Welcome to our 3rd Year Anniversary special episode of the Breakfast With Tiffany Show podcast! In celebration of achieving another major milestone, we had the pleasure of inviting the charismatic Cecilia Gentili (She/Her), originally from Argentina but now living in the US as a proud transgender woman and advocate for the community. Join our inspiring talk with extraordinary stories and learn how Cecilia let life take her to unexpected places! Cecilia starts off by sharing her coming out story to her mom at 3 and a half years old knowing at the time that she was not a boy, then again at 17 as a transgendered person. Cecilia talks about how Argentina in the 70's was under a dictatorship where queer people were persecuted. With the lack of information, education, and a generation without the internet, Cecilia’s first exposure to a transperson was in college at 17. We recognize how representation and exposure to identities can help guide people to feel seen and be authentic to who they are, as it did for Tiffany and Cecilia. Cecilia points out how sexuality and gender are consistent discoveries, as we don’t fully know who we are until life takes us places we have never been to before. She adds how we shouldn’t make plans for ourselves but rather embrace life and be open to it. The next question asks revolves around the secret to Cecilia’s 8-year long loving relationship. She believes the secret is to be open to new experiences, not to take life too seriously, always find something to laugh together, and so on. She emphasizes the importance of maintaining joy and safety in your relationships. The discussion covers Cecilia's memoir as a survivor, healing from trauma,  recovering from substance abuse, and more. Lastly, Cecilia reminds us to respect each other's and our own version of beauty, happiness, and success.  ~~~ Cecilia Gentili is an advocate, organizer, and storyteller working at the intersections of sex work, immigrant rights, incarceration issues, and trans liberation. She has years of experience in direct services and policy advocacy, working with organizations such as Apicha CHC, and GMHC; and as a founding member of both DecrimNY and Trans Equity Consulting. As a performer, Cecilia starred as Ms. Orlando in the hit FX Show Pose. She has also performed in her one-woman show The Knife Cuts Both Ways, and in countless storytelling events across the country. Cecilia’s recently published epistolary memoir won the 2023 Stonewall Book Award.  You can follow or contact Cecilia below; Twitter: @CeciliaGentili Instagram: @ceciliagentili72 Website: Trans Equity Consulting (Cecilia's company) ~ https://www.transequityconsulting.com/ Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61629767-faltas  Support the showBreakfast With Tiffany Show Official Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/breakfastwithtiffanyshow Tiffany's Instagram Account ~ https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyrossdaleofficial/ For coaching sessions & programs with Tiffany, check out her official page ~ https://www.tiffanyrossdale.com Breakfast With Tiffany Show Youtube Channel ~ https://bit.ly/3vIVzhE Breakfast With Tiffany Show Official Page ~ https://www.tiffanyrossdale.com/podcast For questions, requests, collaborations and comments, feel free to reach us via our e-mail ~ [email protected]