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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.^[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]

She is an enthusiastic footballer, and won the Shield with the Brighton Bandits at the 2008 IGLFA World Cup.^[5]

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."^[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://theorwellprize.co.uk/longlists/juliet-jacques/ "Juliet Jacques" The Orwell Prize
6. ↑ 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