Dictionaries and grammar "rules" don't have the final word on language -- and believing they do can harm more than help, especially for the trans community. Sociolinguist Archie Crowley deconstructs three common myths around language, demonstrating how it's a fluid system that naturally evolves in the direction of inclusion.

Words have the power to connect us to ourselves and others. Archie Crowley, a Ph.D. student in linguistics at the University of South Carolina, provides a historical and cultural perspective to help the audience embrace linguistic evolution concerning gender and identity.