Trans woman will be first to stand for Scottish council elections
by Stephen Gray
24 November 2011, 10:01am

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/11/24/trans-woman-will-be-first-to-stand-for-scottish-council-elections/

A social worker and former police officer is set to become Scotland's first transgender election candidate.

Carol Mapley plans to contest the Castle Douglas and Glenkens seat 2012 council elections, the Dumfries & Galloway Standard reports.

The 53-year-old said: "I want to raise the profile of trans-genders, lesbians and gays.

"We are pretty marginalised. Society is more accepting of gays than transgenders. I want to bring people out of the shadows.