Trans life: how I plucked my new name from the family tree
Freddy McConnell
Asking everyone to call me by a different name was a daunting part of my transition. But choosing one with ancestral links made the change easier for others and for me
Trans life: why surgery scars won’t stop me going shirtless on the beach
Freddy McConnell: Slapping on the sunscreen has confirmed that ‘top surgery’ was the best decision I’ve ever made. And I won’t let anxiety about people seeing my scars get in the way
The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life
Despite being assigned female at birth, Fred McConnell knew for years that he was male, and longed to be free of the compression vests he used to bind his chest. There was only one way to fix the problem: a trip to Florida for an operation
