Daniielle Alexis – who you might know as Dana Malouf from Wentworth Correctional Facility – has come out as transgender, saying that her TV debut on the Prisoner series this year helped her gain the confidence to speak publicly about her gender identity.
Speaking with Women’s Day, the 31-year-old Western Australian actress & part-time gym manager detailed her life growing up with gender dysphoria, and how her dad struggled to accept her identity.
“Dad, however, never supported my feminine pursuits, and when he bought me a yellow boy’s mountain bike for my fifth birthday,” Daniielle says.“I bawled my eyes out, wondering why I was being punished.”
Her confidence to speak publicly about her gender identity has stemmed from being on television, and says she feels like she can talk about her past “without being teased.”
Daniielle took to her Instagram to talk about her identity and her fight for LGBT and transgender rights.
“I have lived in silence for over 12 years – Not prentending to be somebody else – but frieghtened (sic.) to come out with the whole truth,” she says on her Instagram.“I have lived two lives as two people and lived a journey that not many people would understand.”
Good onya Daniielle, for living your true self. I absolutely bloody agree that you’re a star.
Source: Woman’s Day.
Photo: Instagram / @daniiellealexis.
Photo: Instagram / @daniiellealexis.
