Melissa McCarthy
American actress
Gloria Steinem, because her whole life has been spent trying to help people.
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Victoria Rose, a British surgeon operating on children in Gaza.
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Stephen Fry
Actor, writer and broadcaster
Probably Daniel Barenboim. His blend of insane talent, intellect, and profound humanitarianism is one that comes along very, very rarely. I would put Martina Navratilova and Stephen Sondheim in a tie for second.
Samuel West
British actor, theatre director, and narrator
Greta Thunberg. For setting an example and fighting hatred with humour.
Armistead Maupin
American writer
My friend Ian McKellen, who has an extraordinary record as an actor and a gay activist.
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Gender-affirming surgery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not widely available on the NHS and a lot of it you have to pay for yourself.
Apart from stuff on social media, an ex-partner telling me I’m unlovable.
At university, I worked at a hotel in housekeeping. We saw so many weird things in people’s rooms. Guests would leave sex and party stuff behind!
Cancel culture: getting stuck on the discourse rather than looking at the system.
Passionate, loving, driven.
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