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'''Paris Lees''' is a British man who identifies as a woman and is transgender activist.
==Early Life==
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 <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/23/chelsea-manning-transgender-prison-paris-lees|title='I hope Chelsea Manning gets the help she needs': Paris Lees, transgender former prisoner, on life inside|first=Paris|last=Lees|work=The Guardian|date=23 August 2013|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>
He has also admitted taking illegal drugs. <ref name="BBCPrisonToRole"/>
==Controversy==
In 2018 his appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine in an issue dedicated to suffragettes was found offensive and inappropriate by many women. <ref> https://twitter.com/MrHenryWimbush/status/995039879368265728
2 days ago - 1/ Paris Lees graced the cover of Vogue as a 'new suffragette'. ... a prostitute who had robbed a punter so violently that she'd earned a 2-year ...</ref>
His claim to be a "feminist" is regarded as contentious by many women, particularly radical feminists.
==Dislike of Free Speech and Debate==
In August 2014, Lees cancelled 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." <ref>[http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-activist-paris-lees-walks-out-bbc-newsnight-recording120814 Paris Lees walks out on BBC interview], gaystarnews.com; accessed 9 December 2014.</ref> He apparently equates existence and agreement with his views.
==References==
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[[Category:Transgender activists]]
[[Category:British people]]
==Early Life==
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 <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/23/chelsea-manning-transgender-prison-paris-lees|title='I hope Chelsea Manning gets the help she needs': Paris Lees, transgender former prisoner, on life inside|first=Paris|last=Lees|work=The Guardian|date=23 August 2013|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>
He has also admitted taking illegal drugs. <ref name="BBCPrisonToRole"/>
==Controversy==
In 2018 his appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine in an issue dedicated to suffragettes was found offensive and inappropriate by many women. <ref> https://twitter.com/MrHenryWimbush/status/995039879368265728
2 days ago - 1/ Paris Lees graced the cover of Vogue as a 'new suffragette'. ... a prostitute who had robbed a punter so violently that she'd earned a 2-year ...</ref>
His claim to be a "feminist" is regarded as contentious by many women, particularly radical feminists.
==Dislike of Free Speech and Debate==
In August 2014, Lees cancelled 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." <ref>[http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-activist-paris-lees-walks-out-bbc-newsnight-recording120814 Paris Lees walks out on BBC interview], gaystarnews.com; accessed 9 December 2014.</ref> He apparently equates existence and agreement with his views.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lees<Paris}}
[[Category:Transgender activists]]
[[Category:British people]]