When I came out as transgender in 2015 while working in Premier League football as the club photographer for AFC

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Seven years ago I wrote about the need for transgender people to come out of the shadows and take our

Continue readingThe fight for human rights is not a straight path

The stars dance before my eyes, multi coloured shards of light piercing the darkness. The darkness that holds me and

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Those of us that grew up before and during the days of Section 28, when knowledge of LGBTQ identities was

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The past week has been one of the most challenging of the an already challenging year for me. As a

Continue readingDancing by myself — COVID & celebrating alone

Our political system is broken. The first past the post system dominated by the two major parties ensures that millions

Continue readingGE2019 — Finding the right path

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals

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The country stands at the brink. Ever since the Brexit referendum in 2016 our political elite has been obsessed with

Continue readingSophie Cook for East Worthing & Shoreham — Time for change

In 2018 it was my immense honour to take to the stage in Brighton’s historic Dome Theatre to deliver a

Continue readingNot Today: How I Chose Life at TEDxBrighton 2018