Press
TV coverage of Sophie Cook
These are appearances as a guest, for presenting TV see my video page
- 7/1/16 – BBC South East Today with Piers Hopkirk
- 8/1/2016 – ITV Meridian News – Video report: first transgender woman in UK football
- 3/2/16 – Latest TV News with Mike Mendoza
- 12/2/16 – Latest TV newspaper review
- 14/3/16 – BBC South Today – Sophie Cook nominated for National Diversity Awards
- 18/5/16 – BBC2 Victoria Derbyshire – Homophobia in sport
- 5/8/16 – ITV Meridian News – Extra measures brought in to tackle hate crime
- 8/8/16 – Latest TV – The Vote with Mike Mendoza
- 16/3/17 – Premier League Show BBC
- 31/3/17 – International Business Times – UK’s first transgender news anchor Sophie Cook speaks out about her experience
- 21/4/17 – Latest TV – Could Sophie Cook become the first trans MP in the UK?
Radio coverage of Sophie Cook
- 5/1/16 – BBC Radio Solent – AFC Bournemouth photographer Sophie Cook speaks to Lou Hannan about being a transgender woman in the Premier League
- 5/1/16 – Today FM (Ireland) The Anton Savage Show – The Premier League’s First Transgender Woman
- 8/1/16 – Juice 107.2 – Juice Drive with Guy Lloyd
- 14/1/16 – BBC Radio 5Live – Sophie Cook is interviewed about the Women and Equalities Committee report on Transgender Equality by Peter Allen
- 14/1/16 – Wave 105 News – Sophie Cook is interviewed about the Women and Equalities Committee report on Transgender Equality by Michael Coombes
- 19/1/16 – BBC Sussex with Allison Ferns
- 26/1/16 – Juice 107.2 Brighton Nights with Boogaloo Stu
- 22/2/16 – BCB 106.6 (Bradford) – Just A Ball Game? at Bradford Brewery for LGBT History Month (from 11m 35s)
- 15/3/16 – BBC Radio Solent with Julian Clegg – Sophie Cook nominated for National Diversity Awards
- 15/3/16 – BBC Radio Dorset with Steve Harris – Sophie Cook nominated for National Diversity Awards
- 15/3/16 – BBC Radio Sussex with Neil Pringle – Sophie Cook nominated for National Diversity Awards
- 15/3/16 – Juice 107.2 with Hannah Neter – Sophie Cook nominated for National Diversity Awards
- 10/6/16 – BBC Radio Sussex with Neil Pringle – Sophie Cook first transgender newscaster on European terrestrial TV on UK’s Latest TV
- 10/3/17 – BBC Radio Sussex with Danny Pike – Jenni Murray: free speech or hate speech
Press coverage of Sophie Cook
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- 5/1/16 – Daily Star – Prem Transgender ‘grabbing life by the balls’
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- 5/1/16 – The Sun – Snapper’s Prem transfer
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- 5/1/16 – Daily Mirror – A dame of two halves
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- 6/1/16 – The Argus (Brighton) – Life before was black & white now it’s technicolor
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- 6/1/16 – Daily Echo (Bournemouth) – ‘I’m so grateful to finally be me’
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- 8/1/16 – The News (Portsmouth) – A life beyond fear
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- 13/1/16 – Petersfield Post – Happiness at last as Steve becomes Sophie
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- Feb 2016 – GScene (Brighton) – Grab life by the balls
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- 21/4/17 – The i – June could bring first transgender MP
Online press coverage of Sophie Cook
2016 Jan-June
- 4/1/16 – Mail Online – Football team’s photographer who went from Steve to Sophie becomes the first trans person working in the Premier League
- 4/1/16 – Mirror.co.uk – Premier League’s first transgender woman reveals players applauded when she was first introduced as Sophie
- 4/1/16 – The Sun -First transgender woman in Premier League tells of pride after being accepted by players and fans
