A transgender nurse at the centre of a legal challenge over using a female changing room has had to take leave from work twice and became "extremely anxious" in the wake of publicity about the case, an employment tribunal has heard. Rose Henderson said: "I am not the individual (the claimants) have painted me to be," and described how "upsetting" it had been to see "hordes of people" posting insults online after the case came to public attention.

Seven nurses are bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust after Rose, who was born male but identifies as a woman, was allowed to use the women's changing facilities at Darlington Memorial Hospital. Rose has denied allegations of staring at colleagues, asking if they were getting changed yet and walking around th

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