Ewan Forbes's guest appearances

Ewan Forbes

Queersplaining

Making Queer History

Late Night Live - Full program podcast

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Queer as Fact

Travels Through Time

Honestly from HVCS

Maryam Khatoon Molkara

Lesbia Harford

Billy Tipton

Yona Wallach

Josephine Baker

Langston Hughes

Horace Walpole

Bayard Rustin

Julius Caesar

Mary Shelley

John Maynard Keynes

Anne Lister

Roberta Cowell

Yukio Mishima

Brenda Fassie

OwlTail

Join us for the first episode of Season 9 as we discuss the life and trial of 20th century Scottish aristocrat and farmer Dr Ewan Forbes. We'll be talking about how to transition in rural mid-20th century Scotland, an impressively bold legal defense strategy, and the perils of keeping lion cubs in your family home. Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.  If you enjoy our content, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. [Image: Photo of Ewan Forbes from 1952; he is a middle-aged man in a checked three-piece suit, smiling and talking to someone out of frame.]

Join us for the first episode of Season 9 as we discuss the life and trial of 20th century Scottish aristocrat and farmer Dr Ewan Forbes. We'll be talking about how to transition in rural mid-20th century Scotland, an impressively bold legal defense strategy, and the perils of keeping lion cubs in your family home. Check out <a href="https://www.queerasfact.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our website</a>, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.  If you enjoy our content, consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/queerasfact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">supporting us on Patreon</a>, <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/queer-as-fact/works/37152165-queer-as-fact?fbclid=IwAR1bp4BgjurBCjly0ZyucJEbVuqr2K-cB9HKn_Fz7G5T0Gi5dWjtBQec08I&amp;asc=u" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our merch</a>, and following us on <a href="https://twitter.com/queerasfact?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://queerasfact.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/queerasfact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. [Image: Photo of Ewan Forbes from 1952; he is a middle-aged man in a checked three-piece suit, smiling and talking to someone out of frame.]

In this episode, HVCS' Andy Reid interviews Zoe Playdon, the author of "The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience," which is now available for sale. From the publisher (Simon and Schuster):  "The life story of an aristocratic Scottish trans man—whose secret  1968 legal case had a profound impact on trans rights for decades.  Ewan  Forbes was born to a wealthy, landowning family, holders of a  baronetcy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1912. Assigned female at  birth, his true identity was nevertheless clear even in childhood—and  so, with the support of his mother, he was taken to European specialists  and eventually treated with early preparations of synthetic  testosterone. Raised as a boy at home but socially obliged to present  himself as a girl in public until his official coming out to the Queen,  Ewan grew up, became a doctor, and got married. (This required him to  change the sex on his birth certificate, which was possible at that time  without much fuss.) For decades, he lived a quiet life as a husband,  doctor, and a pillar of the local community.  But in 1965, Ewan’s  older brother died unexpectedly—meaning that Ewan was set to inherit  the baronetcy. His title could only be inherited by the next oldest man  in the family and when his cousin John—spurred on by Ewan’s  sister—contested the inheritance he was forced to defend his male status  in Scotland’s supreme civil court, where he prevailed.  This  hugely important case would have changed the lives of trans people  across the world—if it hadn’t been hidden. The hearing was conducted  privately, the media were gagged, and those involved were sworn to  secrecy. The case remained unknown until 1996 and now finally is  described here, along with the life of Ewan Forbes, for the first time.  Enlightening and galvanizing, The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes is a singular contribution to trans history and the ongoing struggle for trans rights." Zoë is the Emeritus Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of London, She holds five degrees, including two doctorates, and for twenty-one years was Professor and Head of Postgraduate Medical Education for the NHS London and South East Region. Zoë is a former co-Chair of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists [GLADD] and a co-founder of the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity. She has worked in front-line LGBTI human rights for over thirty years, with legal teams, and as an adviser to government departments. This experience has fed into her first book for a general readership: The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes.

In this episode, HVCS' Andy Reid interviews Zoe Playdon, the author of "The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience," which is now available for sale. From the publisher (Simon and Schuster):  "The life story of an aristocratic Scottish trans man—whose secret  1968 legal case had a profound impact on trans rights for decades. Ewan  Forbes was born to a wealthy, landowning family, holders of a  baronetcy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1912. Assigned female at  birth, his true identity was nevertheless clear even in childhood—and  so, with the support of his mother, he was taken to European specialists  and eventually treated with early preparations of synthetic  testosterone. Raised as a boy at home but socially obliged to present  himself as a girl in public until his official coming out to the Queen,  Ewan grew up, became a doctor, and got married. (This required him to  change the sex on his birth certificate, which was possible at that time  without much fuss.) For decades, he lived a quiet life as a husband,  doctor, and a pillar of the local community. But in 1965, Ewan’s  older brother died unexpectedly—meaning that Ewan was set to inherit  the baronetcy. His title could only be inherited by the next oldest man  in the family and when his cousin John—spurred on by Ewan’s  sister—contested the inheritance he was forced to defend his male status  in Scotland’s supreme civil court, where he prevailed. This  hugely important case would have changed the lives of trans people  across the world—if it hadn’t been hidden. The hearing was conducted  privately, the media were gagged, and those involved were sworn to  secrecy. The case remained unknown until 1996 and now finally is  described here, along with the life of Ewan Forbes, for the first time.  Enlightening and galvanizing, The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes is a singular contribution to trans history and the ongoing struggle for trans rights." Zoë is the Emeritus Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of London, She holds five degrees, including two doctorates, and for twenty-one years was Professor and Head of Postgraduate Medical Education for the NHS London and South East Region. Zoë is a former co-Chair of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists [GLADD] and a co-founder of the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity. She has worked in front-line LGBTI human rights for over thirty years, with legal teams, and as an adviser to government departments. This experience has fed into her first book for a general readership: The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes.

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: Interview With the Author

In this episode we talk about Sir Ewan Forbes, and Will tries desperately to keep Laura on track.   [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] Reitwiesner, W. Ancestry of Ewan Forbes. Retrieved August 12 2016 from http://www.wargs.com/noble/forbes.html Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy. Ewan Forbes-Sempill. Retrieved August 12 2016 fromhttp://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I32097&amp;tree=CC Scottish Places. Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar. Retrieved August 12 2016 from http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst992.html Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baron Essay. Retrieved August 12 2016 from http://reportingpoint.net/56643c0a06830109.html

In this episode we talk about Sir Ewan Forbes, and Will tries desperately to keep Laura on track. [Disclaimer: some of the sources may contain triggering material] Reitwiesner, W. Ancestry of Ewan Forbes. Retrieved August 12 2016 from <a href="http://www.wargs.com/noble/forbes.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wargs.com/noble/forbes.html</a> Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy. Ewan Forbes-Sempill. Retrieved August 12 2016 from<a href="http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I32097&amp;tree=CC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I32097&amp;tree=CC</a> Scottish Places. Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar. Retrieved August 12 2016 from <a href="http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst992.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst992.html</a> Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baron Essay. Retrieved August 12 2016 from <a href="http://reportingpoint.net/56643c0a06830109.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://reportingpoint.net/56643c0a06830109.html</a>

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