you can take my rights but you'll never take my memes 

Assuming climate change doesn't kill us all, I'm super excited for the future where trans kids are supported and loved in the way they deserve.

this video has a level of pure exasperation that only trans people can understand

Oh god as soon as Ty said "I'm from Arkansas" I immediately let out an "oh no". Literally so appalled with the fuckery going on against trans people in the US right now.

I know this is a funny meme video, but I really hope everyone on Arkansas/Texas, and any other states that are trying to take trans medical care/rights away is calling their government officials to get this STOPPED!!! THEY CANNOT PASS THESE BILLS!!

Me, a 14 year old trans masc student athlete in the US: *chuckles* I'm in danger

"i thought testosterone like, closed my tear ducts or something" dont i wish it did. anyway i will be saying this every time i cry

It's okay Ty, they're the manliest of manly tears. I think I saw a bald eagle pop out

The sudden laughter at "emile" made my contact come out of my eye somehow

Just a basic ol' cis straight male here saying stay strong folks. I'm still in the process of learning how to be the best person I can be on this stuff (and re: life in general, obviously), but know there are plenty out there like myself who don't have to deal with these particular struggles head-on, but we support you, and you _will_ be recognised. Ty's content of course helps me with that. Take care

Ty..... You are allowed to cry. I know i don't really know you but you are an enrichment to my personal life and i think you are allowed to feel bad or good or whatever the heck you are feeling at any moment. Keep vibin'

I wouldn't say I'm attracted to mullets, but I think Ty changed my mind

I genuinely had no idea this was also happening in the US to trans kids, I really thought here in the U.K. we were leading in western transphobia, but it would appear no where is safe.

im sending hugs and vibes. im 28, man? currently going through an egg phase. i may be a trans woman. trying to figure this all out. im a bit late to the party on that, but i learn its never too late. wwether or not i am trans, it has taught me so much, to learn about it and look into it. support from friends have shown me i am loved. and these things i see, the hate, it makes my heart hurt. USA, i hope for the best for you all, my brothers, sisters and all NB-winners

i woke up today and learned that my state's congress- i also live in arkansas --decided/did the law thing and Over Rode the Governor's Veto over the latest bill targeting heathcare providers giving gender affirming healthcare to trans kids... i kind of needed this lol thanks ty

I’m an ftm trans, I’m gay, I’m French, my name is Rémi and 7:02 was interesting for me to wake up to 🤣🤣

Dude, I got to the end of this video and was really feeling it. Then I looked down and there was a big ass spider crawling up my leg. A violent battle ensued and my tears got sucked back up into my tear ducts. Not first choice for a coping mechanism, but it worked. Seriously though, hang in there bro.

Yeah that whole "transphobes always think they know". Yeah. In real life I pass perfectly. (Except ONE TIME getting a pizza at costo in a facemask and a pink shirt I got ma'am'd and had an existential crisis.) And people on the internet just straight up don't believe me. They're like, "No, people are just humoring you." Who? The strangers who don't give a shit about me and will never see me again, who don't know I'm trans and never will? They're humoring me? The most I got clocked was when my therapist said I seemed "vaguely effeminate" and was trying to figure out if I was gay or something. (It's the "or something" for me). Like kiddo. I know it's hard to come to grips with, but statistically 50% of trans people pass. What gender people perceive you as is easily manipulatable with common tools like clothes and makeup. (Avoiding misgendering 100% of the time is still hard ofc). And when people know I'm trans, they don't believe I was born with a pussy. A strange lady argued with my dad on facebook saying I can't be a "girl" (his words were "trans man") because "girls can't grow beards". And when I was counter protesting at a nazi rally they said "YoU'Ll NeVeR bE a ReAl WoMaN" over and over until I said "thanks!" at which point they tried to pivot but at that point it was too affirming to bother me. People online say "MAN" in all caps and bold on to try to invalidate me because they think I'm MTF. Even my lovely hormone doctor started misgendering me as I got more masc because she was used to using she for masc people and he for fem people because she meets trans people before they start transitioning. So. All told, on average, cis people have no idea what's going on and can barely understand it even when explained slowly. They run mainly on instinct and spite. If they hear "trans", they'll take whatever they see and reverse it, with nary a bit of context.

