**Ellen Murray** is a Northern Irish trans human rights defender who has worked towards LGBTI human rights in Northern Ireland since 2013. She is Executive Director of TransgenderNI a trans human rights organisation in Northern Ireland which runs western Europes only trans community resource centre. She works in the field of international human rights at the highest levels to bring trans and LGBTI+ peoples issues into many areas of law and is studying international disability law at NUI Galway in Ireland. Ellen is a public appointment to the UK Governments LGBT Advisory Panel and an independent consultant to a variety of international human rights organisations. Ellen is based in Belfast.@thegoodcatboy