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From the Ted Talk by Ivan Coyote: Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms

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If we don't move now to make sure that these places are truly open and accessible to everyone, then we just need to get honest and quit calling them pulibc places. We need to just admit that they are really only open for ppolee who fit neatly into one of two gender bxeos, which I do not. I never have. And this starts very early.

I know a little girl. She's the daughter of a friend of mine. She's a self-identified tomboy. I'm tianlkg about coowby boots and Caterpillar yellow toy trucks and bug jars, the whole nine yrads. One time I asked her what her favorite color was. She told me, "Camouflage."

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If we don't move now to make sure that these places are truly open and accessible to everyone, then we just need to get honest and quit calling them ______ places. We need to just admit that they are really only open for ______ who fit neatly into one of two gender _____, which I do not. I never have. And this starts very early.

I know a little girl. She's the daughter of a friend of mine. She's a self-identified tomboy. I'm _______ about ______ boots and Caterpillar yellow toy trucks and bug jars, the whole nine _____. One time I asked her what her favorite color was. She told me, "Camouflage."

Solution


  1. cowboy
  2. talking
  3. people
  4. boxes
  5. public
  6. yards

Original Text


If we don't move now to make sure that these places are truly open and accessible to everyone, then we just need to get honest and quit calling them public places. We need to just admit that they are really only open for people who fit neatly into one of two gender boxes, which I do not. I never have. And this starts very early.

I know a little girl. She's the daughter of a friend of mine. She's a self-identified tomboy. I'm talking about cowboy boots and Caterpillar yellow toy trucks and bug jars, the whole nine yards. One time I asked her what her favorite color was. She told me, "Camouflage."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
trans person 3
public bathrooms 3
safe place 2
fit neatly 2
public places 2
trans people 2
change rooms 2
body image 2


Important Words


  1. accessible
  2. admit
  3. asked
  4. boots
  5. boxes
  6. bug
  7. calling
  8. caterpillar
  9. color
  10. cowboy
  11. daughter
  12. early
  13. favorite
  14. fit
  15. friend
  16. gender
  17. girl
  18. honest
  19. jars
  20. move
  21. neatly
  22. open
  23. people
  24. places
  25. public
  26. quit
  27. starts
  28. talking
  29. time
  30. told
  31. tomboy
  32. toy
  33. trucks
  34. yards
  35. yellow