Motor Sport

The British driver shares how transitioning in the world of racing gave her confidence on the tracks.
In 2012 racing driver Charlie Martin transitioned to live as female full time, documenting the gender reassignment on her youtube channel and gaining 1000,000’s of views for some of her videos. Since transitioning Charlie has found new confidence in her racing and some of the best results of her career competing in faster and faster cars around Europe, a sharp contrast to having a nervous breakdown and on the verge of suicide before deciding to transition. Now a Stonewall Sports Champion and finding confidence living as a women Charlie is raising transgendered awareness in motorsports with initiatives like at Silverstone for PRIDE at the British GT Championship.
When I returned to the sport after my transition, walking back into the paddock for the first time was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.