A transgender woman has been chosen as the cover star of the Women’s Institute membership magazine.
In a first for the organisation, Petra Wenham, 74, appears in the July/August edition of WI Life, which is delivered to 200,000 members.
She said she felt ‘accepted and honoured’ to be given the chance to raise awareness about transgender issues.
In a first for the organisation, Petra Wenham, right, 74, appears in the July/August edition of WI Life
Miss Wenham, who has two children and two grandchildren, came out to her wife Loraine in 2015 at the age of 68
‘WI members are not just accepting but actively supportive and are welcoming me to the sisterhood,’ she said.
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