77: The Beauty Within: Advocating for and Empowering the Trans Community with Monique Fontaine

Apr 11, 2021

Want to hear a powerful story of someone living a life completely on purpose? Maybe you’re looking for some ways you can be a better ally to the trans community? Well, Sis - I’ve got the episode for you! On today’s show, I invite makeup artist, model, and trans advocate, Monique Fontaine, to have an honest and vulnerable conversation about her journey. She takes us back to when she first realized she was different and shares about her powerful transition journey and how support and community have helped her shine along the way. 

We dive into:

• Identifying as a black trans woman and her advocacy work for the trans community

• Monique’s relationship with her mother and how that connection has played a role in her transition and life
• How she became a gateway to more understanding for her mother
• When she knew her assigned gender was wrong
• Identifying as gay in high school (and why she came out multiple times)
• Why her medical transition was delayed (and the surgeries that have brought her to where she is now!)
• Some ways you can become a better ally to the trans community 
• And so much more! 

 

Connect with Monique:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Momokitty8604/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monique.fontaine.3532

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Schedule a free call with me to learn more about my True to You course: https://marijwuellner.youcanbook.me

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