Joanne Vannicola
| Date of birth | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Pronouns | they/them[2] |
| Gender identity | nonbinary[3] |
| Occupation | actor, activist, author |
Joanne "Jo" Vannicola is a Canadian actor. Some of their roles include Dr. Naadiah in Being Erica, Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor, Jerri in Love and Human Remains, Sam in Stonewall, Renee in Slasher: Guilty Party, and Amber Ciotti in Slasher: Solstice, as well as voice roles in Crash Canyon and My Dad the Rock Star.
In 2004, they founded the organization Youth Out Loud to raise awareness of child sexual abuse.[1]
Vannicola has been out as a lesbian for many years, and came out as nonbinary in 2018.[4] As of 2020, they describe themself as "lesbian and or butch and or nonbinary".[5]
They wrote about their life's struggles in their 2019 memoir All We Knew But Couldn't Say[6], which was nominated for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize 2020.[7]
Quotes
"It was so hard for me my entire life to explain what that was. People would say 'Well just because you're a lesbian doesn't mean that you can't be feminine' [...] I didn't have the language growing up, and if I'd had the word nonbinary, I would have been able to say 'But I'm nonbinary.'"[8]
"I must write about LGBTQ people and I must never stop being authentically me. Hiding, passing, even acting or pretending to be anything other than queer and non-binary, is a road I never want to walk. Be brave lgbtq people. We are reflecting who we are for the next generation who need us to step up and take space, be visible."[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jo Vannicola Actor Bio". LezWatch.TV. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ @joannevannicola (14 September 2019). "I'll soon be updating my pronouns to They/them on my websites. It's going to take some time but I want to be part of the change, to reflect the language that fits gender, those of us who are nonbinary & trans. #lgbtq #nonbinary #trans #gender #language" – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Joanne Vannicola Official Website". Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ Vannicola, Joanne (14 November 2018). "Nonbinary, Trans, & Queer. The Film Biz". Joanne Vannicola Blog. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ Instagram post, 15 June 2020
- ↑ Wilner, Norman (18 June 2019). "Joanne Vannicola wants to push Canadian film beyond gender binaries". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "Sixth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist Announced". Kobo News. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ WhatSheSaid Talk (19 August 2019). "Joanne Vannicola talks memoir 'All We Knew But Couldn't Say'". YouTube. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ Instagram post, 20 December 2019
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