One of the UK’s first transgender police officers has told of her brave battle against trolls - saying it has been like “swimming through a sea of hate”.<br /><br />PC Skye Morden, who kept the secret for decades, found the courage to come out to her family and friends after 19 years in the force.<br /><br />PC Morden, 46, came out as transgender after separating from her wife for unrelated reasons four years ago.<br /><br />She said she always knew the male gender she was assigned at birth was wrong.<br /><br />PC Morden has faced transphobic abuse from online trolls since coming out but says her policing colleagues have been supportive and helped her weather the storm.
