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2021

Format:	Book
Author:	Playdon, Zoe-Jane, author.
Title:	The hidden case of Ewan Forbes : and the unwritten history of the trans experience / Zoë Playdon.
Edition:	First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Scribner, 2021.
Description:	xv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary:	This life story of an aristocratic trans man whose secret 1968 legal case, which forced him to defend his male status, had a profound impact on trans rights for decades is a singular contribution to trans history and the ongoing struggle for trans rights.
Subjects:	Forbes, Ewan, Sir. 1912-1991 Transgender men -- Biography. Intersex people -- Biography. Physicians -- Scotland -- Biography.
Genre:	Biographies.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-346) and index.
Contents:	Childhood -- The medical student -- Marriage -- A death in the family -- Margaret's fateful letter -- The medical examination -- An audacious defense -- The judge's dilemma -- A perfect storm -- Outlawed -- Another audacious defense -- Ewan's legacy.
ISBN:	9781982139469 1982139463
Other Number:	1281909173
System Availability:	3
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	942353
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Call Number:	BIO Forbes

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