Mardi Pieronek

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Mardi Pieronek
Born1962 (age 62–63)
Calgary, Canada
Occupation(s)social media personality
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Last updated: 14 September 2025

Marilyn "Mardi" Pieronek (born 1962) is a Canadian TikToker, podcaster, former drag artist, and former sex worker. She is known on TikTok by the username Mardipantz, where she makes content about being a transgender woman in the 1970s and 1980s punk scene and club scenes in Vancouver. Pieronek is a co-host of the podcast A Life Lived Trans.

Biography

Pieronek was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1962. [1] She ran away from home when she was fifteen years old, in 1977, and came out as a transgender woman and began her gender transition. [2] She was active in the Vancouver club scene in the 1980s, performing at the LUV-A-FAIR punk rock club. [1] She was also a drag performer and sex worker, living and working in Davie Village as a prostitute to fund her gender affirming healthcare. [2] [3]

She is a TikTok content creator, posting about her experiences as a transgender woman who lived in the 1970s and 1980s. [4] Pieronek is a co-host of the podcast A Life Lived Trans.

Pieronek lives in on Vancouver Island in British Columbia with her husband. [1] She had a drug addiction and is now sober. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Colavito, Elio (July 8, 2022). "Trans Testimony on TikTok: An Interview with Mardi Pieronek". LGBTQ History Digital Collaboratory. University of Toronto Mississauga.
  2. 1 2 3 Billson, Chantelle (July 2, 2025). "'I transitioned in 1977 as a teenager – it was basically the Stone Age for trans healthcare'". Pink News . Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Linley, Harry (November 14, 2022). "Life Lived Trans: Life in Davie Village during the 1970s". Vancouver Is Awesome. Vancouver, Canada . Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The trans elders schooling kids on the reality of transitioning in the 80s". Dazedd Digital. June 6, 2023. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
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