Transgender pioneer Dr Lydia Foy wins prize in Brussels

Dr Lydia Foy whose 22-year battle forced the Government to change the law on transgender people, received the prestigious Citizen’s Prize from the European Parliament in Brussels.

With her were many members of her family and solicitor Michael Farrell from FLAC, the free legal advice centres, who fought against a system that refused to recognise the existence of trans people in Ireland.

Dr Foy, a retired dentist appealed for Irish people to “treasure diversity”.