Discrete Collections | Hall-Carpenter Archives |
Title | Mark Rees (1942-), trans activist |
Ref No | HCA/REES |
Level | Collection |
Date | 1963-2012 |
Extent | 8 boxes |
Admin Biographical History | For a detailed biography of Mark Rees see https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/mark-rees (accessed in March 2023).
Early autobiographical material is available on: https://zagria.blogspot.com/2014/05/mark-rees-1942-part-i-sailor-dental.html (accessed in December 2022).
He has also written his autobiography, "Dear sir or madam: a journey from female to male" (Tunbridge Wells, 2009) |
Description | Papers of Mark Rees detailing his pioneering work as a trans activist. Includes: - personal papers - legal papers re his campaign to change his birth certificate, including his unsuccessful case against the UK government before the European Court of Human Rights in 1986 - campaign papers, including some on the formation of the lobby group Press for Change (PFC) in 1992 - lobbying correspondence, including with MPs and the Church - articles by him - newspaper cuttings featuring him - background material |
Related Material | GEMS News / GEMSNEWS contains some articles by Mark Rees, i.e.: No.6 [Late 1991], includes a profile of Mark Rees, a Trustee of the Gender Trust; No.12, Summer 1993, includes his article, "What it really means to be transsexual"; No.16, June 1994, on him being elected a Borough Councillor of Tunbridge Wells |
Access Status | Mainly open; some items closed |