The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience
Cover art of American release
Cover art of American release
AuthorZoë Playdon
LanguageEnglish
PublisherScribner, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date
2 November 2021; 11 November 2021
Media typePrint / Digital
Pages384
ISBN978-1-982139-46-9
Websitehttps://www.zoeplaydon.com/books/the-hidden-case-of-ewan-forbes

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience is a nonfiction historical book written by Zoë Playdon and published by Scribner on 2 November 2021. A UK version of the book with the alternative subtitle The Transgender Trial that Threatened to Upend the British Establishment was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 11 November 2021. The book discusses Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet and the 1968 Scottish legal case over his being transgender and the inheritance of his baronetcy. The impacts of his case, how the results were suppressed by the government due to the potential impact on inheritance across the country, and the subsequent English case involving a trans individual, Corbett v Corbett, that had a direct forced ignorance of the evidence are main focuses of the book.[1]

The rights were bought by production company Brazen Productions, who partnered with Synchronicity Films in 2021 to create a mini-series written by Sukey Fisher.[2] The book was named as one of the 2022 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor Books as a part of the annual Stonewall Book Awards presented by the American Library Association.[3] The book was also nominated for the 34th annual Triangle Awards in the transgender category.[4]

  1. ^ Strudwick, Patrick (10 November 2021). "The secret court case 50 years ago that has robbed transgender people of their rights ever since". i. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ravindran, Manori (31 October 2021). "'Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes' Book, About Scottish Trans Pioneer, to Be Adapted by Synchronicity Films". Variety. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ Chapman, Monica (1 February 2022). "2022 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards announced". ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Bechdel, Hough, Peters among nominees for Triangle Awards". Associated Press. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.