NSV Radio: Peggy & Candice's Story

NSV Radio #3 Workforce Series

In the third episode of the “NSV Radio: Voices of the Village” podcast, we hear from Vocational Center Manager Matt LaBorde, speaking with K.C. Davis, Chief of Staff for Bloomberg Government.

Pertrina

Pertrina was born in Washington, D.C. to high school sweethearts who divorced when she was young. Her mother remarried a man who provided financially for the family. Pertrina lived in a beautiful home, attended a good school, and went on nice vacations. As a teenager, Pertrina was victim to a violent sexual trauma that she kept secret for more than 40 years.

Nataki

My name is Nataki, which means “princess” in Swahili.

There were no transgender role models in the city where I grew up. As I got older, the only way I knew how to be myself was by going to clubs, prostitution, and using drugs.