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Talk: Meet the Transcestors – Celebrating Jenny Gray, Edwardian Trans Activist: Discovery Museum

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Join Richard Bliss at Newcastle's Discovery Museum this July, and head back in time to meet Jenny Gray - a working class trans activist.

Using evidence from Tyne & Wear Archives and more around the UK, Bliss will be discussing what life might've been like for Jenny, her husband James, and other trans-people living at the start of the 20th century.

Price

Free

Duration

28th July 2026

Venue

Discovery Museum

Location

Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA

Contact

https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/discoverymuseum/whats-on/meet-the-transcestors-celebrating-jenny-gray-edwardian-trans-activist

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