EP 127 "Is Japan A Safe Country For Transgenders?"

Send us Fan MailThis week we have the pleasure of inviting back the stunning Maeve DuVally from New York City and this time around we get to hear her experience in Japan where she got to meet Tiffany for the first time in person during November in lovely Kyoto for a photoshoot in a beautiful kimono!We dive straight into hearing Maeve’s appreciation on what Japan has to offer especially when it comes to safety, and comparing her past experience living in Tokyo, Kumamoto & Osaka for 10 years and recently coming back to travel for 3 weeks to Kumamoto, Kobe, Tokyo and Kyoto this year.  The conversation highlighted Maeve’s journey this time around as an open transwoman and how she feels Japan could be even more LGBTQ+ friendly and being a Vegetarian, the benefits from running and sobriety, and the dating scene. Lastly, Maeve shares what 2022 has been like and the exciting activities and projects in 2023. Maeve DuVally is a managing director in corporate communications at Goldman Sachs in New York, where she has worked for 18 years. Previous to that, she worked in communications at Merrill Lynch and as a journalist in Tokyo, Washington and New York. She spent ten years in Japan, including stints as an exchange student in Osaka, a government-sponsored English teacher in Kumamoto and English teacher, brokerage analyst and journalist in Tokyo. Since coming out as a transgender women in 2018, she speaks publicly about her experience; mentors other trans people; and, serves of the boards of several queer non-profits.You can find more information about Maeve below; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maeve-duvally/Mentioned in this episode: EP 92: Beyond Acceptance ~ A Transgender's Story With Maeve Duvall https://www.buzzsprout.com/1187534/episodes/10451956 EP: 125:  Marriage For All Japan With Guest Masa Yanagisawa https://www.buzzsprout.com/1187534/episodes/11814502 Mentioned in the episode:HIMEYUKI Kimono Obi Accessories Instagram Link ~ https://www.instagram.com/himeyuuki_obi/HIMEYUKI Official Website ~ https://himeyuki.net/en/collections/allLeave our podcast a review, comment and ratings;Spotify ~ https://open.spotify.com/show/52ySZU9QRQOkkCfM2pJaiz?si=96fc6105f4e44a93Apple Podcast (scroll further down in provided link to rate the episode) ~ https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/breakfast-with-tiffany-show/id1524300778Support the showBreakfast With Tiffany Show Official Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/breakfastwithtiffanyshow   Tiffany's Instagram Account ~ https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyrossdaleofficial/   Breakfast With Tiffany Show Youtube Channel ~  https://bit.ly/3vIVzhE  Breakfast With Tiffany Show Official Page ~ https://www.tiffanyrossdale.com/podcast For questions, requests, collaborations and comments, feel free to reach us via our e-mail ~ [email protected] SUBSCRIBE and SUPPORT us here ~ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1187534/supporters/new