▁She ▁is ▁a ▁trans ▁woman ▁who ▁writes , ▁speak s ▁and ▁broadcast s ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁topics ▁including ▁gender , ▁sexual ity ▁and ▁religion . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Mann ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁she ▁trained ▁for ▁ord ained ▁min istry ▁at ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁B irmingham , ▁an ▁ec umen ical ▁the ological ▁college . ▁She ▁under to ok ▁post grad uate ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁Bible ▁and ▁ 1 9 th - Cent ury ▁literature ▁at ▁Manchester ▁Metropolitan ▁University . ▁Her ▁doctor al ▁th esis ▁was ▁titled ▁" The ▁representation ▁of ▁f ec und ity ▁and ▁bar ren ness ▁in ▁the ▁poetry ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁Bar rett ▁Brow ning , ▁Christ ina ▁Ros set ti , ▁and ▁the ▁Bible : ▁a ▁critical ▁and ▁cre ative ▁inter rog ation ▁of ▁a ▁Christian - f em in ist ▁poet ics ", ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Ord ained ▁min istry ▁Mann ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁as ▁a ▁de acon ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁She ▁served ▁her ▁cur acy ▁at ▁St ▁Matthew ' s ▁Church , ▁St ret ford ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁Pri est - in - Char ge ▁at ▁the