A WRITER and transgender activist has won an award for her work.
Paris Lees was named the Young Campaigning Journalist of the Year by MHP Communications at a ceremony in London.
The former University of Brighton English Language and Literature student has presented Channel 4 programme Creative Diversity and has been raising awareness with her project All about Trans.
She said: “When I first transitioned, like many trans people, I was depressed and isolated. I looked to the media for inspiration and all I saw were people like me being ridiculed.
“Five years on and things are looking very different.”
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