“Angry, sad, disappointed and scared” are the words Sue used when I asked her what it was like to be a parent to a trans child in the current climate.
The 57-year-old is mum to two sons, including Liverpool-based trans performer Luis Rowley. The customer services director has spoken out to highlight how transphobia just doesn't impact trans people but those around them and their allies.
Sue, who is from Lancashire, told the ECHO: “I use a phrase to describe the current situation - never have so many people had so much hatred for so few. Why? When we really think about it, the thing we share is that we are all human, which gives all of our communities more in common than our differences, so why is it when some of us want to live our lives in a certain way that it is seen as a threat and risk?”