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

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For our final episode for season two we sit down with Kevin Jesus from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Talking growing up as a first generation of Canadian of Portuguese background, falling in love with hockey, navigating being gay growing up, a career in media, marrying their husband at Rogers Arena, Edmonton Oilers and their LGBTIQ+ community plus so much more.

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We sit down with goaltender Madeleine Cho from Toronto, Canada.

Talking growing up in Vancouver, moving to Toronto, an amazing field hockey career, surviving a car crash, navigating mental health, finding the Women's Hockey Club of Toronto and so much more.

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This month we sit down with Vanessa Vargas from Spokane, Washington.

We talk growing up in Spokane, hockey camp in New Hampshire, coming out for the first time in hockey, women's hockey league in Spokane, Seattle Pride Classic and so much more.

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This month we sit down with Bec Jennings, hockey player, goaltender and cancer survivor.

We talk growing up in country Victoria, Australia, moving to Melbourne, finding street and ice hockey, being diagnosed with cancer, raising awareness and money through hockey plus so much more.

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This month Andrew sits down with Stuart Ridley from Harbour Lights Ice Hockey. They talk about sport growing up, Harbour Lights, the impact it has on Queer people, connecting through social media and so many laughs.

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This month Andrew sits down with Jason Finnan from Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association.

They talk about growing up in Burton, New Brunswick, Canada. Playing hockey as a kid, navigating queerness, finding the love of hockey again, becoming President of CIHA and so much more.

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This month we sit down with Yrica Butt, hockey player, trans women and all round awesome person. Talking growing up in Southern Indiana, moving to Minnesota and finding queer hockey, Seattle Pride Classic and much more.

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