Paris Lees

Paris Lees (born 1998) is a British man who identifies as a woman and is a transgender activist.

Early Life[edit]

According to his own statement, he came from a very disturbed background, with parents who split up at his birth, and no stable home. He claims that he was bullied at school, though all British schools have a non-bullying policy.^[1] He has admitted that as a teenager he worked as a homosexual prostitute and was convicted of robbing a customer so violently that despite his youth the judge gave him a 2-year prison sentence. He served eight months of the sentence when he was aged 18 ^[2] He has also admitted to taking illegal drugs and suffering from severe depression. ^[3] After having facial surgery he started to work as a model.^[4]

Controversy[edit]

In 2018 his appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine in an issue dedicated to suffragettes was found offensive and inappropriate by many women. ^[5]

His claim to be a "feminist" is regarded as contentious by many women, particularly radical feminists.

Dislike of Free Speech and Debate[edit]

In August 2014, Lees canceled an appearance on BBC Newsnight to talk about the impact of Kellie Maloney coming out as a trans "woman" saying "I'm not prepared to enter into a fabricated debate about trans people's right to exist/express themselves." ^[6] He apparently equates existence and agreement with his views.

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