‘Trailblazing’ transgender activist April Ashley dies aged 86
‘Trailblazing’ transgender activist April Ashley dies aged 86
Activists hailed Ashley’s battle for acceptance in 20th-century Britain as ‘trailblazing’ (Picture: Rex)
Tributes have poured in for ‘true trailblazer of the trans community’ April Ashley, who has died aged 86.
Ashley became the second Brit to undergo male-to-female gender reassignment surgery in 1960, and one of the first in the world to receive the procedure in its modern form.
Her rise to fame…
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