A talk and Q&A presented as part of this year’s Festival of Debate. Rebecca Jane Morgan discusses her book, Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain. It reveals a rich, overlooked history, from the first legal gender changes in 1944 to the groundbreaking Gender Recognition Act of 2004 and the ongoing battle for reform today, a story of resistance and radical change.

Far from being a recent invention or a niche concern, legal recognition of trans identities has been a demand of trans communities for generations. Rebecca Jane Morgan shows how that fight emerged, evolved, and was sustained by grassroots organising, court battles, and an unwavering demand by the trans community to be recognised by the very systems that so often try to erase them.

Doors open at 7pm. There is more information at this link.