The world's first transgender politician, Georgina Beyer, has died. Friends of the ground-breaking politician and activist say she died this afternoon after a long illness.
Her friends Scotty and Malcolm of Wellington's S and M's Cocktail Bar, say the former Mayor of Carterton, Labour MP, activist, dear friend and rainbow legend, passed away peacefully at Mary Potter Hospice.
They say she was surround by her nearest and dearest 24/7 over the past week. She accepted what was happening, was cracking jokes and had a twinkle in her eye, right till the final moments.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins paid tribute to Georgina Beyer a short time ago.
