Lorraine Kelly talks of her ‘duty’ to ‘break down barriers’ for trans people on TV

Lorraine Kelly (Image: ITV)

Lorraine Kelly has spoken about her deep connection to the LGBTQ+ community and how she feels a ‘duty’ to stand up for the most marginalised among us, the trans community, on her talk show.

The presenter and national treasure recently spoke to Metro about her early days growing up in Glasgow in the 70s and her first brush with the queer community. “I found my tribe very early on,” she told the paper. “When I was a teenager, my best friend Ray was gay, then his friends became my friends, and your circle becomes wider.”

Kelly, who came of age in the midst of the AIDS crisis, said she realised early on that queer communities needed to be defended. “I felt it was my duty to

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