Christine Goodwin

Christine Goodwin (June 4, 1937 – December 8, 2014)[1] was a British transgender rights activist who played a crucial role in forcing the UK government to introduce the Gender Recognition Act 2004.[2] She was a former bus driver who underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1990, at Charing Cross Hospital, London, before eventually challenging the UK government in the European Court of Human Rights over her inability to draw a state pension at the same age as other women.[3] In Goodwin & I v United Kingdom the ECHR ruled that the UK had breached her rights under the European Convention of Human Rights. In response the UK introduced the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

Christine Anne Goodwin
Born(1937-06-04)June 4, 1937
Beau Brickhill, Woburn, United Kingdom
Died(2014-12-08)December 8, 2014

On her death in 2014, Goodwin was hailed as "a trailblazer for trans rights" and a "pioneer" by trans rights network Transgender Europe.[1]

References
  1. "Trans rights trail blazer Christine Goodwin passed away". 8 January 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. "Christine Goodwin, whose case launched the Gender Recognition Act, dies". 19 December 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Transsexual wins right to marry". BBC News. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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