The hidden case of Ewan Forbes : and the unwritten history of the trans experience / Zoë Playdon.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982139469
- ISBN: 1982139463
- Physical Description: xv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- 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. |
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Subject: | Forbes, Ewan, Sir, 1912-1991. Intersex people > Biography. Physicians > Scotland > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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Cambria County Library | 306.768 F692P (Text) | 85131001799031 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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