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A talk by activist, model, writer and broadcaster Munroe Bergdorf on her new book ‘Transitional’

Transitional: In One Way or Another, We All Transition is the life-affirming, heartfelt and intimate new book newly-published by internationally renowned activist, model, writer and broadcaster Munroe Bergdorf.

In 2019, Bergdorf was awarded an honorary doctorate for campaigning for transgender rights by the University of Brighton, and appointed as a National Advocate for UN Women UK. Munroe is a proud ambassador for gender variant and transgender youth charity Mermaids and a founding consultant of L’Oreal Paris’ UK Diversity and Inclusion Board. She has also spoken at international institutions from Oxford to UN General Assembly.

In this talk, Munroe she shares reflections from her own life to illustrate how transitioning is an essential part of all of our lives. Through the story of one woman’s extraordinary mission to live with authenticity, Transitional shows us how to heal, how to build a stronger community and how to evolve as a society out of shame and into pride.

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