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Lydia Foy

Country

Ireland

Birth - Death

1947 -

Occupation

Activist

Description

Transgender, born as Donal Mark Foy. Led a legal challenge against the Irish government's refusal t accept the change in her sex status after sex reassignment surgery, despite having success in getting a new passport, drivers license, and other docuemtns. Her success in 2007 led the Irish Republic to change the laws.

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