Juliet Jacques

Juliet Jacques (born Redhill, Surrey 1981) is a journalist and LGBT activist, known for her work on the transgender experience, including her transition to being a trans woman. She grew up in Horley, and went to school in Horsham, West Sussex.

She has written regular columns for The Guardian, The New Statesman, and published extensively on film in Filmwaves, Vertigo and Cineaste. She began writing a chronicle of her gender reassignment in 2010, for which she was longlisted for The Orwell Prize.

She is an enthusiastic footballer, and won the Shield with the Brighton Bandits at the 2008 IGLFA World Cup.

She was listed as a "National Treasure" in the Pink List 2011 and included in the separate list of Journalists in the Pink List 2012. The Pink List 2012 citation said:
 * "Ex-footballer whose unflinching account of undergoing gender reassignment surgery this summer won her a loyal audience. Her blog was longlisted for last year's Orwell Prize; also writes for New Statesman and The Guardian."