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Author Playdon, Zoe-Jane, author.

Title The hidden case of Ewan Forbes : and the unwritten history of the trans experience / Zoƫ Playdon.

Publication Info. New York : Scribner, 2021.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  B FORBES    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Biography  B-FORBES PLA    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.76 PLA    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Biographies  BIOG FORBES, EWAN    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  B FORBES    Check Shelf
Edition First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description xv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-346) and index.
Contents 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 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 Forbes, Ewan, Sir.
Transgender men -- Biography.
Intersex people -- Biography.
Physicians -- Scotland -- Biography.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Transgender Studies.
Trans men.
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9781982139469 (hc.)
1982139463 (hc.)
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