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Host: Jessica Samuels
Guest: Nicolette Rodriguez
Season 1 - Episode: 09
Nicolette Rodriguez (she/her) is our next guest on Voices Unheard. She is a 26 year old trans woman of colour who began transitioning one year ago. Nicolette was born in Edmonton, Alberta but grew up in and currently resides in Penticton, British Columbia; her family emigrated to Canada from El Salvador prior to her birth. She is Vice-President at the South Okanagan-Similkameen Pride Society, and currently works at the Penticton YMCA and is studying business. Host Jessica Samuels will chat with Nicolette about her life and experiences as a trans person and how being a woman of colour with immigrant family members continues to shape her world.