Monika: Today it is my pleasure and honour to interview Michelle Diamond, an Australian transgender activist, and the first ever Transgender Goal umpire for Australian Rules Football, making history for the trans community in Australia. Hello Michelle!
Michelle: Hello Monika, thank you for this opportunity.
Monika: Could you say a few words about yourself?
Michelle: Well for starters I am a pre-op transsexual who has been transitioning for about 4 years now, been an activist for most of those years until I retired in the end of 2012 to follow my dreams.
I ended up following my dreams and wanted to get involved in Australian Rules Football as a goal umpire and so I trained hard and worked on it to make sure I achieved my goals and make my dreams a reality, on the 26th April 2014 I made history by becoming the first ever transwoman to become a goal umpire here in Australia.