What Is a Woman? A Trans Woman Answers | Daviana Memont | Ep. 67

Can you love someone you don't agree with?I preach the Bible and Jesus' love on this show. And I invited a transgender woman back on it. Why? Because we are called to love people, and it breaks my heart watching every difference get used to divide us.This week, I sat down again with Daviana Memont, a former Marine, powerlifter and strength coach who took her first hormone injection at 46. She first felt something different at six. Then she hid it from everyone, her own family included, until her mid-40s, because growing up in the '80s, even a feminine boy got bullied.She doesn't demand your pronouns. You want to call her he/him? Go right ahead. She prefers she/her, but she's not going to get mad at you. In her words: "I don't offend people. People get offended."Here's what blew my mind: when her first video went up, thousands of hateful comments poured in. She blocked everyone. A couple of days later, she unblocked every single one of them, and started answering the hate with humor.We also get into who she dates (wait until you hear about her DMs), why she says no to kids transitioning, and why she believes trans women don't belong in women's sports, and calls herself the perfect example.This conversation will change how you think about loving people you disagree with.What we talk about:• Why I invited a trans woman back onto a show that preaches Jesus' love• Transitioning at 46, and the feeling she first had at six• Who she dates, and the straight women sliding into her DMs• Why she says no to kids transitioning, and what her daughter said• Thousands of hateful comments, and why she answers them with humor• Women's sports and the WNBA draft bids of Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White• "I don't offend people. People get offended."• What her Marine buddies really thinkChapters:00:00 Coming up01:10 Welcome back, Daviana02:30 The elephant in the room: faith and loving across divides05:07 Transitioning at 46, and a feeling she first had at six13:00 Why she joined the Marine Corps17:31 Who Daviana dates24:35 Implants, and why she's skipping bottom surgery27:10 "I'm a biological man": pronouns and the flak she gets32:46 Why she says no to kids transitioning34:37 Telling her daughter36:42 Thousands of hateful comments, answered with humor41:20 Called to love, and double standards47:33 Trans women in women's sports51:11 The WNBA draft and "What is a woman?"57:02 Offense vs. freedom of speech62:51 What she'd tell her six-year-old self65:32 What people get wrong about transitioning66:40 What her Marine buddies thinkListen to HYDRATE with Tracy Duhs on your favorite podcast platform.Our first conversation (Ep. 20): https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/hydratewithtracyduhs/episodes/Trans-Identity--Pronouns--Bathrooms--Youth-Transitioning--Sports-ft--Daviana-Memont--Ep--20-e35fdikConnect with Daviana:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strengthdiscovery/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Daviana78Coaching & links: https://linktr.ee/strengthdiscoveryConnect with Tracy:Website: https://tracyduhs.com/Hydration Shop: https://sanctuarysd.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyduhs/Flow FAM Community: https://tracyduhs.com/join-flow-fam/