April Ashley April Ashley April Ashley, MBE (born 29 April 1935) is an English model and restaurant hostess. She was outed as a transgender woman by the "Sunday People" newspaper in 1961 and is one of the earliest British people known to have had sex reassignment surgery. Born George Jamieson in Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool, she was one of six surviving children of a Roman Catholic father, Frederick Jamieson, and a Protestant mother, Ada Brown Jamieson. In her childhood in Liverpool, Ashley suffered from both calcium deficiency, requiring weekly calcium injections at the Alder Hey Children's Hospital, and bed-wetting, resulting in her
Equality Florida against Mike Pence's anti-LGBTQ campaign when he came to Sarasota. <br> <br> Gainesville chapter: The Gainesville chapter of Equality Florida is led by Susan Bottcher. Susan joined in the effort of defeating a local anti-transgender “bathroom ordinance” in place in Gainesville in 2009. Her efforts in this matter led to her introduction to Equality Florida and the work that is done by the organization around the state. Susan serves on the Gainesville chapter of the Equality Florida Steering Committee, which plans the annual Gala that is held. Being a straight ally, Susan is fully aware that her support and advocacy