Timeline of UK Transgender History - Revision history

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	[[File:A TransGender-Symbol Plain3.svg\|thumb\|Transgender symbol]]This is a '''Timeline of UK Transgender History'''. It is intended to cover the full range of trans life in the UK in the widest sense, including transgender, transvestism~~, intersex,~~ etc...		[[File:A TransGender-Symbol Plain3.svg\|thumb\|Transgender symbol]]This is a '''Timeline of UK Transgender History'''. It is intended to cover the full range of trans life in the UK in the widest sense, including transgender, transvestism etc...

	==Earlier centuries==		==Earlier centuries==

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	* '''1972''' – release of trans-related film, ''[[I want what I want]]''.		* '''1972''' – release of trans-related film, ''[[I want what I want]]''.
	* '''1972''' – Composer Wally Stott becomes [[Angela Morley]].		* '''1972''' – Composer Wally Stott becomes [[Angela Morley]].
			* '''1972''' - [[Jan Morris]] undergoes gender reassignment surgery in Morocco.
	* '''1979''' – Founding of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, now the [[World Professional Association for Transgender Health]].		* '''1979''' – Founding of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, now the [[World Professional Association for Transgender Health]].
	* '''1984''' – Founding of the [[Self Help Association for Transexuals]] (SHAFT).		* '''1984''' – Founding of the [[Self Help Association for Transexuals]] (SHAFT).

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	* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.		* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.
	* '''1958''' – [[Jonathan Ferguson]] (previously Irene Ferguson) publicly transitions from female to male.		* '''1958''' – [[Jonathan Ferguson]] (previously Irene Ferguson) publicly transitions from female to male.
			* '''1958''' – [[Michael Dillon]]'s trans history is exposed in the press.
	* '''1960''' – [[April Ashley]] has gender reassignment surgery.		* '''1960''' – [[April Ashley]] has gender reassignment surgery.
	* '''1960''' – [[Georgina Turtle]] (previously George Turtle) has her birth certificate changed from male to female.		* '''1960''' – [[Georgina Turtle]] (previously George Turtle) has her birth certificate changed from male to female.

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	==20th century==		==20th century==
	* '''1905''' – [[Paul Downing]] found looking for his wife on Blackfriars Bridge, is discovered to be a woman, Caroline Brogden.		* '''1905''' – [[Paul Downing]] found looking for his wife on Blackfriars Bridge, is discovered to be a woman, Caroline Brogden.
	* '''1920''' – [[Havelock Ellis]] coins the term "[[Eonism]] after the [[Chevalier d'Éon]].		* '''1920''' – [[Havelock Ellis]] coins the term "[[Eonism]]" after the [[Chevalier d'Éon]].
	* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.		* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.
	* '''1958''' – [[Jonathan Ferguson]] (previously Irene Ferguson) publicly transitions from female to male.		* '''1958''' – [[Jonathan Ferguson]] (previously Irene Ferguson) publicly transitions from female to male.

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	* '''1920''' – [[Havelock Ellis]] coins the term "[[Eonism]] after the [[Chevalier d'Éon]].		* '''1920''' – [[Havelock Ellis]] coins the term "[[Eonism]] after the [[Chevalier d'Éon]].
	* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.		* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.
			* '''1958''' – [[Jonathan Ferguson]] (previously Irene Ferguson) publicly transitions from female to male.
	* '''1960''' – [[April Ashley]] has gender reassignment surgery.		* '''1960''' – [[April Ashley]] has gender reassignment surgery.
	* '''1960''' – [[Georgina Turtle]] (previously George Turtle) has her birth certificate changed from male to female.		* '''1960''' – [[Georgina Turtle]] (previously George Turtle) has her birth certificate changed from male to female.

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	==20th century==		==20th century==
			* '''1905''' – [[Paul Downing]] found looking for his wife on Blackfriars Bridge, is discovered to be a woman, Caroline Brogden.
	* '''1920''' – [[Havelock Ellis]] coins the term "[[Eonism]] after the [[Chevalier d'Éon]].		* '''1920''' – [[Havelock Ellis]] coins the term "[[Eonism]] after the [[Chevalier d'Éon]].
	* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.		* '''1951''' – [[Roberta Cowell]] (previously Robert Cowell) has gender reassignment surgery and has her birth certificate changed from male to female.

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	==21st century==		==21st century==
			* '''2001''' - [[Transgender Conference]] held at the [[University of East Anglia]], now a biennial event.
	* '''2004''' – [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows people to legally change gender.		* '''2004''' – [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows people to legally change gender.
	* '''2005''' – [[Stephen Whittle]] and [[Christine Burns]] receive OBE and MBE.		* '''2005''' – [[Stephen Whittle]] and [[Christine Burns]] receive OBE and MBE.

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	* '''1989''' – [[Rose's]] club founded.		* '''1989''' – [[Rose's]] club founded.
	* '''1989''' – the [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules that [[Caroline Cossey]] is entitled to be recognised as a woman.		* '''1989''' – the [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules that [[Caroline Cossey]] is entitled to be recognised as a woman.
	* '''1990''' – the [[~~ECHR~~]] decision in favour of [[Caroline Cossey]] is reversed on appeal.		* '''1990''' – the [[ECtHR]] decision in favour of [[Caroline Cossey]] is reversed on appeal.
	* '''1995''' – [[Mermaids]] founded for children with gender dysphoria.		* '''1995''' – [[Mermaids]] founded for children with gender dysphoria.
	* '''1998''' – The fictional character Hayley Patterson (later [[Hayley Cropper]]) is introduced in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]		* '''1998''' – The fictional character Hayley Patterson (later [[Hayley Cropper]]) is introduced in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]

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	* '''1984''' – The [[International Foundation for Gender Education]] (IFGE) is founded.		* '''1984''' – The [[International Foundation for Gender Education]] (IFGE) is founded.
	* '''1989''' – [[Rose's]] club founded.		* '''1989''' – [[Rose's]] club founded.
			* '''1989''' – the [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules that [[Caroline Cossey]] is entitled to be recognised as a woman.
			* '''1990''' – the [[ECHR]] decision in favour of [[Caroline Cossey]] is reversed on appeal.
	* '''1995''' – [[Mermaids]] founded for children with gender dysphoria.		* '''1995''' – [[Mermaids]] founded for children with gender dysphoria.
	* '''1998''' – The fictional character Hayley Patterson (later [[Hayley Cropper]]) is introduced in [[Coronation Street]], played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]		* '''1998''' – The fictional character Hayley Patterson (later [[Hayley Cropper]]) is introduced in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]
	* '''1998''' – [[Trans Day of Remembrance]] founded (in the USA; later in the UK and worldwide).		* '''1998''' – [[Trans Day of Remembrance]] founded (in the USA; later in the UK and worldwide).

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	* '''2010''' – [[Bernard and Terry Reed]] receive OBEs.		* '''2010''' – [[Bernard and Terry Reed]] receive OBEs.
	* '''2010''' – Death of [[Sonia Burgess]].		* '''2010''' – Death of [[Sonia Burgess]].
			* '''2011''' – [[Barbara Ross]] receives an OBE for her work with trans people.
	* '''2011''' – Death of [[Roberta Cowell]] (not made public until 2013).		* '''2011''' – Death of [[Roberta Cowell]] (not made public until 2013).
	* '''2011''' – Murder of [[Suzie Morl]]		* '''2011''' – Murder of [[Suzie Morl]]