in the trans colours of blue, white and pink and local planning officers would "actively encourage" developers and businesses to include gender-neutral toilets in public buildings. Liverpool LGBT facts, feats and firsts Over time, the city of Liverpool has achieved an impressive catalogue of LGBT feats and firsts. On no less than thirty occasions, Liverpool has been at the epicentre of the UK LGBT rights movement. Liverpool born men and women have championed equality for half a century, whilst major turning points in the history of the national and international LGBT community have been marked right in the heart of the city. Notable LGBT people from the Liverpool City Region Fisayo Akinade (Actor) Marc Almond (Musician, singer-songwriter) Martyn Andrews (TV presenter and broadcast journalist) April Ashley (Former transsexual model) Clive Barker (Author, film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playwright, painter, illustrator & visual artist) Lee Baxter (singer) Danny Beard (drag queen) (RuPaul's Drag Race UK and Britain's Got Talent contestant) Chris Bernard (Film director) Pete Burns (Singer-songwriter) Dan Carden (MP, Labour Party politician) Marcus Collins (Singer) Craig Colton (Singer) Terence Davies (Screenwriter, film director, sometime novelist and actor) Shaun Duggan (Playwright, television writer) Angela Eagle MP (MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury) Becky Easton (Footballer) Brian Epstein (Businessman, personal manager, impresario) Kenny Everett (Comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer) Alicya Eyo (Film and television actress) Yankel Feather (Painter) Andi Fraggs (Singer-songwriter, producer) Victor Grayson (Politician, MP) Chelcee Grimes (Singer, songwriter, television presenter, and footballer) Liam Hackett (Founder & managing director of Ditch the Label) Jonathan Harvey (playwright) Anton Hysén (Football player) Holly Johnson (Musician, painter, writer) Amy Kane (English former football midfielder) Låpsley (Singer, songwriter, musician and producer) Leon Lopez (Actor, singer-songwriter, model, television presenter) William MacDonald (serial killer) Christopher Maloney (English singer) (Singer and musician) Ste McCabe (Singer, songwriter, radio DJ) Molly McCann (Mixed martial artist) George Melly (Jazz and blues singer, lecturer, critic and writer) Damien Moore (Member of Parliament for Southport) Paul O'Grady (Comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio DJ) Kele Okereke (Singer and rhythm guitarist) Lily Parr (Professional women's association football player) Pete Price (Radio presenter) Richard Quest (Journalist, reporter and anchor at CNN International) Steve Radford (Politician, former leader of the Liberal Party) Adele Roberts (Film and television actress) Paul Rutherford (Musician, singer) Sister Sister (Drag queen, RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant) Graeme Smith (radio presenter) Luke Strong (gymnast) Magda Szubanski (Actress, comedian, television