A brand new documentary is ready to uncover the actual life story of former AFL coach and participant Danielle Laidley “in (her) own words”.
The Stan Original Documentary, ‘Revealed – Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes’, premieres on September 19 and guarantees to disclose the AFL nice like by no means earlier than.
Laidley, previously generally known as Dean James, performed for the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne between 1987 and 1997, earlier than teaching the latter from 2003 to 2009.
Privately, nonetheless, Laidley battled a lifelong battle with gender dysmorphia.
In May 2020 the soccer nice was arrested over stalking allegations throughout her ongoing battle with a drug dependancy, and was outed as transgender by a police officer who leaked images of her in custody.
Laidley’s lawyer introduced she had transitioned in November that yr, sharing Laidley’s want to be referred to henceforth as Dani.
“I hated who I was,” Laidley stated within the documentary’s trailer.
“In the AFL it was always, ‘he’s the gay footballer’, and I would think, ‘you wait until you hear about me’.”
The former AFL star has since reunited along with her present companion, Donna Leckie, who was a lifelong buddy.
“There’s no doubt that the people around me and the AFL saved my life,” Laidley stated.
“I’m proud of who I am and who I’m becoming.
“I’ve always felt on the inside how I appear now on the outside, so what you see now is me.”
Stan’s chief content material officer Cailah Scobie stated Laidley’s story was an essential one which “demands to be heard”.
“We believe audiences will be inspired by Danielle’s fascinating journey,” she stated.
Laidley stated the movie would present her at each her lowest and highest factors, however had finally been a possibility to inform her story “in (her) own words”.
“My truth is becoming an increasingly common one in today’s society, and highlights the need for greater inclusivity, understanding and acceptance,” she stated.
‘Revealed – Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes’ was created by Stan together with JAM TV and was co-written and co-directed by Emmy award-winning Julie Kalceff and Sam Matthews.
Source: www.news.com.au
