World’s first openly transgender MP, Georgina Beyer, dies in New Zealand aged 65
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#69G7M)
The former actor, drag performer, sex worker and radio host pulled off a surprise victory as a Labour MP and later played a pivotal role in decriminalising prostitution
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has led tributes to Georgina Beyer, the world's first openly transgender MP, who has died.
Friends announced with the heaviest of hearts" on Facebook on Monday that the 65-year-old had died at a Wellington hospice.
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