Katie Neeves has been a professional photographer for 37 years, but in 2018, she came out publicly as being transgender after living for 48 years as a man. Katie formed Cool2BTrans to support and inspire other trans people and to educate everyone else about trans people. She uses humour to deliver trans awareness training and inspirational speaking in an entertaining way. She has sessions for leaders and HR professionals, for medical professionals and for everyone.
She often acts as a consultant too, by providing advice to organisations on their transgender policies. Known affectionately as "The Gobby Trans Woman", Katie appears regularly in the media, being on both ITV's and the BBC's lists of experts as well as being a BBC Sounds presenter, event host/presenter and panelist.
She was awarded British Diversity Awards Hero of the Year 2023, the Trans in the City Trans Community Champion 2022 Award, the This is Us Training & Development 2023 Award, the Women's Awards East Midlands Outstanding Female LGBTQIA+ Champion 2023 Award and Fellowship of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. She was a Diva Awards Unsung Hero of the Year 2023 finalist too.
Katie was listed on the DIVA Power List 2023 and she is a LinkedIn LGBTQIA+ Top Voice.
Watch Katie's Showreel HERE
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