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christine burns in 2010 just plain sense -lsb- http://podcast.plain-sense.co.uk/] since 1992 '' ` incumbent '' ' united kingdom british white british managing present -rrb- director of plain sense ltd. -lrb- 2002 -- yes 1954 2 manchester , england , uk christine burns mbe.jpg christine burns
 university of manchester christine burns businesswoman , equality campaigner
christine burns

christine burns , mbe -lrb- born february 1954 -rrb- is a british political activist best known for her work with press for change and , more recently , as an internationally recognised health advisor .
burns was awarded an mbe in 2005 in recognition of her work representing transgender people .
in 2011 , she ranked 35th on the independent on sunday 's annual pink list of influential lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender people in the united kingdom .
