One Word A Day - First Year On Testosterone

A lot happens your first year on testosterone. I decided to document some of my facial and vocal changes by filming myself reciting one word each day of an original 365 word poem for a year.

My name's Jackson Bird and I'm a creator, speaker, and wizard activist. On my channel you can find videos asking important questions about identity, social justice, and what happens when you put tacos on a waffle iron. Wanna subscribe? http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

You can watch more videos of my transition here    • Transition Videos  
More videos about gender, sexuality, and transgender topics here    • Gender & Sexuality Videos  
and Will It Waffle? episodes here    • Will It Waffle?  

Ben Schmidt's video that inspired this project    • 365 - A One Word Per Day Reflection O...  

Medium article I wrote about this piece https://medium.com/@jackisnotabird/on...
My voice changes week by week on SoundCloud   / voice-change-on-t  

Persons quoted, paraphrased, or evoked in the poem:
John Keats
Robert Frost
William Shakespeare
Taylor Swift
Allen Ginsberg
Christopher Marlowe
Kevin Barnes
Robert Johnson
Oscar Wilde
Nancy Wilson

Parts of this video were filmed at locations including:
Providence, Rhode Island
Red Bulls Arena
Brooklyn Public Library
Rare Rooftop Bar, Manhattan
Book Expo America, Manhattan
Philadelphia City Hall
Flame Con, Brooklyn
Miur Woods, California
San Francisco Pride Parade
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
San Diego Comic-Con
City Reliquary, Brooklyn
Disneyland, California
Times Square, Manhattan
Silent Barn, Brooklyn
Riverside Park, Manhattan
Madison Square Park, Manhattan
NerdCon, Minneapolis
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Washington Square Park, Manhattan
Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Harsimus Cemetery, Jersey City
Nashville, Tennessee
Boston, Massachusetts
Lincoln Center, Manhattan
Dallas Lovefield Airport
Historic Downtown Grapevine, Texas
Downtown Dallas
Cheer Up Charlie's, Austin
Virgin Flight 766 DAL to LGA
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge
Rockefeller Center, Manhattan
La Colombe flagship, Philadelphia
Radio City Music Hall, Manhattan
South Station, Boston
Natural History Museum, Manhattan
New York Public Library, Manhattan
YouTube Space NY
Rhode Island State House
Granger Leadership Academy, Providence
Columbia University, Manhattan
New York Botanical Garden, The Bronx
Grafitti Wall of Fame, Manhattan
American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library, Washington D.C.
Air & Space Museum, Washington D.C.
The U.S. Capitol Building
The White House
Chinatown, Washington D.C.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
U.S. Quidditch Cup 9, South Carolina
LaGuardia Airport
30th Street Station, Philadelphia
Tribeca Film Festival
Tumblr HQ, Manhattan
Bryant Park, Manhattan
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Gantry Plaza State Park, Queens
And many other unnoted streets in New York City


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