The scientific details are not that relevant when someone says to you you need to change something you know you cannot change.

It’s Born This Way ma’am if your gonna quote Gaga get it right

Everyone complaining about the volume: there are captions

I like when she opens her arms because of the gun show 😍

she really snapped on this one

TL;DR version: *bisexuals exist.*

It's pretty sad that most of the comments are still about the look of that woman rather than what she's talking about 😒

Her argument ignores the concept of the Kinsey scale. Where one is on the Kinsey scale is likely where one is born. Most people are therefore born in the middle. Perhaps what she should be debating is rephrasing “born that way” to the more appropriate that same gender attraction is “natural” which I believe is what was really meant by born that way.

I was born like this, my twin brother as well. I only can speak for us! But good luck with new researchers in the future.

Honey don't you misquote the queen Gaga like that

The only thing I got from this was that she doesn’t know that Lady Gaga’s song is “Born This Way” and NOT “Born That Way”

She looks like a crazy scientist from a cartoon

When she started talking about bisexuals I teared up, thank you lady, I really needed that

She looks like olivia octavius from into the spider-verse.

Finally someone standing up for the Bi folks!

the argument is not “born that way” but “affection is not controllable”, right?

If our sexualities are fluid and we can’t control it changing then there’s more proof that we can’t choose.

If they were “ born that way” then why call it a preference? How many people didn’t need to listen to this to come to the same conclusion?

Ok so twin studies are done based on genetic studies while neglecting epigenetics. Technically there is no such thing as an identical set of twins, even if they were monozygotic and monochorionic, are not identical unless their epigenetics are identical as well as their chromosomes and genes. So her argument is based on a flawed platform.

I wonder if she feels brave enough to tell the truth that trans ppl weren't "born this way" publicly in the current climate. It's difficult to not see a large amount of homophobia in that group too.

I think her points would be better made with more numbers. The one number she did give in the beginning about the twins, has a faulty conclusion, if you ask me, when you talk about nurture vs nature. Cause twins both share DNA, and their upbringing. So it seems like you can't juxtapose nurture vs nature in this case.

1. Identical twins can have different alleles. 2. Confused bisexuals can be the confounding variables in her research. (I wish I had access to her research) Agree with her 2nd and 3rd points though.

I saw this girl on “trixie and katya watch a documentary about s3x”

Born this Way actually has advanced LGBT equality...

Thank you, Ms. Frizzle! ❤

KZfaq: Comments: _Its I was born _*_THIS_*_ way, not _*_ThAt_*_ way!!_ 😲😫😥⚠️

I get what she means, but the Born This Way "argument" has FACTUALLY helped and advanced the LGBTQ community, thank you Lady Gaga and thank you everyone who ever advocated and talked about and STOOD for equality!

What an incredible speaker! Loved it so much, hope we can accept people irrespective of whoever they are. ❤

It is long overdue someone said that. I always thought "born that way" was just a defence against the seduction theory. Understandable but wrong.

I'm not sure I can trust anyone who can get on stage and use twins dna as evidence even though environmental factors change gene expression. She's got a good point about just respecting people but she's not explaining it in an effective or even completely true way.

Her arms ❤️

‘We are built this way’. Done.

What a breath of fresh air! Can this be true? Someone who puts forward a theorem and actually uses scientific research to back it up on of all places, KZfaq? As I live and breathe! lol

Life is not worth a damn 'Till you can say Hey world I AM WHAT I AM

She has the most powerful stance ive ever seen.

Well presented and substantive arguments she makes. Not sure if I totally agree, but she make a quite compelling case for her position. Well done.

I see why it was necessary to gain basic fundamental rights in the past, but we should indeed be moving past this narrative now.

I agree with her agument but I find it dangerous as someone part of the LGBT community. Like we have only just started to get accepted on the bases that we're born this way and it's an easy argument for non-lgbt people to understand and accept. I'm worried that even if she's right this kind of rhetoric could be used to regress lgbt rights and its dangerous to do this early on in our communities development and societal acceptance. Maybe in the next few decades, the world will be ready for this but not yet.

Accept and love who you are, and accept and love others for who they are.

This is so clever. Thank you for putting this into words for us!

Smart lady with 💪

I know I am born this way...just like you don't know why you like red over yellow, why you like grapes over peaches , why you like cookies over chips *you don't know why you like boys over girls* This is just it. Its just you don't choose what you like. You are like that way.

The whole purpose of the "born this way" argument was to say "I have no choice". She is reinforcing the idea that you have no choice isn't she?

I have been discovering this too with a lot of issues, including autism and alcoholism. When we say “They can’t help it; they were born that way”, we not only lock them into a position of pity a la a kind of Calvinistic worldview that some are born saved, and others born damned, but we also further define this damnation with a brand of genetic determinism. The alcoholic cannot recover because they have a “disease”, rather than proclivities, tendencies, and choices. There’s no power in that. Some do have a tendency to struggle more with substance dependence than other, and we all have one struggle or another that we can choose to rise above. The autistic person cannot be a leader or popular because they were born to be socially awkward. Not so. Autistic people can make exceptional leaders, but even among our own community, we have been telling ourselves that we don’t because we’re “this way”. Let’s change that!

The "born this way" is indeed pitiful and the only reason it is tolerated is that the intentions are good. Great speech on why it should be abandoned. Simplicity of speech is deep understanding and the her arguments are just that. If I 'm allowed I would rephrase the third argument to sound more like the second. The "born this way" argument is not ETHICALLY NECESSARY.

The problem is her research is contradicted by others, as hers does theirs.