article_snippet.sent: A Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate is bidding to become Britain's first transgender MP.
article_snippet.sent: The 37-year-old, who used to be a man, is standing for the Lib Dems in Maldon, Essex, and is using Zoe O'Connell complex personal life at the forefront of Zoe O'Connell campaign.
article_snippet.sent: The 37-year-old, who used to be a man, is standing for the Liberal Democrats in Maldon, Essex .
article_snippet.sent: Miss O'Connell is standing in one of the Tories' safest seats, held by John Whittingdale – vice chairman of the Conservative backbenchers' 1922 committee – who had a 19,000 majority in the 2010 election.
highlights_snippet.sent: Zoe O'Connell, 37, is bidding to become Britain's first transgender MP .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Parliamentary candidate for Maldon, Essex, said: 'Parliamentary candidate for Maldon, Essex're in a relationship and Parliamentary candidate for Maldon, Essex're not ashamed of that' 