Lydia Annice Foy | |
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.jpg) Foy in 2015 | |
| Born | 23 June 1947 Midland Region, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (bachelors degree in dental surgery, 1971) |
| Occupation | Dentist (retired) |
| Known for | Transgender rights activism |
| Spouse |
Anne Naughton
(m. 1977; sep. 1991) |
Lydia Annice Foy is an Irish trans woman notable for leading legal challenges regarding gender recognition in Ireland. In 1992, Foy had sex reassignment surgery, and began a 20-year battle to have her birth certificate reflect her gender identity. In 2007, the Irish High Court ruled that the relevant portions of the law of the Republic of Ireland were incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, but by February 2013 the law had not been changed and she began new legal proceedings to enforce the 2007 decision. As of 15 July 2015, Ireland has passed the Gender Recognition Bill 2014.[1]
- ^ "Legal Gender Recognition in Ireland : Gender Recognition : TENI". www.teni.ie. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2016.