My province has a political movement to genuinely become the 51st US state, and I’m honestly terrified of that happening. My premier already tried to make it legally required for teachers to out their students to family, regardless of circumstances, and if he was given the power to do that, I don’t know how far he would go. It’s fucking scary. I have a top surgery consult in June and I don’t even wanna go because I’m worried that it will be unsafe for me to be publicly seen going to a clinic where the doctor is well-known for working with trans people. I hope you’re staying safe and doing as well as you can rn homie, I can’t imagine how stressful it must be to live in Arkansas atm. Stay strong, ily /p

"Beating society on hard mode" is so accurate xd

Ok tell me why "crop, crop, crop, crop to the top" was the funniest shit I've heard all day

I am the mom of a teen trans girl and I am so grateful that we live in California and I sincerely hope the other states get their shit together.

I hate living in Arkansas as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. I just turned 18 so I’m doing a bit better now, but it was rough growing up. No sane human would ever put a child (gay, straight, etc.) through what I experienced as a minor and still think they’re a good person. Bigots are hypocrites and liars with superiority complexes but what’s new I guess🤷🏼 P.s. Thank you Ty for representing us southern LGBTQ+ so well and I hope you have a good day!

As a person who identifies as nonbinary but not trans, I feel invisible in this fight, and just try my best to uplift trans voices and share resources and donate when I can. I really appreciate this video and the humour trans people show even in times like this. Thanks Ty.

Everyone: so how are you? Me: oh just keeping a running tally of how many states actively want me dead

meme through the pain the memes shall remain

My heart goes out to all the trans youth living in Arkansas right now.

You’re Patrick impression is literally perfect

I would 100000000000000000% recommend Ty’s Twitch Channel. Also Ty I am the person with the username pentaholic that is always there!!!! Also I really hope all of this shit going on in America gets better I really do. Hope you are feeling better Ty. And once again I highly recommend tys twitch. They are always so entertaining. And never fail to make me laugh. I have snorted a couple times. Ty thanks for helping me through hard times with your twitch channel and RU-vid channel. Love what you are doing. And love the mullet!!

The fact that we talk about future, innovation & technology in the same breath as going backwards on Trans Rights blows my mind.

I live in Texas but thank god I turned 18 (literally two days ago)

8:38 Damn when you said it was easier to get a gun than HRT that hit really hard. This is super fucking heavy, but my trans girlfriend died from suicide. And it just hits a little too close to home. Damn.

Love how the gay trans panic defence is still recognised in courts in 39 states wtf.

woahh that's my meme at 6:43 ! never thought I'd see one of mine pop up in a trans meme video :D (i'm transmasc, that one was an alt version for transfems!)

"violently uneducated" is a term I'd like to use for many people XD

I’m from WV and we have a bill that’s going to pass that will ban trans folks in middle school, high school, and college from participating in team sports with their preferred gender. Pretty disappointed in my state but that’s not new :( thanks for the memes and the videos as always Ty, you rock

Seeing you cry a bit is kinda cathartic. It's a feeling of kinship through our collective struggles, and it just feels nice to cry with someone sometimes.

7:58 “his father accepts [him being trans] but not his passion for cooking” reminds me of that Stanzi Tiktok where the character comes out as gay and the parents are fine with it but then they say they might be vegan and the parents LOSE IT XD

I'm fortunate to be an adult in California but it's so scary to be trans in this country. My community is *really* transphobic and it's really stressful never knowing if it's my last day with rights

Ay I'm so early! Memes! Yay! All the attacks on trans people are making me sad, but memes make it better :)

"Rad to the bone" is so radiology friendly I can't tell if it's purposeful or not.

I feel so bad for trans Americans right now, I can't imagine having to go through everything happening right now... My heart goes out to you, may your memes be dank and your WiFi good

Hang in there bro. If you ever need an escape, I (a fellow trans man) welcome you (and anyone else struggling with the state of everything) warmly to my home in Washington State (on a small island mere miles away from the Canadian border), and if the border ever opens again, we can all escape into the Canadian wilderness and create our own prosperous, happy, judgement free colony.

I’m also a trans Arkansan. My hope currently lies with the courts.

"how am i gonna transition into an ad read?" new gender dropped. im out here being fta (female to ad read)

2:54 I actually am so lucky and haven't experienced this! I even post frequently in this subreddit revolving around crushes, and have revealed both me and my crush are trans guys, so you'd expect we'd get transphobic and homophobic comments every once in a while but nope! Never gotten even one!

