First openly transgender woman, Paris Lees featured in special edition of British Vogue Magazine
Paris Lees, a model, writer and campaigner has become the first
openly transgender woman to be featured in British Vogue. She is
included in a feature celebrating 100 years since women have had the
right to vote in the UK.
She is joined by writer Reni Eddo-Lodge, Women's Equality Party's
Sophie Walker, artist Gillian Wearing, MP Stella Creasy, blogger Dina
Tokio and Gal-Dem magazine founder Liv Little.
Lees thanked the magazine for including her in the "special moment" saying "Look
how far we've come. It's insane that I could be in Vogue. A trans kid
from a council estate. People at school told me I'd never be a girl,
would never be pretty enough, would never be accepted - well here I am
being celebrated as a woman."
Thank you @Edward_Enninful for including me in @BritishVogue, and this special moment, with these strong, smart and inspiring women. As we celebrate 100 years since women have been able to vote in the UK, let's make sure we're fighting for ALL women. Our diversity is our strength pic.twitter.com/ve8M9wzfDw— Paris Lees (@parislees) January 4, 2018
April Ashley, one of the first Britons to undergo genital reconstruction
surgery, modelled for Vogue in the 1950s. She was outed by tabloids as
trans in the 1960s. In 2017, French Vogue featured a transgender model
on its cover for the first time. And in 2014, American Vogue profiled
trans model Andreja Pejic.
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