Edel Coffey: I’m unafraid to hide the many ways it takes just to be me

'The more OK we are with people being multifaceted and embracing all aspects of their identities the more diversity we will see'

Edel Coffey. Picture: Ray Ryan

It is not easy being yourself in a world full of judgment.

Sometimes it takes a little bit of bravery because quite often people would prefer that we fit into neat, easy-to-define boxes. Last week, British Tory MP Shaun Bailey objected to Carol Vorderman being a serious political commentator and posting pictures of herself on Instagram. He said: “if you look at her Instagram it’s all pictures of her bum and her boobs. So what is it here? She can’t be both.”