Hannah Graf
Hannah Graf | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Spouse(s) |
Captain Hannah Graf MBE (née Winterbourne) is a former officer of the British Army and a transgender rights activist. Graf was a captain in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and the highest-ranking transgender officer in the British Army, overseeing a company of a hundred soldiers. After she came out as transgender in 2013, she advised the army on transgender issues.
Biography
While training as an officer at the
Graf is a patron of the charity
She met actor and filmmaker Jake Graf, who is also transgender, in December 2015. The couple announced their engagement in 2017[8] and married the following year.[9] In 2020, the couple had their first child;[10] their experience as transgender parents was broadcast later that year in the Channel 4 documentary Our Baby: A Modern Miracle.[11]
References
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- ^ a b "Trans Role Model of the Year 2019: Captain Hannah Graf". Stonewall. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Godfrey, Kara (3 December 2015). ""I'm speaking out to help other trans-individuals"". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Peters, Lewis (29 February 2016). "Meet the woman who became the British Army's first trans officer". Gay Star News. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Rugby referee Nigel Owens gets honorary fellowship". BBC. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Transgender ex-Army officer awarded MBE by Prince William". BBC. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Sandeman, George (27 September 2017). "Transgender army captain to marry Danish Girl actor". The Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Jackman, Josh (27 March 2018). "Highest-ranking trans soldier marries actor in Disney wedding". PinkNews. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Rear, Jack (2 July 2021). "What it's really like to become parents when you're both trans". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (28 July 2020). "Our Baby: A Modern Miracle, review: a tender portrait of the UK's first transgender parents". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2022.