Since late 2015 there has been something of a quiet, slowly brewing revolution happening in Manchester providing a safe place for the transgender community to gather, away from the glare of the city’s famous nightlife, and to discuss all things style and beauty. The ‘Mad Trans Tea Party’ has become a regular event organised by Born, the UK’s first transgender ‘confidence consultancy’. Born have hosted their Tea Parties (not so ‘mad’ as it happens) on the first Saturday of each month since September and they’re going from strength to strength. Curious to see what goes on, we popped down to see what was happening in December.