Sandi Toksvig

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Sandy Toksvig (3 May 1958 - )

Toksvig, a comedian, author, and radio presenter, was born in Copenhagen.

She and her ex-partner Peta are mothers to three children, conceived through artificial insemination by donor: two daughters (born 1989 and 1991) and a son (born 1995). In 1994, Save the Children dropped her services after she came out; protests by the Lesbian Avengers led to the charity taking her back again. Sandi Toksvig also had a relationship with Radio 4 newsreader and announcer Alice Arnold.

She has written over a dozen books for children and for adults.

For the EuroPride 2006 programme, the celebrity performers at the star-studded Albert Hall show were asked: "Gay rights worldwide - what would do the most good?" Her response:

• The abandonment of all fundamentalism.