Stonewall Stories

GP Doctor

I’m Kate, and I’m a trans woman. I’m a doctor – I’ve worked in the NHS since 1999 and I’m really passionate about seeing good healthcare for trans people happen everywhere. We have such a long way to go to achieve that. Professionals tell me that there is very little, if any, education...

WRITERS, FILMMAKERS & NON-BINARY TRANS ACTIVISTS

Fox: We both identify as non-binary trans people. For me, that means rejecting what it means to be a man or a woman and using the pronoun ‘they’. I’ve had many lifetimes in one, having tried my best to live as female and then gone on a proper...

Writer and Campaigner

My name is Juno Roche and I identify as she, her and they.

Trans and non-binary role models are incredibly important. My background in teaching makes me realise every trans and non-binary teacher, parent, carer and pupil is a role model in their own environment,...

Student mental health nurse

My name is Roch, I’m 29, and I'm a transgender man.

Right now, the only role for trans people seems to be as murder victims. That, or we’re somehow all perverts who are endangering people’s safety. And that’s wildly inaccurate.

Some studies show that...

Videographer and video producer

I’m Jayne. I identify as female, but at the same time, I don’t see gender in big black and white terms. It’s exciting to see young people making themselves heard and understood, and challenging what it means to be a ‘man’ or ‘woman’.

I am one of a...

Comedy writer & actor

I'm Lewis and I identify as male. I’m a filmmaker and a comedian – I create comedy sketches in which I play a variety of characters. I also make trans-related content: I love that my work helps other trans people.

When I was growing up I never had any trans role...

POLICE SERGEANT, ESSEX POLICE

I think it’s important to celebrate how important allies are to the LGBT community. Those allies who stood by my side during the very early stages of my transition made a real difference to my self-esteem and sense of belonging. Simply being by my side meant so much...

CAMPAIGNER

I was Stonewall’s Young Campaigner of the Year in 2015.

In a way, I came out to a lot of the UK doing that. I wanted to stand up and say to other LGBT people, ‘It’s ok. Be yourself and keep your head up.’

Growing up, one of my best friends was my biggest support. She...