Amorphaphelia The Gender Swap Gene Changed Me Into A Girl — Transcript

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1. 0:01She doesn't even know I exist.
2. 0:04I should just talk to her.
3. 0:07But I can't.
4. 0:19>> [sighs]
5. 0:27[sighs]
6. 0:42>> How is this possible?
7. 0:48I need to get back to my dorm.
8. 0:51What causes a sudden gender swap? What's
9. 0:54this? Amorphophilia, a genetic condition
10. 0:57that causes the subject to change gender
11. 0:58when emotionally stressed.
12. 1:01Being near changed me into a girl.
13. 1:03I need to relax and I'll change back.
14. 1:06I'll listen to soothing music.
15. 1:10>> [snorts]
16. 1:23[sighs]
17. 1:25>> Thank goodness I'm back to being me.
18. 1:31>> I heard Professor Fowler is giving us a
19. 1:33surprise test. It counts directly for
20. 1:35our midterms. That's just like him. I'll
21. 1:38ace it.
22. 1:44>> Isn't that Jess, the girl you fancy?
23. 1:46>> Not again.
24. 1:52>> Why does he keep running off?
25. 1:54>> It's happening again.
26. 1:59>> Not now. I have to sit Professor
27. 2:01Fowler's test.
28. 2:03I'll just sit the test as I am and
29. 2:04present it as mine.
30. 2:06I need to change these clothes.
31. 2:09Why do I like this so much?
32. 2:19>> Would you like me to do your makeup?
33. 2:22>> I haven't got long, but yes, please.
34. 2:30>> You're late, young lady.
35. 2:32Sit down and take out your laptop.
36. 2:34I sent the test details to your email.
37. 2:39>> This test is easy.
38. 2:41Oh, no, I'm relaxing. I can't relax now
39. 2:44and change back into a guy again.
40. 2:47How much I love her.
41. 2:49Mhm.
42. 2:51>> You were staring at me in the lecture
43. 2:53theater.
44. 2:53>> Sorry, I was just trying to get
45. 2:54inspiration.
46. 2:56From me?
47. 2:58Let's get coffee. I'd love to.
48. 3:02>> This is crazy. I'll never change back if
49. 3:04I hang around with Jess.
50. 3:11>> I believe in being direct.
51. 3:14I like you, too.
52. 3:19Come with me.
53. 3:22I can see you're very nervous.
54. 3:26Just follow my lead.
55. 3:31>> I'll see you later, Jackie.
56. 3:37>> What am I doing?
57. 3:46>> What has happened, Jack?
58. 3:48>> It's Jacqueline at the moment, Mom.
59. 3:51I'm on my way.
60. 3:55I seem to be permanently stressed now.
61. 3:59>> Who are you?
62. 4:02>> I'm Jack's cousin.
63. 4:05>> Jack never mentioned he had such a
64. 4:07good-looking cousin.
65. 4:10>> I have to go.
66. 4:13It's getting worse. I now fancy my
67. 4:15roommate.
68. 4:17I'm in a love triangle. This is not
69. 4:18helping my stress.
70. 4:27>> You're really stressed.
71. 4:30If you want to talk?
72. 4:35>> I need to tell you something about me.
73. 4:38I'm not [music]
74. 4:39>> You're not into girls, are you? It's
75. 4:40okay, we can still be friends.
76. 4:44>> That's my mother.
77. 4:50Hi, Mom.
78. 4:52>> [laughter]
79. 4:53>> I want to give my daughter a hug.
80. 4:55You turned out very pretty.
81. 4:57>> This is my friend Jess.
82. 4:59>> Can we talk about this later, Jess?
83. 5:03Amorphophilia runs through the male line
84. 5:05in the family.
85. 5:07>> What did happen to Dad?
86. 5:10>> We need to go back to when I first met
87. 5:12him.
88. 5:13Your father and I actually attended the
89. 5:14same university that you are currently
90. 5:16navigating.
91. 5:18It brings back a flood of memories from
92. 5:19those days, especially when I think
93. 5:21about our dorm room situation. Back
94. 5:23then, I was sharing a small space with
95. 5:25my closest friend, Sylvie.
96. 5:27One day, she showed up at our door with
97. 5:29a charming young man on her arm, and I
98. 5:31have to admit, I was instantly
99. 5:33captivated by his long ponytail. It was
100. 5:36such a distinctive look that I couldn't
101. 5:37help but notice him.
102. 5:39As we got closer, however, I began to
103. 5:41realize that he wasn't just being
104. 5:43polite. There was a clear mutual
105. 5:45attraction between us.
106. 5:47We decided to go to a party together,
107. 5:49which ended up being the turning point
108. 5:51for everything.
109. 5:52The night was filled with laughter and
110. 5:54good times, but suddenly he bolted out
111. 5:57of the venue without explanation.
112. 5:59At the time, I had no idea what was
113. 6:01happening inside his head.
114. 6:03In reality, he was going through a
115. 6:04profound personal crisis, experiencing
116. 6:07his first significant gender change. He
117. 6:09was deeply conflicted because he found
118. 6:11himself drawn to both me and Sylvie,
119. 6:14struggling to reconcile his feelings
120. 6:16which caused the change.
121. 6:18When he finally returned later that
122. 6:19night, he opened up to us completely,
123. 6:22sharing his truth.
124. 6:23Instead of judgement or shock, Sylvie
125. 6:25and I responded with genuine curiosity
126. 6:28and intrigue.
127. 6:29We listened, we cared, and we accepted
128. 6:32him for who he became.
129. 6:34Your father stayed as a woman for the
130. 6:36remainder of that semester.
131. 6:40>> But obviously you got together or I
132. 6:41wouldn't be here.
133. 6:43Sylvie started going out with someone
134. 6:44else, which solved the dilemma, and your
135. 6:47father became a guy again.
136. 6:48>> [laughter]
137. 6:51>> But why did he leave us?
138. 6:53>> He didn't leave.
139. 6:54He changed again.
140. 6:56>> How?
141. 7:00>> When you were about 10, your father went
142. 7:02to a wedding where he bumped into
143. 7:03Sylvie.
144. 7:06I always loved your ponytail, Scott.
145. 7:08>> [laughter]
146. 7:15>> This works for me.
147. 7:17Perfect.
148. 7:21>> He I mean, she left you for Sylvie.
149. 7:24But why didn't he change back?
150. 7:25>> With a morphophilia, there's one sure
151. 7:27way to stay gender swapped. Get
152. 7:29pregnant.
153. 7:30>> [laughter]
154. 7:31>> Dad had a baby.
155. 7:33>> Three, actually. Triplets.
156. 7:37>> It must have been hard on you.
157. 7:39>> It was, but
158. 7:40>> You can start, right?
159. 7:43>> Jess!
160. 7:44I am into you.
161. 7:48>> [gasps]
162. 7:48>> I've never been more sure of anything in
163. 7:50my life.
164. 8:03>> Don't freak out Jess.
165. 8:05>> Jack, I don't understand.
166. 8:06>> Just just give me a chance to explain.
167. 8:09>> No way.
168. 8:10>> Jess, look at me.
169. 8:13>> [music]
170. 8:17>> It's happening again.
171. 8:22There you are.
172. 8:26I'm expecting you to suddenly change
173. 8:27into a guy again.
174. 8:29So am I, but it's keeping me stressed
175. 8:31thinking about it.
176. 8:33>> [snorts]
177. 8:34[gasps]
178. 8:36>> There has to be a way to fix this
179. 8:38without having a baby.
180. 8:40Or being stressed all the time.
181. 8:42Let's go see my father.