#robertacowell

Jon Knowles

@howsexgotscrewedup.bsky.social

5 months ago

#RobertaCowell had adrenal genital syndrome / congenital adrenal hyperplasia. As an adult, doctors finally diagnosed her as a chromosomal woman. Ghosts of #GenderHistory still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #Intersex

Sporting Heritage CIC

@sportingheritage.bsky.social

6 months ago

The Law of Mayhem | Anvil Arts “It’s extraordinary, isn’t it? That we should find each other.”The year is 1949, and Roberta Cowell; racing driver, RAF pilot, and ‘It’ girl, meets Michael

Joyful, uplifting and full of heart, award-winning local theatre company Proteus bring this true story, rooted in Basingstoke, to the stage for the first time.

Discover more and get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/yuxu8rw6.

Image credit: Anvil Arts

#RobertaCowell #TheRoyalHaymarket #Heritage

Sai Marie

@saimarie.bsky.social

6 months ago

Roberta Cowell was a trailblazing figure in transgender history, remembered as the first known British trans woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery in 1951.

#RobertaCowell
#TransgenderHistoryMonth

SuperGays Born On This Day

@supergays-botd.bsky.social

11 months ago

Roberta Cowell English racing driver, pilot and trans pioneer Roberta Cowell was BOTD in 1918. Born in London to a military family, she was assigned male at birth and named Robert. Privately educated, she left sc…

English racing driver, pilot and trans pioneer Roberta Cowell was BOTD in 1918. #robertacowell #bornonthisday #supergays #transhero

Queerly Defining

@queerly-defining.bsky.social

1 year ago

Roberta reminds us that authenticity is an act of radical self-love. Her courage opened doors for generations of trans folks to explore and affirm their true selves.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 💜

#QueerHistory #TransRights #RobertaCowell