Difference between revisions of "Lydia Foy"

From QueerBio.com
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 15: Line 15:
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Transgender, born as Donal Mark Foy.  Led a legal challenge against the Irish government's refusal to 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.  Awarded the European Union's Citizen's Prize (2015) for her activism.
+
Transgender, born as Donal Mark Foy.  Led a legal challenge against the Irish government's refusal to accept the change in her sex status after sex reassignment surgery, despite having success in getting a new passport, drivers license, and other documents.  Her success in 2007 led the Irish Republic to change its laws.  Awarded the European Union's Citizen's Prize (2015) for her activism.
 +
 
 +
==See Also==
 +
 
 +
* [[Transgender Activists]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
Line 23: Line 27:
 
* http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/10/19/irish-trans-woman-wins-eu-prize-after-17-year-lawsuit-for-gender-recognition/
 
* http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/10/19/irish-trans-woman-wins-eu-prize-after-17-year-lawsuit-for-gender-recognition/
 
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgaKD4o-UAY
 
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgaKD4o-UAY
 
<html><br />
 
<a href="#"
 
  onclick="
 
    window.open(
 
      'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(location.href),
 
      'facebook-share-dialog',
 
      'width=626,height=436');
 
    return false;">
 
  Share on Facebook
 
</a></html>
 

Latest revision as of 15:26, 17 October 2017

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 to accept the change in her sex status after sex reassignment surgery, despite having success in getting a new passport, drivers license, and other documents. Her success in 2007 led the Irish Republic to change its laws. Awarded the European Union's Citizen's Prize (2015) for her activism.

See Also

Further Reading/Research