We all remember the pictures of Mikki in her pink wig and PVC dress winning the UK Scrabble championships and wondering if it was just a joke or was she transgender. It seems she was the latter and she suffered abuse from the public in Carlisle where she lived.
It appears she was very unhappy and took her own life last November. I hope she is at peace now.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/transgender-woman-kille...
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Devastating but far too common
I come from sending a letter to the Guardian by e-mail in reply to some letters published yesterday, complaining that people are not being allowed 'freedom of conscience' as against people having equal rights. It's the old, old story, now being reprised in the USA with the 'restoration of religious freedom' laws.
The article you link to sums up so much of the casual bigotry and abuse that 'freedom of conscience' seems to produce. I was out in Brighton with Bev Taff and her friends the other Friday, and while my only obvious female aspects when my coat was fastened were my hair and my ankle boots, I was still treated to a series of abusive remarks and threats, and this was in Brighton!
My deepest sympathies for Mikki and for the poor train driver.