iO Tillett Wright
Storyteller | Exploring the Fluidity of Identity
Most recently at TEDxWomen 2012 in 2012.
About
iO Tillett Wright is a multifaceted artist, activist, and storyteller who has spent his career challenging preconceptions about gender and sexuality. As a child actor, he developed a keen awareness of how identity is often constrained by societal norms.
This personal experience deeply informs his work, which explores the fluid and complex nature of who we are. Through his TED Talks and writing, iO offers audiences a nuanced perspective on embracing the full spectrum of human identity and expression.
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Fifty shades of gay
iO Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum -- and asked many of them: Can you assign a percentage to how gay or straight you are? Most people, it turns out, consider themselves to exist in the gray areas of sexuality, not 100% gay or straight. Which presents a real problem when it comes to discrimination: Where do you draw the line?
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