Reader’s Digest UK – August 2019

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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