Jackson Bird is a YouTube creator and the author of Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place. His work revolves around demystifying the transgender experience by sharing his and others' stories with the world. You can hear some of those stories on his podcast, Transmission, as well as on his YouTube channel, jackisnotabird. Jackson is a TED Resident and his TED Talk “How to talk (and listen) to transgender people” has been viewed over a million times. He was also a 2018 GLAAD Rising Star Digital Innovator, a YouTube NextUp Creator, and is also known for his past work with the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA). Jackson lives in New York City and is a proud Gryffindor. You can follow him online @jackisnotabird.
Sessions in which Jackson Bird participates
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Dumbledore's Army Meeting
40 minutes,
11:00 AM EDT
- 11:40 AM EDT
Orange County Convention Center - W105
Workshop
Andrew Slack (Participant)
Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)
Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)
Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
How Fandom is Changing the World
40 minutes,
12:00 PM EDT
- 12:40 PM EDT
Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
Panel
Andrew Slack (Moderator)
Meghan Tonjes (Participant)
Hannah Hart (Participant)
Amandalyn Ferri, Tumblr (Participant)
Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Make it IRL
40 minutes,
5:00 PM EDT
- 5:40 PM EDT
Orange County Convention Center - W109 B
Workshop
Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)
Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)
Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)
Andrew Slack (Participant)