Watching Ty struggle with cropping ads is now on my list of men being cute.

Couldn't help crying, a little bit. Thought I was just being a bit of a dope, but then Ty spilled a couple of tears too. I'm not even exactly trans my self, just, well I don't know, gender fluid? Non binary? I dunno. I've always been like this, I was assigned male, but then I started wearing dresses, grew my hair long, wore makeup etc... all since I was really young, like I must have started that stuff at about 10 yrs old. (Well younger really, as far back as I can remember.) And my mom just let me go with it, like when I was about 5 or 6 I wanted to play with dolls, mom said no problem! Like she didn't even make a thing of it at all, I only realised that not all boys played with dolls until later when I got just a few years older and other kids, other boys, started to poke fun at me, and then this group of girls at my school who were a bit older than me kinda took me under their wing, and stuck up for me and all. My dad sort of ignored all of this while I was growing up, until him and my mum broke up (when i was 10) and then suddenly it was a big deal. He made me cut my hair, would call me a pussy, would say it was my mom's fault that I "turned out that way" etc.. tried to "teach me to be a man" and all that macho crap... I'm assuming it's not all that uncommon. Obviously none of this worked at all. I was reaching my teen years and I was rebellious a.f. anyway, so I really pushed it. Where as before I had just been, kind of a "girly boy" or just a gender nutral kid I suppose would be more accurate, as o never thought of myself as being "girly" or anything, (not unless other kids called me that, which I know shouldn't have bothered me, but I was a kid, in the late 90s, and so I would get violent with them sometimes, you know, to "prove I wasn't a pussy"... it was stupid. My dad's toxic form of masculinity that he'd been pushing on me comming through I guess...) but yeah, by the time I was a teen, I resented my dad for trying to "make me be a man", so I started cross dressing on purpose, wore makeup all the time, just kinda grew into an androgynous, feminine style. It's how I liked to express my identity. Neadless to say my dad was a mix of confused and dissapointed, and occasionally angry when he was drunk. Then it would all come out and he'd say some pretty hurtful stuff to me. But I don't blame him, I was a difficult kid, and he probably thought I was just doing this solely to agravate him... I'm so lucky that through all of this time my mom remained supportive, and I had (still have) some beautiful, totally wonderful and 1000% brilliant friends. (My best friend is like the toughest guy you can imagine, and he never said a mean word or juged me at all, even as I was really "experimenting" with my own gender and identity. He just accepted it. I remember he once asked me if I was Gay, and I said something like "I dunno, why, are you? What the f does Gay even mean, anyway?!?" (I know, cringe... but edgy teen, remember?) of course really I knew what he meant, and I was a bit mean to react like that, as I think he was obviously trying to be supportive, and let me know that he's my friend and would accept me what ever the answer to his question. I ended up going through a lot of stuff in the next few years... left home at 16, ended up on the streets at 18, carried on living on the streets until my late 20s. (Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I had an amazing time; parties, squats, raves, concerts... etc etc etc... I still live in a four wheeler caravan, that I pull with an old Ford Transit, and travel around Europe. I wouldn't change it for anything. (But it is getting harder to live this way, as the far right are pushing what they call "anti traveler laws" in a lot of countries now.) I'm 33 now, and when I look at kids today, trans teens comming out like every other week, affirming their own identities and their right to express themselves and be who they choose to be, I'm literally amazed... I'm so happy for them. For us. I grew up being the only gender non conforming person in my whole school... in all of the schools I ended up in, actually, and in my whole town too. And in my entire life, I met only two other gender non conforming people, (that I got to know), as far as I was aware, anyway. But now I see so many brothers and sisters and non binary siblings! A lot of you about the same age as I was back when I would have liked to meet someone else like me. I remember saying to my dad, during some argument about "why the f would I wear a f'ing dress?!" or whatever, that "one day there'll be no more men or women... there'll just be people. And seeing "guys wearing skirts" or "girls with more muscle than you" (talking to my dad, who's a body builder) will be just as normal as what we consider normal for a "man "or a "woman" today!" (I realise that that was a clumsy way to put it, but 90s kid talking to "super streight" dad, remember...) Well... I never thought that I would actually live to see the days where so many people stood up to fight for that "new nornal", for the right for each person to just be who they are. And I'm so glad I'm still here to see you all come out, and come out swinging! fighting the good fight! I LOVE YOU ALL! AND THANKYOU SO MUCH! 🌟💙❤💛💜💚💖♥💟🌟 TRANS RIGHTS 💋 Edit. Bloomin heck! this is long... Didn't mean to go on and on like that. Sorry! But it felt great to spell all that out, finally. Like I said I grew up in a very conservative, kinda traditional, rural European area. So basically, I've never talked about all of that in this way before. But I guess I just felt comfortable doing so with the trans community here on the internet on RU-vid, especially on Ty's channel. Bro and his fans are just so holesome. (Hey, btw, check out Samantha Lux and Jammidodger as well, but I suppose there's a good chance you all already know their channels...) xxx

