Hannah Phillips

Hannah Phillips is a British YouTuber, activist and politician. Hannah grew up in Brockenhurst and attended Brockenhurst College. She is a member of the Lymington and Pennington Town Council.

Personal life

Phillips has been the target of significant harassment. In 2019, PinkNews wrote an article about comments she receives, highlighting regular death threats.

Career

In a 2019 investigative report by the BBC regarding care for transgender youth, Phillips reported that she felt no regret in her medical transition - and that ultimately, nothing would have been able to stop it from happening.
In July 2019, Phillips appeared on the BBC’s Newsnight programme to discuss her experiences as a patient at the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service.
In 2020, she founded New Forest Pride, a non-profit organization responsible for organising the event of the same name.
In 2023, she ran for a seat on both the Lymington District Council and the Lymington and Pennington Town Council. She received 586 votes in the District Council election, resulting in a defeat. However, she received 306 votes in the Town Council election, winning a victory against incumbent James Alexander Hoare.
She returned to Newsnight in April 2024 to comment on the Cass Review, a report evaluating gender identity services for children and young people in England.

Media appearances

In 2022, Phillips appeared as a contestant in two episodes of the second series of the BBC One daytime quiz show The Tournament.
In 2025, she later discussed her filmmaking work and upcoming projects in a radio interview on Southampton-based station Voice FM.