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Demitri Rodriguez on Conversion Therapy, Right Wing Spaces & Breaking Boundaries

The Pieces with Bimini

Tuesday, 3 November 2026 - 46 minutes

Demitri Rodriguez is a trans activist, content creator and one of the first openly trans men to speak publicly about surviving conversion therapy without anonymity.

From his background in the prison service to becoming a vocal presence in spaces that typically oppose trans rights, Demitri has built a career on visibility, unflinching honesty and the refusal to be palatable for mainstream consumption.

On this episode of The Pieces, Bimini and Demitri dive into the formative moment that shaped everything while working in the prison service, his ground-breaking appearance on BBC Three as the first openly trans man on a reality TV show mid-transition, the vulnerability of having to come out repeatedly on camera, and the systemic erasure of trans content from the BBC.

Demitri shares his harrowing experience as a conversion therapy survivor at 15, his decision to speak publicly without anonymity to push for a ban, and the lack of community support he received afterward - a pattern he now sees repeating with other traumatized trans people.

They also explore the complications of passing privilege, a strip search incident by police and why Demitri chooses to enter right-wing spaces despite criticism.

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