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 Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Workshop
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- How Fandom is Changing the World Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- From Project for Awesome to Equality FTW to Coverflip: as fandom grows, so too does the impact it has on the world. Join many of our fandoms’ leadi...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Make it IRL Orange County Convention Center - W109 B
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Get off Tumblr and level up. Learn how to use your magic powers to make IRL gifs happen in your hometown through this interactive workshop. Recomme...
- Workshop