April Ashley, LGBTQ+ icon and trailblazer for trans rights, dies at 86
Legendary LGBTQ+ figure and trans rights trailblazer April Ashely has passed away at 86. The Liverpool native first began her long and impactful journey as a model, actress and activist in the mid-1950s. After serving in the Merchant Navy, April moved to London and Paris. During her stay in Paris, she captured audiences as a performer at the famous Le Carrousel nightclub. In 1960, April became one of the first trans individuals to undergo gender reassignment surgery. She was the ninth patient of Dr Georges Burou to receive the groundbreaking…
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