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The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes 2021
The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience is a nonfiction historical work authored by Zoë Playdon and released by Scribner on 2 November 2021. An edition printed in the UK under the alternate title The Transgender Trial that Threatened to Upend the British Establishment appeared through Bloomsbury Publishing on 11 November 2021. This volume explores the life of Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet, particularly focusing on the 1968 Scottish court case concerning his transgender identity and its implications for inheriting his baronetcy. It analyzes how the outcome was concealed by authorities because of fears regarding inheritance laws throughout the nation, as well as the later English legal matter known as Corbett v Corbett, which deliberately ignored relevant evidence.
In 2021, Brazen Productions acquired the rights and collaborated with Synchronicity Films to develop a limited series penned by Sukey Fisher. The book was recognized as one of the 2022 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor Books within the Stonewall Book Awards organized annually by the American Library Association. Additionally, it received a nomination for the 34th annual Triangle Awards in the transgender category.
Details
- Publisher
- Scribner
- ISBN
- 9781982139469
- Pages
- 384
- Format
- Print / Digital
