Lydia Foy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lydia Foy

Irish activist

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1947

Place of Birth: Ireland

Profession: dentist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Lydia Foy

  • 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.

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