Jude Guaitamacchi: Difference between revisions

| pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/julesg_uk Twitter bio], retrieved 5 February 2021</ref>

'''Jude Guaitamacchi''' is a public speaker, mental health advocate, model, and [[LGBTQ]] [[activism|activist]]. Jude faced barriers to [[transition]] such as long NHS waiting periods and one therapist who said Jude was not trans but rather had internalised homophobia.<ref name="uspi_Tran">{{Cite web |title=Trans activist reveals how we can all be better allies to stand in solidarity together |last=Mendoza |first=Nadia |work=Uspire Life |date=25 June 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021 |url= https://uspire.life/2020/06/25/transgender-trans-rights-jules-guaitamacchi-jk-rowling}}</ref>

{{quote|Trans and nonbinary representation is still very minimal and as an activist it feels like I am making change just by being myself in an environment that has historically been exclusive of gender-diverse experiences. My hope is that we continue to move beyond socially constructed gender stereotypes to a culture that encourages people to embrace who they truly are.<ref name="pink_Thre">{{Cite web |title=Three loud and proud trans trailblazers on thriving and celebrating transness in a cis-dominated world |last=Parsons |first=Vic |work=PinkNews |date=20 November 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/20/trans-non-binary-model-actor-hollyoaks-ki-griffin-jules-guaitamacchi-sofie-hagen/}}</ref>}}