As a 50 year old equality campaigner, the first trans woman to work in the Premier League and the first transgender news anchor on European terrestrial TV, I’ve spent years struggling for equality. I’ve campaigned too for improved better mental health services – an issue which disproportionately affects LGBT people. Standing as a candidate in this election seems like a natural progression in my lifelong quest for LGBT rights.
Source: I’m running to be Britain’s first trans MP — of course I chose Labour