12:43 i meme about it a lot and laugh at transphobes but sometimes it genuinely makes me feel ✨inmense hopelessness for the future✨

the one dislike is the state of arkansas

“i thought testosterone closed my tear ducts” me

Your occasional fuck this planet vibes are such a mood

4:58 PLEASE DO A SUNDAY SERVICE. I'M THERE FOR THE DOG CHOIR. I WOULD LOVE TO PRETEND I'M GOING TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY. BUT I'M JUST HOING MY WAY TO THE TRANS MEMES.

Much love and support from England Ty. Seeing the constant stream of shit coming out of America is really quite upsetting. Just why do millions of Americans actually vote for this shit? It baffles me.

You sound so tired, and I can't blame you. I live far away from this madness, but my heart breaks every day seeing the most vulnerable being abused for political gain. It's sickening.

Ty my heart goes out to you man and everyone in Arkansas, Texas, etc. When you said treat each other well, we will get through this, I felt that. I needed that. We’ll be alright. I hope the kids will be

The trans girl shared by TFC reminded me of this meme I found years ago, in an right wing fb page, showing a pic of a plus size woman with pink hair, and a pic of a thin woman wearing a pretty flowery dress. The caption said “sorry feminists (1st lady) but we prefer our girls (2nd lady)”. They assumed the second woman in the picture was a conservative lady. She was a feminist. She was also a socialist. She had multiple posts in her page saying super polite stuff about President Bolsonaro. Also IIRC she was bisexual but I might be wrong.

i’m a trans person in rural arkansas, and honestly seeing your content just gives me hope that we’re not in this alone

I'm relatively safe over in the Netherlands but I'm still anxious. It may just be a matter of time before the same shit happens over here, especially considering my country recently voted for a whole bunch of right wing parties, including some outright fascist ones

Heyy don’t be sad, this might not be much but I support you ❤️ I’m from a trasphobic country and tho I’m cis I will always stand by trans people, when I’ll have kids they will be respectfull as f and they will never be scared to be who they are, I promise!

I too am from Arkansas. I hate the SAFE law so much. I came out as MtF when I was 17, but due to the difficulty of getting HRT, I still am not able to get it, and I'm almost 19 now. I'm going to be moving to a more accepting state soon, and I really hope everything turns out for the better. Thank you for your videos. They really help out.

Cries in stealth

Bruh I’ve been waiting to get on t since I was like 12. I’m 16, still waiting, but at least I have a plan of where I’m gonna go to get it when I turn 18. I’m honestly so excited, even though I’ve still got another 2 years of waiting.

14:20 Aw Ty, you don’t know me but I wish I could give you a hug 🤗

I need two types of meds... Tostran and Ty with memes. Thanks for the help.

Ty, you sound so sad. Have a hug *hugs*

I’m like 6 years on T and my tear ducts opened back up three years ago, I’m a weepy boy

Came here to laugh now I cry 😭

Ya know what's weird is when you posted this video I thought "huh I'm just not in the mood for trans memes right now, it's just all too hard even the funny stuff" and I didn't want to be a downer/asshole because I wasn't as excited as usual for those tasty trans memes... turns out I'm not alone. Duh. It's easy to forget though, thanks for sharing.

I cried the day Stitt was elected for another four years. RIGHT as I was about to talk to my family about medically transitioning, the man who has made my life hell and has tried to make my existence a crime was able to start on a campaign that wouldn’t even let me have access to gender-affirming care. It hasn’t been passed yet, but it likely will last year. It makes me so mad and devastated that I’ll never get to be who I really am, as long as I live here

Ty this video came at the perfect timing. I’m feeling very angry and upset about the shooting in Indianapolis and everything that’s happened this week. Thanks for giving me some laughs.

