Cleopatra: Uganda's history-making trans activist

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After a series of humiliating incidents including being forced to strip to 'prove' her gender, Cleopatra Kambugu fought back to become Uganda's first trans person to receive official documents recognising her as female. Bre Orcasitas is a wildfire fighter in the US. She's part of what are known as 'hot shot crews', nomadic teams of elite firefighters who travel from state to state tackling blazes in remote areas. Outlook’s Laura Thomas hears all about the role. Justo Gallego Martinez spent more than 50 years building a cathedral with his own hands using only recycled materials. The former monk, who died in 2021 at the age of 96, lived inside his creation which lies just east of the Spanish capital Madrid. Guy Hedgecoe went to meet him in 2015. Get in touch: [email protected] Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder (Photo: Cleopatra Kambugu. Credit: Walter Photography)