About Being... Trans (with Donato Fatuesi)
Tell Me More with Nicole Walters
Dear Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
“It's not just that I want to be able to wear a dress to school…”
Friend, today we sit down with Donato Fatuesi to hear more about her lived experiences as a trans woman.
Donato shares her journey of growing up with a feminine energy in a supportive family despite societal pressures and religious indoctrination in Samoa culture.
She explains the importance of visibility and the struggles trans individuals face regarding safety, employment, and acceptance.
Together we chat through some of the common fears and misconceptions about the trans community, the importance of empathy, and the necessity of building intentional relationships with queer and trans people to foster a more understanding society.
Donato shares a powerful call to action that I hope you’ll take, friend.
Head over to Threads or slide into my DMs on Instagram to continue this chat. Thank you for being here with an open mind as we meet people that may be different from ourselves.
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| 0:20.4 | The leap from adulthood to parenthood isn't talked about enough. |
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| 0:53.3 | Welcome to the Tell Me More podcast with Nicole Walters, the only podcast where I'm not seeking to make you think more like me, but to help you keep thinking for yourself. |
| 1:18.0 | Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Tell Me More podcast where I'm not seeking to make you think more like me, but instead introduce you to unfiltered, candid, honest perspectives from the source to help you think |
| 1:26.9 | for yourself. Now, our guest include people whose lifestyle |
| 1:31.4 | you may have an opinion about, right? You may have seen something on social or gone to church or talked |
| 1:37.1 | with your friends about them, but you may not actually know anyone like this in real life, anyone |
| 1:42.1 | from the trans activist to the undocumented immigrant to |
| 1:46.1 | the TV reality star. And of course, I'll still do my solo. So you may have an opinion about me. |
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