Yay! The mullet-god has returned! 😁 Thanx, I sure needed some wholesome memes to lighten up the mood 👍🏽

Sending love from Texas.

This video was exactly what I needed right now. Thanks for the relatable content

There are few who can pull of a mullet, and Ty is one of them💕

Aww, I've never seen you so upset :( I'm also very mad at this whole thing, even being a cis canadian. Stay strong guys.

"I'm not here to do impressions" *absolutely nails it*

Haha his Patrick Star impressions are spot on! 🙌Lol

Aw, man, I just want to give you a big hug. I know there don’t seem to be very many of us right now, but there are plenty of us cis folks who are out here really rooting (and voting) for our trans brothers and sisters and our nonbinary siblings to have all the rights that are owed to you. We love you guys, please hang in there.

"violently uneducated" is a way to describe a lot of dangerous people

Love you Ty, you really did a good job, sometimes life really is inescapable, but you still came through, take care of yourself too bro. We love ya! 😎🥰

3:19 now i want a tattoo that says "i beat society on hard mode", thanks ty

I was just listening to this is the background but as soon as I looked over and saw you tearing up, i started to cry too. Man I'm 16 and I just want to exist. I dont think that they realize, me binding as I do now is more harmful to my body in the long run then it is for me to get top surgery, and im binding fairly safely but realisticly to how often i must with school and everything. I know my ribs are minorly deformed because of it. Only thing i can do now is keep existing and hope I can eventually get top surgery, yet my state is trying to make healthcare on people like me illegal (SC btw, not fun and its basically the same act passed there and elsewhere).

One of the laws I feel angriest about is that YOUR BIRTH STATE DECIDES IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR BC. Born in the wrong body? Or born in the wrong state? That tidbit still shocks me whenever I remember. (I was thankfully born where I could fix mine, but I know it’s not as common as it should be.)

I hate that you seem genuinely sad... I hope things progress where you live. I'm in VA so I've seen both sides... I know you know that it will get better... It just takes longer in some places than others. Feel your emotions, but try to stay positive!

This is the earliest I've been to one of these videos. I hope things get better.

Ty's Patrick impression is really good

Fellow Arkansan. And can I just say: E W W W W Ew to the laws. Hateful and yuck. I’m realizing more that I’m genderfluid (been going through this since I was 12 and now I’m 20) and recently came out to a parent. The conversation was ill-informed, well-intentioned, and both upsetting and relieving. He accepts me, but now I’m frustrated with my town and state, man. I have no one else who cares about this stuff because they simply don’t have to. It’s nice to see someone talking about it. And also I never miss the chance for memes!

“beat society on hard mode” thats how im explaining it from now on lmao

In the midst of all the fuckery STILL GOING ON HERE, I'm absolutely thrilled to find your videos again. I'm pre-T still and am having a Hard Time rn, but you legitimately give me so much hope/inspiration/euphoria?? Thank you.

I seriously love you’re voice!!

i recently came out as trans and i have never been so happy, thankful, and goddamn lucky that i live in massachusetts

Being trans in oklahoma (haha neighbors) is pretty wack too, to be honest. My ag teacher literally said I can't go by my name at the beginning of the year because you "don't get to choose your nickname" I yelled at him for it and now every time we have a sub he gives me the "Don't bite their head off Crow, haha" -_-" trans rage is an amazing drug bro

4:17 Yet another reason why Reddit needs an option to change your username instead of just the profile display name... You know, like LITERALLY EVERY OTHER SOCIAL PLATFORM DOES!!!

THANK you for making the noise on the “Angry Face” fourth panel at 10:23 - I thought I was the only one that did that with that meme format!

Literally got a Ben Shapiro ad on this vid 🤦‍♂️

6:35 i need to know what type of memes those are 😩

laughing through the tears. needed this video right now

Take heart, my friends. On a long enough timeline, we win. Guaranteed. All of human history is marching enoxerably towards increasing human rights for all.

Man, remember when people would move here from countries around the world to live The American Dream? Well, now The American Dream is to move out of the US.

Love ya, Ty ❤️