In the 1,000-word piece, she describes her journey from being Kevin, a father of two in a 15-year marriage, to becoming Kate last year.

But she received a rejection email telling her the editorial committee did not believe the personal account was "suitable" for the newsletter.

Ms Jones claimed one member of the committee threatened to resign if the article was published.

The magazine also described a photograph that was submitted with the article as "seductive" and "coy", but Ms Jones said it was a simple headshot.

The IT boss, who has lived in Yatton Keynell, Wiltshire, for 11 years and been a parish councillor for two years, said she is "very angry".