A secret trial that transformed transgender rights

<p>In 1965, Scottish aristocrat Ewan Forbes stood to inherit his family’s baronetcy but, as a transgender man, he soon became embroiled in a top-secret legal case which had consequences that still affect the lives of trans people today. Zoe Playdon explores this still largely unknown story, in conversation with Matt Elton.</p><p><br></p><p>(Ad) Zoe Playdon is the author of<em>&nbsp;The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: The Transgender Trial that Threatened to Upend the British Establishment</em>&nbsp;(Bloomsbury, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hidden-Case-Ewan-Forbes/dp/152661913X/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hidden-Case-Ewan-Forbes/dp/152661913X/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>