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Belfast-born Abi Austen became the first transgender British Army officer – and the first female Parachute Regiment officer – 20 years ago 🏳️‍⚧️ But after she transitioned, the Army tried to dismiss ...

The army's first transgender officer has revealed what it was like coming out to her peers. During an appearance on ITV's Lorraine, Abi Austen - the world's first soldier to fully transition from man ...

A transgender pioneer has settled down in Liverpool and is proud to call the city home. The 58-year-old, who is from Belfast but grew up in Scotland, first made headlines in 2007 and soon became known ...

Almost 20 years ago, Belfast-born Abi Austen became the first transgender British Army officer and the first female Parachute Regiment officer — and now she has written a book about it. For the first ...

Abi Austen became the first British Army officer to transition from a man to a woman and is now the world's first transgender foreign correspondent, featuring in a new documentary this week which sees ...