Channel 5 as a occasional panelist on Jeremy Vine. Transition and activism Hirst came out publicly as a woman and talked about her gender transition on 11 October 2014 during an interview with Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio 5 Live. In 2014 and 2015 Hirst was included in The Independent On Sundays "Rainbow List", an annual celebration of 101 LGBT people in the UK. In June 2016, she was one of the prominent faces of Pride In London's 'No Filter' campaign. The manifesto film, which starred Hirst alongside Sir Ian McKellen and Graham Norton, explored what 'No Filter' means to the LGBT+ community. A second short film was made with Hirst describing her first 'No Filter' moment and shown daily within London's Westfield centre. In July 2016, Hirst was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Beckett University for her LGBT activism. In February 2017, Hirst was nominated for a British LGBT Award in the 'Top 10 LGBT+ Celebrity' category. References External links Stephanie Hirst's Belters on Hits Radio Pride (Hits Radio Pride) Stephanie Hirst's Belters on Hits Radio (Hits Radio) The Throwback on Hits Radio (Hits Radio) Stephanie Hirst on her transition Living people British radio personalities British radio DJs Capital (radio network) People from Barnsley Transgender women Transgender writers English LGBT people LGBT DJs Transgender musicians British LGBT broadcasters British LGBT journalists Year of birth missing (living people)