Category Archives: Julia Grant

A Queer Tomorrow: Manto

Posted on September 24, 2022 by wordsandpictures2016

Watching the BBC documentary series on Julia Grant’s trans journey from 1979/1980 from the vantage point of 2021, you could be forgiven for thinking that the world at that time was a much darker place: the streets are dark and … Continue reading →

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julia grant – an update

Posted on June 7, 2021 by wordsandpictures2016

If you have read my post from 2019 which paid tribute to Julia Grant, you may be interested to know that the BBC documentary series which introduced ‘George’ and to us on the journey to becoming Julia is now available … Continue reading →

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A Queer Sort of History (2)

Posted on February 20, 2021 by wordsandpictures2016

This article was originally published in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the (partial) legalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. (It would be 1980 before Scotland followed suit and 1981 for Northern Ireland. Bisexuality, transgenderism or lesbianism … Continue reading →

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Julia Grant

Posted on January 12, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

On 3 January 2019 it was announced that Julia Grant had died after  a short illness. Julia had been the subject of a ground breaking 1979 documentary series ‘A Change of Sex’ in which she pursued her need for gender … Continue reading →

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A Queer Sort of History

Posted on August 19, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the (partial) legalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. (It would be 1980 before Scotland followed suit and 1981 for Northern Ireland). Bisexuality, transgenderism or lesbianism have never been illegal in Britain (despite … Continue reading →

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