Welcome to our podcast Hearts & Histories, hosted by Ryan Kennedy and brought to you by the Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival and EMBRACE A Culture of Inclusion.

During this five episode series, older and old LGBT+ people who live in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin reflect on how their lives and experiences have made them the person they are today.

This episode’s guest is Helga McCorrisken, who lives in rural Shropshire, and is in her seventies.

Helga is a transgender woman and shares how she knew she was different from childhood, but why she decided not to transition until her sixties.

If this episode has inspired to you to make your own provision more inclusive to LGBT+ people, then head to www.lgbtsand.com to see more of our resources.

These resources have been split into beginner, intermediate and advanced; and each resource includes an indication of how much time you need in order to get value from it.

So whatever stage of the inclusion journey you’re on, and however long you’ve got, these resources can help you to EMBRACE A Culture of Inclusion.