It's National Coming Out Day...not just here but also in the UK.

In order to mark the day there Captain Hannah Winterbourne, Britain's most senior transgender army officer has spoken out, primarily speaking about the importance, at least in her life, of participation in sports.

When she went public with her decision [to transition], she said she had nothing but support from the Army, family, friends and colleagues.

She has become an ambassador for LGBT Sport Cymru, which has announced its #ProudToPlay Twitter camaign of tweeting positive messages and photos throughout today.

Hanaah is a commissioned officer in the Royal and Mechanical Engineers and has served in Germany and Afghanistan.

The army has been very, very supportive. It is a great place for transgender personnel. They don’t care if you are LGBT, black or white, as long as you can do your job.

I have known all my life to a degree but sometimes it’s hard to translate feelings into actions.

I didn’t feel right in my own skin but wasn’t sure what to do

I was at university when I understood who I am, but it wasn’t until 2012, when I was 25 that I did something about it.

I transitioned because it is who I am. There is no choice. You can no more choose than you can choose to be black or white or left handed. It just is who I am.

--Hannah Winterbourne

Hannah, 28 and from Cardiff, said her main worry was that she would have to give up her beloved sport - tag rugby.

The advent of LGBT teams means that’s not been the case and after giving up competitive sport for a short time she now plays for Cardiff Dragons.

To see how different we are in the US, here is a story about Army Intelligence officer Captain Jennifer Peace at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who is worrying about the survival of her military career and here is a story out of Nebraska, where conservative forces are battling to keep trans kids from participating in sports in the gender they identify as.