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A councillor has turned down the chance to appear on reality television show Big Brother – arguing it would not help her campaign for gender equality.

Cllr Sarah Brown, who represents Petersfield on Cambridge City Council, is the UK’s only ‘out’ transgender politician and was approached by a casting agency to see if she wanted to appear on the Channel 5 game show.

But the Liberal Democrat, the council’s executive member community wellbeing, said she didn’t think it would have been good for her, the transgender community or the people of Cambridge.

She told the News: “I didn’t think it would be good way to address trans issues.

“I don’t think raising awareness for a sensitive view of trans issues is really what shows like Big Brother are about – they are there to try to create conflict and interesting social situations.

“My role as a councillor is to serve the city of Cambridge and not to be part of a media sideshow.”

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Why are they recruiting the 'transgender' role when they had Luke A win like 2 years ago and his whole story revolved around that Hope they scout some decent people, and pick some auditionees as well.