EPISODE · Oct 17, 2018 · 21 MIN
The One With Rowena Purdy
from The LGBT Sport Podcast · host BBC Radio Cornwall
If you've been on social media today, you may have noticed a certain topic is trending. #ComeOutForTransEquality has been all over posts throughout the day - which makes the guest on this episode particularly appropriate.Rowena Purdy is a championship-winning rally driver who helped fly Vulcans in the RAF, and has been writing about motorsports for more than a quarter of a century. She also transitioned later in life and, now in her mid-70s, has got an awful lot to talk about - from developing a love of rallying in Kenya to travelling around the world, to how she decided when the time was right to transition.She's a great guest - and we really think you'll like her.HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE LGBT SPORT PODCAST FROM THE BBC? Email: [email protected] Twitter: @jack_murley
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If you've been on social media today, you may have noticed a certain topic is trending. #ComeOutForTransEquality has been all over posts throughout the day - which makes the guest on this episode particularly appropriate.Rowena Purdy is a championship-winning rally driver who helped fly Vulcans in the RAF, and has been writing about motorsports for more than a quarter of a century. She also transitioned later in life and, now in her mid-70s, has got an awful lot to talk about - from developing a love of rallying in Kenya to travelling around the world, to how she decided when the time was right to transition.She's a great guest - and we really think you'll like her.HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE LGBT SPORT PODCAST FROM THE BBC? Email: [email protected] Twitter: @jack_murley
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