Podcast 10: Trans Community & Disability with Sarah Stephenson-Hunter
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This week we welcome Sarah Stephenson-Hunter,  Staff Disability Advisor and Trans Lead at University of Oxford.  Sarah is a disabled person who also identifies as lesbian and is a trans woman. ETUK are proud that this podcast provides a fantastic opportunity for us to hear Sarah’s deeply honest account of her life journey, becoming part of the Trans Disabled Community. A section of society that doesn’t get much representation on other platforms.   Sarah’s story is so interesting and multi layered with challenges of disability as well as  identity.   Becoming blind when she identified as maleAn injury leading to complete sight lossMarrying a female to try and ‘cure’ her uncertainty about her gender identityThe transition to becoming female.  Sarah and Jennie discuss this process, the feelings it incurred and the painful road to acceptance.  To contact Sarah, find her on instagram @simplyequalityuk or Twitter @sarahshequality   Or join our Undressing Disability Hub where you can connect with her and other professionals in the field of sex and disability. https://undressing.enhancetheuk.org/
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