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[[File:Captain-Catherine-S-Burton.jpg|thumb|Cat Burton]]'''Cat Burton''' ('''Catherine S Burton''') is an airline pilot. | [[File:Captain-Catherine-S-Burton.jpg|thumb|Cat Burton]]'''Cat Burton''' ('''Catherine S Burton''') is an airline pilot. | ||
| − | :"I was very much a late developer in that I only transitioned at work 2 years ago, at the age of | + | :"I was very much a late developer in that I only transitioned at work 2 years ago, at the age of 61. I should have known at about age 14, but negative experiences encouraged me to go into denial, even from myself, and I locked that side of myself in a very tightly closed box marked do not open at the back of my mind."<ref>[http://www.justbeyourself.org.uk/resources/trans/coming-out-as-trans/captain-catherine-s-burton/ Cat Burton page] on [[Just Be Yourself]].</ref> |
| − | 61. I should have known at about age 14, but negative experiences encouraged me to go | + | |
| − | into denial, even from myself, and I locked that side of myself in a very tightly closed box | + | |
| − | marked do not open at the back of my mind."<ref>[http://www.justbeyourself.org.uk/resources/trans/coming-out-as-trans/captain-catherine-s-burton/ Cat Burton page] on [[Just Be Yourself]].</ref> | + | |
She was listed number 89 in the [[Rainbow List 2014]]. The citation said: | She was listed number 89 in the [[Rainbow List 2014]]. The citation said: | ||
Latest revision as of 16:42, 16 February 2017
Cat Burton (Catherine S Burton) is an airline pilot.
- "I was very much a late developer in that I only transitioned at work 2 years ago, at the age of 61. I should have known at about age 14, but negative experiences encouraged me to go into denial, even from myself, and I locked that side of myself in a very tightly closed box marked do not open at the back of my mind."[1]
She was listed number 89 in the Rainbow List 2014. The citation said:
- "A senior BA pilot with 40 years’ experience, Burton announced her gender transition via an online forum. In the past, such a move might have been career-ending, but Burton’s supportive employers are set to welcome her back to her job in the near future."[2]
References
- ↑ Cat Burton page on Just Be Yourself.
- ↑ "Rainbow List 2014", The Independent".
