Really Interesting Women Podcast 

Ep. 111      Danielle Laidley

Danielle Laidley had an illustrious career as an AFL player and in 1996 won a premiership with the North Melbourne Football Club. She subsequently became one of the youngest head coaches in the league’s history at the age of 36 and was then inducted into the club’s hall of fame. 

But her amazing career and life were never what they seemed on the surface. Danielle  faced a private and lifelong battle with gender dysphoria and that constant struggle with her identity led eventually to legal troubles and addiction issues...which, in other circumstances, may have led to her undertaking a private recovery. But in her case, it was all cruelly and publicly exposed without her consent or knowledge. And then came the incredible journey to recovery. 

I think it would be fair to say Danielle is the most prominent transgender person in the country. The opportunity to reveal who she really was was taken away from her by police at the St Kilda police station when photos were taken and distributed publicly without her knowledge or consent . And that was how her own children found out. 

Danielle is now taking back control of her own story and it's through podcasts such as this one and a documentary streaming on Stan (see below).

It's an important episode and can help people understand. Please head to the link in my bio for a listen. 

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The book is:
Don't Look Away: A Memoir of Identity and Acceptance
The documentary:
Stan 
Revealed: Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes

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