The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes

The Transgender Trial that Threatened to Upend the British Establishment

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes
Zoe Playdon
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Paperback
h213 x 140mm - 384pg
1 Nov 2022
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9781982139476
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The never-before-told story of Ewan Forbes and the landmark case that rocked British society and transformed transgender experience to this day' Magnificently researched and told' Lord Michael Cashman CBE' A landmark work' Baroness Helena Kennedy QC' Gripping and important' Michael Bronski, author of A Queer History of the United States-------------------Ewan Forbes was born Elisabeth Forbes to a wealthy landowning family in 1912. It quickly became clear that the gender applied to him at birth was not correct, and from the age of six he began to see specialists in Europe for help. With the financial means of procuring synthetic hormones, Ewan was able to live as a boy, and then as man, and was even able to correct the sex on his birth certificate in order to marry. Then, in 1965, his older brother died and Ewan was set to inherit the family baronetcy. After his cousin contested the inheritance on the grounds that it could only be inherited by a male heir, Ewan was forced to defend his male status in an extraordinary court case, testing the legal system of the time to the limits of its understanding. In The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes, Zoe Playdon draws on the fields of law, medicine, psychology and biology to reveal a remarkable hidden history, uncovering for the first time records that were considered so threatening that they had been removed from view for decades.
A revelation . . . Zoe Playdon has written a formidable book . . . Magnificently researched and told -- Michael Cashman, author of ONE OF THEM Zoe Playdon shines dazzling light on the case of an early trans pioneer, a man whose dignity and courage remain an inspiration to a new generation of trans people, and those that love us. Abundant with compassion, clarity, and meticulous research, Ms. Playdon ensures that Ewan Forbes' case will remain hidden no more. Urgent, generous, and wise -- Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of SHE' S NOT THERE and GOOD BOY As a seasoned activist and skilled academic, Zoe Playdon provides us with an illuminating account of the trans struggle for justice, human rights and equality. Her lens is the secret case of Ewan Forbes, where a class-based legal system sought to preserve male primogeniture. This is a landmark work of history, law and social change -- Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
Zoe Playdon is the Emeritus Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of London and a Council member of the Association for Medical Humanities. She holds five degrees, including two doctorates. Zoe is a former co-chair of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists [GLADD] and co-founded the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity in 1994. She has thirty years' experience of front-line work in LGBTI human rights, including supporting and advising on UK and European legal cases. The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes is her first book.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781982139476
Published: 1 Nov 2022
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Imprint: Scribner Book Company
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Format: Paperback
Height: 213mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 308g
Pages: 384

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