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Articles by Zoë Playdon
THE HIDDEN CASE OF EWAN FORBES
Excellent storytelling by Playdon, the cofounder of the UK's Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity, and transgender narrator Rebecca Root quickly pulls listeners into a life story that created a gap in British social justice law. Ewan Forbes (1912-1991) lived his life as male from early childhood, supported in his identity by his family and peers.
What is wrong with playing doctor?
Intended for healthcare professionals Toggle navigation The BMJ logo Toggle top menu News & Views What is wrong with... What is wrong with playing doctor? Opinion BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o739 (Published 18 March 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;376:o739 Mohammad S Razai, NIHR in-practice fellow in primary care1, Zöe Playdon, emeritus professor of medical humanities2 1St George’s University of London.
Gender Identity Clinics: Genesis and Original Sin — TransActual
Giving evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee on 8 September 2015, Dr John Dean authoritatively summarised the genesis of gender identity clinics [GICs]: “there is quite considerable diversity of opinion between different clinicians and different clinics. All seven gender clinics in England arose out of the special interest of an individual a long time in the past.
Bibliophile | 'The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes' by Zoe Playdon - OUTInPerth | LGBTQIA+ News and Culture
The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoe Playdon Bloomsbury Publishing Zoe Playdon was with a group of lawyers working for trans equality in the UK in 1996 when her research revealed that trans people had been able to alter their birth certificates in the past without any problems. This had changed in the late 1960s and “trans people’s basic civil liberties disappeared along with it”.
Why This Trans Boy Had More Rights a Century Ago Than Many Trans Children Today
More than 100 years ago at Craigievar Castle in Scotland, Ewan Forbes’ mother realized her 6-year-old was a boy, despite it saying “female” on his birth certificate. Instead of sending him to boarding school like his brother and sister, Gwendolen Forbes homeschooled a young Ewan and let him dress and play as he wished. To avoid the trauma of Ewan going through the wrong puberty, Gwendolen took her teenage son on a remarkable tour of European doctors.
Narrative Matters: A confusion of tongues - trans/historical voices
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