Nicole Gibson, Transgender Model, Walks In London Fashion Week

[Jamie D]

Nicole Gibson, Transgender Model, Walks In London Fashion Week

The Huffington Post
by James Nichols

Days before her planned gender reassignment surgery, a transgender model wowed audiences on the catwalk at London's Fashion Week, just two years after beginning hormone replacement therapy.

Nicole Gibson, 32, took part in the Catwalk For Change campaign for Models of Diversity, a fashion showcase that sought to challenge the lack of diversity within the fashion industry.

"The fashion show was amazing," said Gibson. "They say you have not really made it as a model until you walk along the catwalk in a sheer dress with your nipples showing -- and here I was doing it in my first show. Luckily, thanks to the hormones, I have quite a nice pair now. I didn't have time to get nervous, I was just so excited."

Up until her 20s, Gibson identified as a gay man. She then started to wear women's clothing for a number of years before deciding to begin hormone replacement therapy. "To me it is just something that I have to do," stated Gibson. "It is like having two horns on my head that I have to get rid of to become the person that I have always felt I was inside."

Full text and videos at the link

[Jamie D]

I might be wrong, but this Nicole looks like "Miss Glenny" from YouTube



Sadly, Miss Glenny has taken her videos down, but this is her in an interview last year.

[Jamie D]

I was right

'It's like getting rid of horns on my head': Transgender catwalk model born a man says sex swap op is something she 'just has to do' as she stars at Fashion Week

Mail Online
by Deborah Andrews

    Nicole Gibson, 32, grew up as a boy called Glen
    She started hormone replacement therapy two years ago
    She left her pub job to pursue a career on the catwalk
    She took part in London Fashion Week show
    On Thursday she will go under the knife to become a fully-fledged woman

Nicole came out as gay in her teens, but still did not feel 'right' in herself. In her 20s, she began sneaking out in dresses and heels.

But it took until she was 30 to pluck up the courage to find out about becoming a woman - which is when she started taking hormones.

Nicole, who is now brimming with confidence, said she was looking forward to taking the final step towards becoming a woman with her NHS-funded operation.

[Bardoux]

So happy for her!!

I loved watching her videos, shame she took them down

[FrancisAnn]

That is great news for all of us. Maybe the world will open up some. We mean society no harm whatsoever, all we need to do is to correct out gender. She is beautiful.