By Anna Walker
TRANSGENDER
TRAILBLAZERS
These are the stories of three transgender role
models whose activism has helped to make the
world a more accepting place
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ransgender people are those whose sense
of gender identity does not match the sex
they were born into. Until recent years,
the law—and culture—of Britain hasn’t
been kind to this group. And though
things are starting to change, there’s still
a long way to go. In June this year, The Guardian
reported that hate crimes against transgender people
have trebled since 2014. Between 2017 and 2018, 46
per cent of those crimes were violent. In the following
pages, three brave trailblazers of transgender equality
tell their stories.
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