This talk was really interesting and brought up some relevant and eye opening points on identity and being who you are. Morgana herself is from Kansas and whilst in her youth was outgoing and didn't agree with conforming, when she spent a semester abroad in London she realised something that changed her outlook on life, and began conforming. She spent 16 years hiding her true self in fear of being rejected and only revealed that she was gay during this TED talk she gave. She decided to open up after the father of a friend of hers voted in favour of a homophobic bill put to vote in Kansas, Texas and she realised she could've done more to prevent this from happening if she'd been more honest.
I was really moved and inspired by this talk as I felt I really took something away from it. The part about being able to make a change if only she was honest and herself is something I think we could all learn from. So many people hide their true selves away in fear of being ridiculed and it is sad that this still happens - especially in Morgana's case who spent so long pretending to be someone she wasn't so she could not be truly happy. I also admire her bravery for coming out publicly during this talk as it can't have been easy.
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