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The hidden case of Ewan Forbes : and the unwritten history of the trans experience  Cover Image Book Book

The hidden case of Ewan Forbes : and the unwritten history of the trans experience

Playdon, Zoe-Jane (author.).

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  • ISBN: 1982139463
  • ISBN: 9781982139469
  • Physical Description: xv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-346) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Childhood -- The medical student -- Marriage -- A death in the family -- Margaret's fateful letter -- The medical examination -- An audacious defense -- The judge's dilemma -- A perfect storm -- Outlawed -- Another audacious defense -- Ewan's legacy.
Summary, etc.: This life story of an aristocratic trans man whose secret 1968 legal case, which forced him to defend his male status, had a profound impact on trans rights for decades is a singular contribution to trans history and the ongoing struggle for trans rights.
Subject: Trans men
Physicians Scotland Biography
Intersex people Biography
Transgender men Biography
Forbes, Ewan Sir
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 7 of 7 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.

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Southbury Public Library B FORBES PLAYDON (Text) 34019152695136 Adult Biography Available -


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