London, told Metro.co.uk her growing up and coming out story with the aim of encouraging others to uplift and champion gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary youth.‘From as early as I can remember, I had an innate understanding within myself that I was female,’ said the 26-year-old.‘I knew – in an almost primal, instinctive way – that I absolutely was not supposed to be male.‘I started to verbalise these feelings at the age of six to my parents, when I realised that other girls didn’t have to explain that they were girls to people, but I did.’Because this was two decades ago, there was less support and easily accessible information on the internet.Her parents, medical professionals and Maxine herself ‘had to start from.