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'''Juliet Jacques''' (born [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]], Surrey in 1981) is a journalist and LGBT activist, known for her work on the [[transgender]] experience, including her transition to being a trans woman.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/02/transgender-journey Juliet Jacques "A transgender journey: part one" ''The Guardian''  2 June 2012. </ref> She grew up in [[Horley]], and went to school in [[Horsham]], West Sussex.  
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'''Juliet Jacques''' (born [[Redhill]], Surrey in 1981) is a journalist and LGBT activist, known for her work on the transgender experience, including her transition to being a trans woman.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/02/transgender-journey Juliet Jacques "A transgender journey: part one" ''The Guardian''  2 June 2012. </ref> She grew up in [[Horley]], and went to school in [[Horsham]], West Sussex.  
  
 
She has written regular columns for ''The Guardian'',<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/transgender-journey "A transgender journey &#124; Life and style" ''The Guardian''</ref> ''The New Statesman'',<ref>http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/juliet_jacques "Juliet Jacques" ''The New Statesman''</ref> 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.<ref>http://theorwellprize.co.uk/longlists/filter/type-Blog%20Prize/year-2011/ "Long Lists" ''The Orwell Prize''</ref> In 2012 she was selected as one of The Pink List’s most influential journalists.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ios-pink-list-2012-journalists-8280457.html "IoS Pink List 2012: Journalists - News - People" ''The Independent'' 4 November 2012</ref>
 
She has written regular columns for ''The Guardian'',<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/transgender-journey "A transgender journey &#124; Life and style" ''The Guardian''</ref> ''The New Statesman'',<ref>http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/juliet_jacques "Juliet Jacques" ''The New Statesman''</ref> 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.<ref>http://theorwellprize.co.uk/longlists/filter/type-Blog%20Prize/year-2011/ "Long Lists" ''The Orwell Prize''</ref> In 2012 she was selected as one of The Pink List’s most influential journalists.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ios-pink-list-2012-journalists-8280457.html "IoS Pink List 2012: Journalists - News - People" ''The Independent'' 4 November 2012</ref>

Revision as of 19:59, 14 September 2013

Juliet Jacques (born Redhill, Surrey in 1981) is a journalist and LGBT activist, known for her work on the transgender experience, including her transition to being a trans woman.[1] She grew up in Horley, and went to school in Horsham, West Sussex.

She has written regular columns for The Guardian,[2] The New Statesman,[3] 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.[4] In 2012 she was selected as one of The Pink List’s most influential journalists.[5]

She is also an enthusiastic footballer, and won the Shield with the Brighton Bandits at the 2008 IGLFA World Cup.[6]

References

Based on a Wikipedia article.

  1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/02/transgender-journey Juliet Jacques "A transgender journey: part one" The Guardian 2 June 2012.
  2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/transgender-journey "A transgender journey | Life and style" The Guardian
  3. http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/juliet_jacques "Juliet Jacques" The New Statesman
  4. http://theorwellprize.co.uk/longlists/filter/type-Blog%20Prize/year-2011/ "Long Lists" The Orwell Prize
  5. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ios-pink-list-2012-journalists-8280457.html "IoS Pink List 2012: Journalists - News - People" The Independent 4 November 2012
  6. http://theorwellprize.co.uk/longlists/juliet-jacques/ "Juliet Jacques" The Orwell Prize