- 4/1/16 – Irish Mirror – Premier League’s first transgender woman reveals players applauded when she was first introduced as Sophie
- 4/1/16 – The Independent (Ireland) – First Transgender woman to work as a Premier League photographer – ‘I thought I’d never work in football again’
- 4/1/16 – Blackmore Vale Magazine – Transgender Sophie Cook presents Grab Life by the Balls in Bournemouth
- 4/1/16 – Mags4Dorset – Transgender speaker helps people overcome fears
- 4/1/16 – Elite Daily – Meet The First Transgender Person To Work In The English Premier League
- 4/1/16 – Sports Mole – Premier League’s first transgender woman applauded
- 4/1/16 – O Dia (Brazil) – Fotógrafo de time da Premier League se assume como mulher e recebe apoio
- 5/1/16 – PinkNews – First out trans Premier League photographer: ‘I thought I’d never work in football again’
- 5/1/16 – PrideLife – Meet Premier League’s First Transgender Woman
- 5/1/16 – Today FM (Ireland) – The Premier League’s first transgender woman
- 5/1/16 – Se.pl (Poland) – W klubie Artura Boruca pracuje… pierwsza transseksualistka w Premier League!
- 5/1/16 PhotoblogHK (China) – Steven Cook 變 Sophie Cook 成為英超聯首位變性攝影師
- 4/1/16 – Lettera D (Italy) – La Trans nel pallone
- 6/1/16 – The Argus (Brighton) – “I’m so grateful to finally be me”: Hove photographer is first transgender woman in Premier League
- 6/1/16 – Daily Echo (Bournemouth) – “I’m so grateful to finally be me”: AFCB photographer is first transgender woman in Premier League
- 6/1/16 – Kick It Out – AFC Bournemouth’s team photographer becomes the first trans person working in the Premier League
- 6/1/16 – GScene (Brighton) – PREVIEW: Grab life by the balls: Transgender speaker helps people overcome fear
- 14/1/16 – The News (Portsmouth) – Struggling with identity
- 14/1/16 – Petersfield Post – Happiness at last as Steve becomes Sophie
- 21/1/16 – The Telegraph – Why I advised Brighton College over its ‘trans uniforms’. All schools should follow suit
- 22/1/16 – Refinery 29 (New York) – This U.K. School Is Axing Gendered Uniforms
- 25/1/16 – Liverpool Echo – Liverpool FC hosts first ever Pride in Sport event for LGBT sports men and women
- 25/1/16 – Corriere Della Sera (Italy) – L’abito non fa il college liberi di scegliere la propria identità
- 26/1/16 – Osservatorio Gender (Italy) – Regno Unito: il “Brighton College” adotta le uniformi “genderfree”
- 27/1/16 – GScene (Brighton) – Trans activist calls for Jeremy Clarkson to apologise for transphobic remarks
- 27/1/16 – Seen Liverpool – Liverpool FC to host Pride In Sport
- 28/1/16 – The Telegraph – Government asks schoolchildren to define their gender – and gives them 24 options to choose from
- 28/1/16 – The Argus (Brighton) – Brighton school children asked to choose from list of 23 terms to describe their gender
- 28/1/16 – She Knows – Brighton school gives pupils choice of 24 terms to describe their gender
- 28/1/16 – Gay Star News – Brighton students given 24 options when asked by government to describe their gender
- 28/1/16 – WND (USA) – Kids, 13-18, told to pick gender from 2 dozen options
- 29/1/16 – Canal St (Manchester) – LGBTQ sporting stars celebrated in Liverpool
- 29/1/16 – My Liverpool Life – Liverpool stands up in celebration of LGBTQ sporting stars
- 29/1/16 – The Argus (Brighton) – Transgender Premier League photographer hits out at Jeremy Clarkson’s controversial comments
- 29/1/16 – Observador (Portugal) – Homem, mulher, gender queer, andrógino… e mais 20 géneros à escolha
- 30/1/16 – YB News (Liverpool) – Pride in Sport Liverpool celebrates LGBT sporting stars
- 1/2/16 – Juice 107.2 (Brighton) – LGBT History Month: Trans Resident Speaks Out
- 2/2/16 – Liverpool Echo – Inaugural Pride in Sport event a success
- 6/2/16 – GScene (Brighton) – Trans fury at Greer’s latest award
