Image caption,Ashley, who was born in Liverpool in 1935, served in the merchant navy as a teenager before moving to Paris and working in a nightclub while saving for gender reassignment surgery, which she underwent in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1960.
Working as a model and actress, she appeared in Vogue magazine and starred alongside Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Joan Collins, but her career was cut short when the Sunday People outed her in 1961. Two years later, she married aristocrat Arthur Cameron Corbett, but the marriage was annulled in 1970 when a judge ruled it was not possible to legally change sex and as such, the union was invalid.A memorial service was recently held for her at Liverpool's St George's Hall, which saw film director John Waters describe her as "so elegant, so proper".
An inspirational trailblazer. She absolutely should be celebrated for everything she was able to achieve despite the pressures she went through and I’m very happy she’s is. That women radiated queen energy ✨
Why?
JaneyGodley Should be on one of the Pride-celebrating stamps instead of those rather insulting cartoons.
Fascinating and trailblazing woman, looking forward to more about this.
The question that passes my humble lips is: Is April Ashley to be celebrated for her legacy because it was 'spectacular' or is the spectacular a tag on because 🥁🥁🥁 ...transgender pioneer...💅🤳
Noooo