Owl Fisher

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Owl Fisher , also known as Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir , is an Icelandic non - binary person best known as a journalist and transgender activist . Fisher was selected for a portrait on the BBC 100 Women series in 2019 .

activities

Fisher holds a Masters Degree in Gender Studies .

As chair of the Trans Iceland organization , Fisher played a key role in drafting legislation to extend the rights of transgender and non-binary persons in Iceland . From 2015 to 2019, Fisher worked with Kitty Anderson of Intersex Island and with Icelandic lawmakers to help develop the Icelandic Gender Autonomy Act , which was passed in June 2019. Fisher criticized the final version of the law for removing the provisions against medical interventions for intersexuality , which were originally part of the law.

Fisher works with the British civil rights organization All About Trans , which works to improve the way transgender people are presented in the media. In particular, Fisher works activist against social and legal constraints of the binary gender system and heteronormative sexual performances. Fisher wrote several articles for British newspapers, including the Guardian , the Independent and the lesbian magazine Diva .

Since 2016, Fisher has worked as a co-director and producer with Fox Fisher on the ongoing film project My Genderation , which portrays the lives and experiences of transsexual and transgender people in individual short films .

In 2018, Fisher and Fox Fisher published the Trans Teen Survival Guide to help transgender and non-binary adolescents in their personal development and self-discovery.

Private life

Owl Fisher moved to the UK in 2016 and lives in Brighton with his non-binary partner Fox Fisher . Both names - English Owl , Icelandic Ugla  - mean " owl " (bird). Fisher claims to be designated in a gender-neutral way with the singular pronoun they (untranslatable in German).

Works

  • with Fox Fisher: Trans Teen Survival Guide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London / Philadelphia September 2018, ISBN 978-1-78592-341-8 (English; review ).

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Note: No references to Owl Fisher's birthday and place can be found in any publications.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Alphabetical list: BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year? In: BBC.com . October 16, 2019, accessed on January 22, 2020 (English; clickable: "Owl Fisher").
  3. ↑ Trans-Poster: Owl: “Demand respect for who you are”. 2017 (English; PDF: 455 kB, 1 page on gmmh.nhs.uk).
  4. ^ Isaac Würmann: Beyond The Binary: Ugla Stefanía On Trans Rights In Iceland. In: Grapevine.is . August 2, 2016, accessed on January 22, 2020.
  5. ^ A b Andie Fontaine: Icelandic Writer And Trans Activist Amongst BBC's 100 Women 2019. In: Grapevine.is. October 16, 2019, accessed on January 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Jelena Ćirić: Set to Rights: Iceland's New Gender Autonomy Act. In: Iceland Review . October 14, 2019, accessed on January 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Andie Fontaine: Iceland Passes Major Gender Identity Law: "The Fight Is Far From Over". In: Grapevine.is. June 19, 2019, accessed on January 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ artist entry : Owl Fisher. In: The Guardian . September 2019, accessed on January 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ artist entry : Owl Fisher. In: The Independent . 2020, accessed on January 22, 2020 (English).
  10. ^ A b Mary Emily O'Hara: This Trans Activist Became a Target Just For Being in a Lesbian Magazine. In: Them.us. July 2, 2018, accessed January 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ Official website: My Genderation. 2016–2020, accessed January 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ Book Review: Trans Teen Survival Guide - Kirkus Review. In: KirkusReviews.com. June 26, 2018, accessed on January 22, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Fisher, Owl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic non-binary journalist, filmmaker and trans activist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century