- 8/2/16 – The Argus (Brighton) – Greer disguises shocking hate speech as intellectual thought
- 13/2/16 – Breitbart News – Transgender Student Pushes for Uniform Change at Traditional Girls’ School
- 16/2/16 – The Verse – Germaine Greer and the Transgender Community: An interview with transgender activist Sophie Cook
- 20/2/16 – TES – ‘Schools should not have to worry about being attacked in the same way as Peter Tatchell’
- 22/2/16 – The FA – The Football Association marks LGBT month at Wembley
- 24/2/16 – Kick It Out – Just A Ball Game? announce AFC Bournemouth photographer Sophie Cook as first Trans patron
- 24/2/16 – My So Called Gay Life – Sophie Cook Joins As First Trans Patron Of Just A Ball Game?
- 25/2/16 – GScene (Brighton) – Sports campaign group appoints first trans patron
- 1/3/16 – Daily Echo (Bournemouth) – AFC Bournemouth praised for “fabulous” work promoting diversity
- 1/3/16 – Women In Football – Sophie Cook joins Just A Ball Game? as first trans patron
- 12/3/16 – The National (Scotland) – Maureen McGonigle: Understanding the issues transgender athletes face is a LEAP we need to make
- 14/3/16 – Travel Weekly (USA) – Transgender Vacations launches
- 14/3/16 – Mags4Dorset – First transgender woman to work in Premier League nominated for award
- 27/3/16 – GScene (Brighton) – First transgender woman in Premier League Football nominated in National Diversity Awards
- 29/3/16 – The Argus (Brighton) – First transgender woman in the Premier League in running for national award
- 2/6/16 – Gay Times – Trans people in UK could face rape charges if they don’t reveal gender history
- 2/6/16 – NewNowNext – Trans People Guilty Of Sexual Assault In The UK If They Don’t Disclose Their Gender Identity
- 9/6/16 – Latest TV – [EXCLUSIVE NEWS] Sophie Cook first transgender newscaster on European terrestrial TV on UK’s Latest TV leading the LGBT news revolution
- 10/6/16– GScene (Brighton) – Local trans activist becomes first transgender newscaster on European terrestrial TV
- 10/6/16 – Metro – Premier League photographer becomes first transgender news anchor in Europe
- 11/6/16 – The Independent – Trans people could ‘face rape charges’ if they don’t declare sexual history, warns trans activist
- 13/6/16 – Press Gazette – Brighton TV station claims European first with appointment of transgender news presenter
- 15/6/16 – Brighton & Hove News – Brighton TV station recruits first transgender news anchor
- 20/6/16 – Huffington Post – Rupert Everett Blasted Over Caitlyn Jenner And Transgender Children Remarks
- 23/6/16 – The Argus (Brighton) – City triathlon first in the UK to host Rainbow Wave
2016 July-Dec
- 26/7/16 – GScene (Brighton) – Trans people face rape charges unless they declare their gender history
- 11/8/16 – TTG Media – Transgender cruise will let people ‘be themselves’
- 18/8/16 – Washington Blade (USA) – Out behind the scenes in pro sports
- 18/8/16 – Huffington Post – Transgender Cruise Offers ‘Safe And Relaxed’ Holiday Environment For Trans Community
2017 Jan-June
- 6/1/17 – Advocate – LGBTQ Nation Claims Its Readers Named Alt-Right Troll Person of the Year
- 12/1/17 – Gay Express (New Zealand) – UK to get its own LGBT+ TV channel
- 18/1/17 – Gay Times – UK to get first ever LGBT+ TV channel
- 18/1/17 – Kick It Out – Kick It Out ambassador Sophie Cook set to front UK’s first ever LGBT terrestrial TV channel
- 19/1/17 – TheGayUK – The UK’s first LGBT TV channel set to launch
- 19/1/17 – Attitude – The UK’s first LGBT+ TV channel will start broadcasting in February
- 19/1/17 – LGBT Bulletin – The UK’s first LGBT+ TV channel will start broadcasting in February
- 19/1/17 – Petersfield Post – Transgender journalist from Liss launches a first for television
- 20/1/17 – GMag (Turkey) – İngiltere’nin İlk LGBT TV Kanalı Yayın Hayatına Başlıyor!
