Dani Laidley has revealed that her daughters discovered about her true gender id via unintended Snapchat messages.
The 56-year-old former AFL participant and coach is about to open up on her story within the upcoming Stan documentary Revealed – Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes to be launched on Tuesday September 19.
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The Daily Mail has reported the documentary states that in 2019, Laidley despatched her daughters a picture of herself with a face stuffed with make-up, sporting a white button up shirt with a black belt and black thigh-high boots.
She additionally despatched different images centered on her face with make-up and faux eyelashes on.
Laidley mentioned that when the images had been despatched, she had been maintaining her gender id secret from all however a couple of buddies.
She added that when she despatched the pictures, she was dwelling alone and used Snapchat to keep up a correspondence along with her youngsters.
“I sort of started to live my life as me with a small group of friends, but not in front of my children,” Laidley mentioned.
“I would try my darnedest to keep the two very separate.
“I was learning how to use Snapchat. Because that’s how I communicated particularly with the girls every day.
“And one Sunday morning, I was learning how to do it. I didn’t have my glasses on …
“Instead of pressing save, I pressed send. They got pictures of me.”
Unfortunately, Laidley revealed that was when her daughters minimize off all contact along with her, though her son Kane nonetheless has a detailed relationship along with her.
Laidley added that when she despatched the pictures, she was battling drug dependancy, earlier than spiralling into despair, even revealing she had tried suicide.
Laidley’s gender id grew to become public information in 2020 when she was arrested and charged for stalking however a picture, which confirmed Laidley sporting a gown, blonde wig and make up from custody, was shared in a WhatsApp group.
Laidley’s lawyer introduced she had transitioned in November 2020, sharing Laidley’s want to be referred to henceforth as Dani.
In 2022, Laidley reached a confidential settlement with Victoria Police after looking for “aggravated and exemplary” damages for being “brought into public ridicule and contempt”.
“I hated who I was,” Laidley mentioned 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’.
“There’s no doubt that the people around me and the AFL saved my life.
“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.”
Laidley returned to the soccer fold in 2021 when she returned to North Melbourne.
Speaking on Triple M on the time, Laidley thanked the soccer group for its help.
“It’s been a tough road to here but I’ve just been really overwhelmed just by the support of the wider AFL community,” she mentioned.
“You live in fear and shame and embarrassment for years and then to come out like it did, it’s been really tough on my family, but now, to a person, it’s been great.
“They accept me for who I am, the person I am now, and hopefully there’s a lot of life to live.”
Source: www.news.com.au
