The courage of Rachel
Published Date: 21 September 2009
Tia-Anna

http://www.thestar.co.uk/letters/The-courage-of-Rachel.5663870.jp

FOLLOWING your very touching and positive coverage of the story of Rachel Fleetwood, the oldest transexual in Britain (September 14), I must express my admiration at the way in which she has come out to face the world as the woman she always wanted to be, even though she is over 70.

As someone who is a ->-bleeped-<- and also a drag entertainer, as well as being actively involved in introducing newly 'out' transgenders to the existing members of the local Les Femmes Transgender social group, I find that all too often, within the gay, lesbian and transgender community, it is youth and beauty that takes centre stage, and the older members of the gay and transgender communities often get sidelined and forgotten.