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This public lecture and roundtable discussion is part of the "Transitional States" research project funded by the Wellcome Trust and led by Dr Chiara Beccalossi at the University of Lincoln http://transitionalstates.com/ Thursday 15 February 2018, Jackson Lecture Theatre (Minerva Building), 6-7.30pm, University of Lincoln “Sex, Science and the Body: Medicine and LGBTIQ People.” Speakers: Dr David A. Griffiths (University of Surrey) Dr Christina Richards (Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust Gender Clinic) Dr Janet Weston (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Moderator: Simon Fanshawe (broadcaster and writer) Throughout much of history, sexual behaviours like homosexuality were predominantly regulated by religious concerns. However, this changed in the nineteenth century when medicine took an increasing interest in what they termed ‘sexual deviancies’. Perhaps the most famous example of a medical intervention around sexual behaviours is that of the famous World War II code-breaker, Alan Turing, who endured ‘medical treatment’ because of his homosexuality. This public discussion will look at: how science and medicine has treated gays, lesbians and queer people in recent British history; medical views of trans people; and current debates about ‘gender dysphoria’. Finally, it will address some of the ongoing debates about hormone treatments and surgery without consent on intersex individuals and offer some thoughts on changes for the future. Bios: Dr David A. Griffiths is a Wellcome Trust research fellow at the University of Surrey and works on the recent history of treatments and care (medical and non medical) in the UK of people born with intersex variations/atypical sex anatomies. Dr Christina Richards is a psychologist, works at the Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust Gender Clinic where she conducts assessments and follow-ups for people wishing to take hormones and have surgery. Her publications include: ‘Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals’ (2013), ‘Trans and Sexuality’ (2017) and ‘Genderqueer and Non-binary Genders’ (2018). Dr Janet Weston is historian of medicine at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her publications include her recent book ‘Medicine, the Penal System, and Sexual Crime in England 1919-1960s<https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/medicine-the-penal-system-and-sexual-crimes-in-england-1919-1960s-9781350021082/>’ (2017). Simon Fanshawe is broadcaster and writer, and was a founding member of Stonewall. [University of Lincoln]<http://lncn.eu/jv> Dr. Anna Marie Roos, FLS, FSA | Reader College of Arts University of Lincoln. Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. LN6 7TS Visiting Fellow, All Souls, Oxford 2017 tel: +44 (0)1522 886823 staff profile<http://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/id/003419> [TEF Gold]<http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/opendays> The University of Lincoln, located in the heart of the city of Lincoln, has established an international reputation based on high student satisfaction, excellent graduate employment and world-class research. The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and remove it from your system. Do not disclose the contents to another person or take copies. Email is not secure and may contain viruses. The University of Lincoln makes every effort to ensure email is sent without viruses, but cannot guarantee this and recommends recipients take appropriate precautions. The University may monitor email traffic data and content in accordance with its policies and English law. Further information can be found at: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/legal.