A parent thought to be the first transgender man seeking to be named as father rather than mother on his child's birth certificate has lost his bid to keep his identity secret.
Following an appeal from a number of national newspaper editors, Freddy McConnell's anonymity in his legal case has been lifted.
Mr McConnell, 32, a multimedia journalist who works for The Guardian, won anonymity last year during a preliminary hearing. However, the editors' lawyers argued Mr McConnell's decision to