Stephen Whittle | |
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_at_Buckingham_Palace_(cropped).jpg) Stephen Whittle at Buckingham Palace in 2005 | |
| Born | 29 May 1955 Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK |
| Known for | Equal rights for transgender people activism |
| Title | Professor of Law |
| Spouse | Sarah Rutherford |
| Children | 4 |
Stephen Thomas Whittle (born 29 May 1955) is a British legal scholar and activist with the transgender activist group Press for Change.[1] Since 2007, he has been Professor of Equalities Law in the School of Law at Manchester Metropolitan University.[2][3] Between 2007 and 2009, he was president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).[4] Having been assigned female at birth, he is described as "a radical lesbian before his sex change and now a leading commentator on gender issues",[5] who after the Gender Recognition Act 2004 came into force in April 2005, achieved legal recognition as a man and so was able to marry his female partner.[6]
- ^ MacKean, Liz (12 July 2002). "Transsexual Rights". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Professor of Equalities Law". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Welsh NHS to fund more sex-swap ops". The Christian Institute. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "WPATH Past Presidents". World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ David Ottewell; Clarissa Satchell (31 December 2004). "Sykes and Waterman celebrate awards". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Pondering pensions". BBC News. 11 July 2002. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.