The Questioning of Eleanor Rykener (1395) is the oldest [surviving] record of a trans person in England 🏳️⚧️
She lived as a woman, she was called Eleanor, she taught embroidery, she was a sex worker, and she had a family.
She was caught having sex with a client, John Britby, and both were put on trial.
She lived as a woman, she was called Eleanor, she taught embroidery, she was a sex worker, and she had a family.
She was caught having sex with a client, John Britby, and both were put on trial.
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She is considered of low importance for England, Sex work, London, neglected by LGBTQ+, and excluded by women's projects.
Attempts to improve the article are continuously dismissed on the talk page.
https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2018/4/24/eleanor-rykener
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