"I've been joking with all my friends that I'm on top of Gok Wan!"
Named on this year's Pink List, we speak to Britain's most influential trans lesbian, Sarah Brown
Paris Lees

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:05:19 GMT

http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/lifestyle/interview-with-transgender-politician-sarah-brown.aspx

The only openly trans politician in Britain, Cambridge City Councillor Sarah Brown recently came in at number 28 in the Independent on Sunday's annual Pink List.

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What does this listing mean to you?
It's not so much me personally, but more about greater visibility for the stuff we're doing to put transgender issues on the radar. I do a lot of trans activism, particularly around health care for trans people and access to transition services where there is rampant discrimination. It also happens when you're trying to access standard healthcare for an everyday medical complaint. A lot of the equalities work we're doing in Cambridge City Council has been really fantastic, and I think we can use this to really push things onto the agenda.