Episode 23: Venessa Robinson

To start Season 3 of the podcast we sit down with Venessa Robinson from Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.We talk about life growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, navigating masculine and feminine, playing hockey for the first time in Canberra, Australia, realising they are trans, living an authentic life and so much more.SHOW INDEX00:00 Intro02:29 Being a trans person in Calgary04:18 Growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada06:43 Interests as a kid10:42 Women's clothes at a young age13:06 Battling being masculine/feminine and joining the Army17:17 Moving to Calgary and brother coming out as trans21:03 Scuba diving in the Caribbean22:45 Coming to Australia and playing hockey for the first time28:51 Returning to Canada and not playing hockey30:28 Winning two Division Championships33:44 Turning point in life39:41 Coming out to family40:53 Current climate for trans people50:00 Finding Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association55:13 Being trans visible57:18 Playing in queer hockey tournaments58:56 Proudest moment in queer hockey1:03:50 Thank you 🩷 Follow us on socials:https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@PridePuckPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/venessa57.veganhttps://www.instagram.com/ciha.cahttps://www.westerncup.com/hockey#calgary #pridemonth #hockeyisforeveryone #westerncup #pwhl