JOURNALIST
• Paris is Editor of META – a ground-breaking digital publication devoted to gender, published by the people behind Gay Times and DIVA
• Born in Nottingham, she attended Brighton University, earning a degree in English Language and Literature in 2009
• She moved to London in 2010 and has since established herself as an art reviewer and writer on issues of diversity and media portrayals of minorities
• She has appeared in the Guardian, the BBC, Attitude, PinkPaper.com, PinkNews and Gaytimes, and has a regular column with DIVA, print and online
• In October 2011, Paris became the first transgender judge for the Independent on Sunday’s annual Pink List, a compilation of the 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people in the UK
CAMPAIGNER
• 2009-2011: she was a trustee at the Gender Trust. She is now Projects Manager at Trans Media Watch (TMW) – a campaign group which signed a historic agreement with Channel 4
• The “Memorandum of Understanding” was lauded by Lynne Featherstone, the junior Minister for Equality, who said: “Congratulations to Trans Media Watch for this brilliant initiative”
• Helped produce the TMW style guide, and has worked with high level BBC producers and commissioners while facilitating workshops for Trans Media Action
• Paris has formed alliances with activists across Europe by attending conferences in Germany, Turkey and Dublin. She hopes to return to Ankara, where she marched proudly for trans solidarity
• As part of a GaydarRadio series to mark LGBT History Month, Paris was named Heroine of the Week in February 2012
CONSULTANT AND PUBLIC SPEAKER
• She had significant input into Channel 4′s reality doc My Transsexual Summer and advised on BBC Three’s Coming Out Diaries – both widely watched and positively received
• She was part of the 26th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, contributing to the panel discussion “Transgender representation – are we there yet?”
• A force for positive change, Paris discusses equality online, on air and on the box. In March 2012, she was invited to explain trans issues on BBC Radio 1
• During February 2012, she appeared on BBC Breakfast to comment on a campaign for better newspaper headlines, and TMW’s submission to the Leveson Inquiry
• Paris has given presentations at Trans London and Field Fischer Waterhouse, and was delighted to speak at Dyke March London 2012 – the first since the Lesbian Strength Marches of the 1980s
CONTACT
paris@millivres.co.uk
