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[[File:PerthshireTraditional.png|thumb|Perthshire shown within Scotland]]'''Perthshire''' is a former county in [[Scotland]]. From 1930 it had a joint county council with [[Kinrossshire]]. In 1975 it was split between the [[Central Region]] and [[Tayside]]. From 1996 the area has been split between three council areas: [[Clackmannanshire]], [[Perth and Kinross]] and [[Stirling]]. | [[File:PerthshireTraditional.png|thumb|Perthshire shown within Scotland]]'''Perthshire''' is a former county in [[Scotland]]. From 1930 it had a joint county council with [[Kinrossshire]]. In 1975 it was split between the [[Central Region]] and [[Tayside]]. From 1996 the area has been split between three council areas: [[Clackmannanshire]], [[Perth and Kinross]] and [[Stirling]]. | ||
==LGBT history== | |||
In 1957 a fifty year old Perthshire man applied to change his name to reflect his new sex identity. The man dressed as a woman and lived as a woman and doctors told the Sheriffs Court that this was a case of transsexualism. However the Sheriffs refused to allow the name registered to be changed.<ref> 'Man changing sex cannot alter name' in Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 31 July 1957 </ref> | |||
[[Trans Perthshire]] is a social group for the [[trans]] community in Perthshire and surrounding areas. It meets monthly at the Scone Arms in [[Perth]].<ref>http://gires.org.uk/tranzwiki/index.php/Trans_Perthshire</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Central Region]] | [[Category:Central Region]] | ||
[[Category:Tayside]] | [[Category:Tayside]] | ||
[[Category:Former Scottish counties]] | [[Category:Former Scottish counties]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:09, 10 July 2026
Perthshire is a former county in Scotland. From 1930 it had a joint county council with Kinrossshire. In 1975 it was split between the Central Region and Tayside. From 1996 the area has been split between three council areas: Clackmannanshire, Perth and Kinross and Stirling.
LGBT history
In 1957 a fifty year old Perthshire man applied to change his name to reflect his new sex identity. The man dressed as a woman and lived as a woman and doctors told the Sheriffs Court that this was a case of transsexualism. However the Sheriffs refused to allow the name registered to be changed.[1]
Trans Perthshire is a social group for the trans community in Perthshire and surrounding areas. It meets monthly at the Scone Arms in Perth.[2]
References
- ↑ 'Man changing sex cannot alter name' in Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 31 July 1957
- ↑ http://gires.org.uk/tranzwiki/index.php/Trans_Perthshire