The Gender Trust & Homotopia
present
An Audience With April Ashley
Miss April Ashley will be in Liverpool for a special Homotopia appearance
presenting recollections of her life. April Ashley is a very important figure
within the UK’s transgender community as well as within the diverse
history and culture of Liverpool. Born at Smithdown Road Hospital in 1935,
she lived in North Liverpool for all of her childhood. In 1960 she was one
of the first transsexual people to undergo gender confirmation surgery in
Morocco. She developed a successful career as a model (appearing in Vogue).
She was ‘outed’ as a transsexual person by the Sunday People
in 1961. Her marriage and subsequent divorce in 1970 removed the ability
of trans people to acquire full legal status in their acquired gender and
it was not until the passing of the Gender Recognition Act in 2004 that
this was satisfactorily resolved.
Living for many years in the South of France, she looks forward to re-visiting
her home city.
The Gender Trust and Homotopia are delighted to give this distinguished
and iconic personality the opportunity to recount stories from her life
back in her home city of Liverpool. Author Rupert Smith interviews April
in the historic surroundings of the Small Concert Room. A once in a lifetime
event and not to be missed.
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Small Concert Room
St Georges Hall
7.30pm
£ 10/£8
unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
0151 709 4988
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