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* '''1971''' – the [[Corbett v Corbett]] case, involving [[April Ashley]], establishes the precedent that a person's sex could not legally be changed from what it was at birth. | * '''1971''' – the [[Corbett v Corbett]] case, involving [[April Ashley]], establishes the precedent that a person's sex could not legally be changed from what it was at birth. | ||
* '''1972''' – release of trans-related film, ''[[I want what I want]]''. | * '''1972''' – release of trans-related film, ''[[I want what I want]]''. | ||
| + | * '''1972''' – Composer Wally Stott becomes [[Angela Morley]]. | ||
| + | * '''1984''' – [[Adèle Anderson]] joins Fascinating Aida. | ||
* '''1989''' – [[Rose's]] club founded. | * '''1989''' – [[Rose's]] club founded. | ||
* '''1995''' – [[Mermaids]] founded for children with gender dysphoria. | * '''1995''' – [[Mermaids]] founded for children with gender dysphoria. | ||
* '''1998''' – The fictional character Hayley Patterson (later [[Hayley Cropper]]) is introduced in [[Coronation Street]], played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]] | * '''1998''' – The fictional character Hayley Patterson (later [[Hayley Cropper]]) is introduced in [[Coronation Street]], played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]] | ||
* '''2004''' – [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows people to legally change gender. | * '''2004''' – [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows people to legally change gender. | ||
| + | * '''2005''' – [[Stephen Whittle]] and [[Christine Burns]] receive OBE and MBE. | ||
* '''2007''' – Murder of [[Kellie Telesford]]. | * '''2007''' – Murder of [[Kellie Telesford]]. | ||
* '''2009''' – Murder of [[Andrea Waddell]] and [[Destiny Lauren]]. | * '''2009''' – Murder of [[Andrea Waddell]] and [[Destiny Lauren]]. | ||
* '''2010''' – [[Sarah Brown]] elected to Cambridge city council. | * '''2010''' – [[Sarah Brown]] elected to Cambridge city council. | ||
| + | * '''2010''' – [[Bernard and Terry Reed]] receive OBEs. | ||
* '''2010''' – Death of [[Sonia Burgess]]. | * '''2010''' – Death of [[Sonia Burgess]]. | ||
* '''2011''' – Death of [[Roberta Cowell]] (not made public until 2013). | * '''2011''' – Death of [[Roberta Cowell]] (not made public until 2013). | ||
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* '''2013''' – Death of [[Georgina Somerset]] (née Turtle). | * '''2013''' – Death of [[Georgina Somerset]] (née Turtle). | ||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *http://tghistory.org/ TG History | ||
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[[Category:Trans]] | [[Category:Trans]] | ||
[[Category:Timelines]] | [[Category:Timelines]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 3 January 2014
This is a Timeline of UK Transgender History. It is intended to cover the full range of trans life in the UK in the widest sense, including transgender, transvestism, intersex, etc...
- 850s – a woman from Wimborne Minster is supposedly elected Pope Joan.
- 1682 – James Barry, army surgeon, dies and is allegedly found to have been a woman.
- 1766 – Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont, the Chevalier d'Éon comes to live in England (until 1777, returning in 1785).
- 1920 – Havelock Ellis coins the term "Eonism after the Chevalier d'Éon.
- 1951 – Roberta Cowell (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.
- 1960 – April Ashley has gender reassignment surgery.
- 1960 – Georgina Turtle (previously George Turtle) has her birth certificate changed from male to female.
- 1966 – Founding of trans organisation the Beaumont Society.
- 1968 – the Home Secretary confirms that Sir Ewan Forbes is male and can succeed to the baronetcy, despite having been registered and originally brought up as female.
- 1971 – the Corbett v Corbett case, involving April Ashley, establishes the precedent that a person's sex could not legally be changed from what it was at birth.
- 1972 – release of trans-related film, I want what I want.
- 1972 – Composer Wally Stott becomes Angela Morley.
- 1984 – Adèle Anderson joins Fascinating Aida.
- 1989 – Rose's club founded.
- 1995 – Mermaids founded for children with gender dysphoria.
- 1998 – The fictional character Hayley Patterson (later Hayley Cropper) is introduced in Coronation Street, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh
- 2004 – Gender Recognition Act 2004 allows people to legally change gender.
- 2005 – Stephen Whittle and Christine Burns receive OBE and MBE.
- 2007 – Murder of Kellie Telesford.
- 2009 – Murder of Andrea Waddell and Destiny Lauren.
- 2010 – Sarah Brown elected to Cambridge city council.
- 2010 – Bernard and Terry Reed receive OBEs.
- 2010 – Death of Sonia Burgess.
- 2011 – Death of Roberta Cowell (not made public until 2013).
- 2011 – Murder of Suzie Morl
- 2012 – Murder of Chrissie Azzopardi.
- 2012 – Jackie Green competes in Miss England.
- 2012 – Launch of Meta magazine, edited by Paris Lees
- 2013 – Suicide of Lucy Meadows following press harassment.
- 2013 – Death of Georgina Somerset (née Turtle).
External links
- http://tghistory.org/ TG History
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