Episode 23: Navigating masculine and feminine, Canberra and Calgary hockey with Venessa Robinson
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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 INDEX 00:00 Intro 02:29 Being a trans person in Calgary 04:18 Growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 06:43 Interests as a kid 10:42 Women's clothes at a young age 13:06 Battling being masculine/feminine and joining the Army 17:17 Moving to Calgary and brother coming out as trans 21:03 Scuba diving in the Caribbean 22:45 Coming to Australia and playing hockey for the first time 28:51 Returning to Canada and not playing hockey 30:28 Winning two Division Championships 33:44 Turning point in life 39:41 Coming out to family 40:53 Current climate for trans people 50:00 Finding Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association 55:13 Being trans visible 57:18 Playing in queer hockey tournaments 58:56 Proudest moment in queer hockey 1:03:50 Thank you 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://www.youtube.com/@PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/venessa57.vegan https://www.instagram.com/ciha.ca https://www.westerncup.com/hockey #calgary #pridemonth #hockeyisforeveryone #westerncup #pwhl
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