Article describes TRA Sarah Brown (former lib dem Cambridge cllr):
"In 2007 QUN began a drive to programme a greater variety of events aimed at our lesbian audience. Like many LGBT or queer organisations, we’d been a bit gay men-centric. One of the artists I researched was a hugely talented singer songwriter — Bitch — yet to perform in the UK. She is top-notch musician who’d appeared in John Cameron Mitchell’s gorgeous film ‘Shortbus’ — I felt confident she would find an appreciative audience in Manchester.
So I invited her. She accepted and the event quickly sold out.
Then, a few weeks before the festival, I got an email.
It informed me that Bitch had performed at Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, which had a policy of admitting only natal women. Apparently not only had Bitch appeared at the festival, she’d defended its women-born-women admission policy as well. Therefore, the email argued, Bitch was transphobic and the event must be cancelled.
Today, this sort of email from trans activists is commonplace, but in 2008 it was something new. As one of the authors of this email, Sarah Brown , recounts in the new book Trans Britain - Our Journey from the Shadows, what was about to happen between a small group of trans activists and Queer Up North would become the prototype for the many campaigns which were to follow — and which continue today."
Sarah Brown's role in Cambridge City Council's decision to modify the 2010 Equalities Act within weeks of it being launched is discussed on thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3322389-labour-councillor-quits-in-row-over-facilities-for-trans-people-the-times
From thread, PencilsinSpace comments:
"Here are the minutes from the Cambridge City Council meeting where they chose to play fast and loose with the EA when it was only 10 days old.
The committee received apologies for absence from Cllr Boyce, Cllr Brown attended as a substitute. 
10/57/SR - Annual Review of Equalities (near the bottom of the page):
Councillor Brown proposed a number of amendments to strengthen the protection for transgender employees and service users. Other members of the committee expressed support for the proposal, although it was noted additional notice about the amendment would have aided the debate. The Head of Strategy and Partnership advised the committee of a number of proposed amendments to address the concerns raised. The Scrutiny Committee endorsed the following amendments by 5 votes to 0;
· Insert into “Employment Practices” section - We will not exclude transgender people from positions, which require a gender-appropriate candidate.
· Insert into the “Valuing our customers – delivering services” section - transgender people will not be excluded from gender-appropriate single sex/sex segregated facilities operated by the council
Shit stinks."
link to CCC minutes: democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=159&MId=376