- 20/1/17 – New Now Next (US) – England’s First LGBT Channel Launches Next Month
- 20/1/17 – GScene – Latest TV launch new LGBT+ TV channel
- 20/1/17 – Feromoon (Holland) – UK to get first ever LGBT+ TV channel
- 21/1/17 – Out News Global – Made with pride – UK’s LGBT+ TV channel launches
- 24/1/17 – Boys One (France) – La première chaine LGBT anglaise lancée en février
- 25/1/17- Unicorn Booty – The UK’s First LGBT TV Channel Will Soon Be on the Air
- 26/1/17 – Bay Area Reporter (US) – LGBT TV launches in UK
- 14/3/17 – GScene – Take pride in the police says Sophie Cook
- 14/3/17 – Brighton & Hove Independent – Sophie Cook: Take pride in the police
- 15/3/17 – The Argus (Brighton) – Society improves when we work together rather than fight
- 30/3/17 – GScene – Transgender Day of Visibility
- 31/3/17 – Mags4Dorset – Transgender Day of Visibility: Sophie Cook calls for trans people to come out of the shadows
- 2/4/17 – GScene – Labour and Green leaders send messages of support to Brighton Trans Visibility event
- 20/4/17 – Pink News – Britain’s first ever Trans MP could be 49 days away
- 20/4/17 – GScene – Local broadcaster bids to become first trans MP
- 20/4/17 – Brighton & Hove News – Trans TV presenter hopes to be Labour choice in Brighton Kemptown
- 20/4/17 – Juice FM – Brighton Woman Could Become The First Trans MP
- 21/4/17 – The i – June could bring first transgender MP
- 24/4/17 – GScene – Sophie Cook says why she wants to represent Brighton Kemptown for Labour
- 24/4/17 – The GayUK – Why a transgender woman wants to be an MP
- 26/4/17 – Daily Echo (Bournemouth) – Transgender AFC Bournemouth photographer Sophie Cook bidding to become an MP
- 30/4/17 – Juice FM – Trans broadcaster to take on Loughton
- 30/4/17 – Brighton & Hove News – Brighton TV presenter chosen to run for Parliament for Labour
- 1/5/17 – International Business Times – Sophie Cook campaigns to become first transgender MP
- 1/5/17 – Independent – Labour candidate hopes to become first transgender MP
- 1/5/17 – Daily Mail – Ex-RAF pilot who went from Steve to Sophie hopes to become Britain’s first transgender MP after being chosen to fight for Shoreham by Labour
- 1/5/17 – Mirror – Former RAF engineer paves the way for equality with bid to be Britain’s first transgender MP
- 1/5/17 – Forces Network – Former RAF Engineer In Bid To Become Britain’s First Transgender MP
- 2/5/17 – PinkNews – General Election 2017: This trans activist is fighting to oust anti-LGBT Conservative politician
- 2/5/17 – Politicoscope – Sophie Cook Britain’s First Transgender to Stand for Labour Party in General Election
- 2/5/17 – Spirit FM – Trans broadcaster to take on West Sussex MP in general election
- 3/5/17 – SBS (Australia) – This activist could be the UK’s first openly transgender MP
