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Janae Marie Kroc: Pronouns and Everything in Between

Into The Dawn

English - January 11, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MB
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Janae Marie “Kroc” Kroczaleski is a transgender woman who also identifies as gender fluid and non-binary. Prior to transition, she was a world champion and a record-holding powerlifter, and a national-level bodybuilder. Also, she is a United States Marine, who was selected to work in presidential security under President Clinton, a cancer survivor, a published author, a licensed pharmacist, a public speaker, and a proud parent of three sons. Janae was the subject of the award-winning documentary, Transformer, which is currently available on Netflix and many other streaming services. She hopes that by openly sharing her experiences, she will inspire those who can relate and help educate those who don’t understand.

In this episode we discuss:


When Janae realized she didn’t identify as her gender and why she identifies as fluid, non-binaryWhat the biggest misconceptions are around pronouns and the gender binary systemWhat Janae thinks about transgender women competing in sports competitionsWhy labels can cause misunderstandings and yet, labeling is inherent in all of our natureWhy it is a detriment to resist who you areHow culture is progressing to embrace androgynous individualsWhat Janae wants most as a transgender woman


Connect with Janae
Instagram: @janaemariekroc
Website: www.janaekroc.com

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