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Her favourite hobby is rock climbing.
Her favourite hobby is rock climbing.


Brown is currently in a [[polyamorous]] relationship with Knight and fellow Liberal Democrat and transgender activist Zoe O'Connell, although none of them describe themselves as "poly evangelists".<ref name="poly">http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/20/greatest-sexual-taboo-polyamorous-transgender Patrick Barkhamm "'Why three in a bed isn't a crowd' - the polyamorous trio" ''The Guardian' 20 April 2013</ref>></ref> All three partners contributed to a ''Guardian'' column discussing polyamory in the context of transition and Brown's previous marriage, which was later cited by Huppert during the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill debate.<ref name="poly" />
Brown is currently in a [[polyamorous]] relationship with Knight and fellow Liberal Democrat and transgender activist Zoe O'Connell, although none of them describe themselves as "poly evangelists".<ref name="poly">http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/20/greatest-sexual-taboo-polyamorous-transgender Patrick Barkhamm "'Why three in a bed isn't a crowd' - the polyamorous trio" ''The Guardian' 20 April 2013</ref>></ref> All three partners contributed to a ''Guardian'' column discussing polyamory in the context of transition and Brown's previous marriage, which was later cited by her local MP during the [[Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill]] debate.<ref name="poly" />


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Revision as of 06:05, 10 January 2014

Sarah Brown, May 2012

Sarah Brown was elected to Cambridge City Council in 2010. She is also on the executive of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats and chairs its transgender working group. She describes herself as “probably the only ‘out’ transgender activist serving as an elected politician in the UK”, [1]

In 2001 she married Sylvia Knight. In 2007 she underwent gender reassignment surgery. In 2009, Sarah and Sylvia had to be divorced and then form a civil partnership - something that will not be necessary when equal marriage becomes law.[2]

Sarah Brown was placed number 28 on the Independent on Sunday Pink List 2011, and is the highest-ranking transgender person on the list.

Her favourite hobby is rock climbing.

Brown is currently in a polyamorous relationship with Knight and fellow Liberal Democrat and transgender activist Zoe O'Connell, although none of them describe themselves as "poly evangelists".[3]></ref> All three partners contributed to a Guardian column discussing polyamory in the context of transition and Brown's previous marriage, which was later cited by her local MP during the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill debate.[3]

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