Petra Wenham

Petra: I am a retired transgender woman who transitioned to living full-time as a woman in 2018. I’m married and we have two children and two grandchildren.

While I do not consider myself an activist on transgender matters, I have been interviewed by ITV Anglia, BBC Radio Suffolk & BBC Radio Norfolk, the Bury Free Press, and very recently, the WI Life magazine which carried a major article on myself including putting me on the magazine cover and yes, I am a WI member. I give regular transgender awareness talks to community groups and so far this year, I have given talks to twelve Women’s Institutes (WI), all using the Zoom video meeting facility.

During 2020 I gave a number of talks including one to trainee GP’s at my local NHS Trust. I have more talks lined up for this year including another one to an NHS Trust hospital. Away from the WI and my trans awareness talks, I’m a member of the British Computer Society and as a volunteer, I write nine to ten articles a year on Information Security. I was also involved with the BCS efforts in the ‘Identity Assurance’ area.