Irish author Declan Henry’s new book ‘Forbidden Fruit: Life and Catholicism in Contemporary Ireland’ looks at what he calls the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church towards the LGBT community. He spoke with Donal O’Keeffe

Having never met a transgender person, Declan G Henry wanted to explore why somebody would be unhappy about their gender and seek to change it. His quest saw him travel widely to interview trans people for his book.