Born Elizabeth Forbes in 1912, Dr. Ewan Forbes went to the Scottish courts to protect his marriage, his practice and above all his claim to be heir-male to the Craigevar Baronetcy.
A play by Nicholas McInery about aristocratic transgender man Sir Ewan Forbes. A Ghastly Mistake, unfortunately ignores the significance for UK trans people of Ewan’s landmark 1967 court case – which is omitted in this BBC series. Before Ewan’s case, UK trans people self-identified, accessed affirmative medical care, corrected their natal birth certificates, and lived in full legal equality.
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