Judith Juanhuix

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Juanhuix and the second or maternal family name is Gibert.
Judith Juanhuix
Judith Juanhuix in 2023
Born1971 (age 52–53)[1]
Girona, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Occupation(s)Researcher, physicist, and transgender activist

Judith Juanhuix Gibert (born 1971) is a Catalan researcher, physicist, and transgender activist.[2]

Career

Juanhuix received her PhD in biophysics in 2000 from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She currently works at the ALBA synchrotron, where she heads the Life Sciences and Condensed Matter section.[3] She has published numerous articles on molecular and structural biology, supramolecular chemistry, and scientific instrumentation for X-rays.[4]

She is a member of the transgender association Generem!, of which she has served as president, and the cross-dressing association EnFemme.[5][6] Juanhuix has been actively involved in the Trans*forma la Salut platform, which has negotiated the new healthcare model for transgender individuals with the Department of Health.[7] She has also been involved in various legislative initiatives for the recognition of transgender rights, such as including transgender women in the law on women's rights to eradicate gender-based violence.[8][9]

In 2021, she published the book Una dona (A Woman), in which she explains her life as a woman and addresses topics such as gender identity, sexuality, and relationships with family, motherhood, and health.[10] The LGBTI organizations of Girona awarded her the Girona Proud Prize in recognition of her contributions to the LGBTI movement.[11] The City Council of Sant Quirze del Vallès, as part of International Women's Day, granted her the Woman Award to recognize and highlight women's work in improving their situation.[12]

Personal life

Juanhuix is the mother of two children and came out as a transgender woman at the age of forty.[13][14]

Published works

  • Una dona. Ara Llibres, 2021, p. 256.[15]

References

  1. ^ Pérez, Beatriz (February 3, 2021). ""La 'ley trans' debe aprobarse sí o sí en esta legislatura"" [“The 'trans law' must be approved in this legislature.”]. El Periódico (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Barrena, Xabi (July 21, 2023). "Judith Juanhuix, la transición hacia la libertad de una candidata" [Judith Juanhuix, a candidate's transition to freedom]. El Periódico (in Spanish).
  3. ^ Pérez-Amat, Esther (March 16, 2023). "¿Qué es la luz de sincrotrón y para qué sirve?" [What is synchrotron light and what is it used for?]. RTVE (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Judith Juanhuix: "L'estat s'atorga el poder de validar-nos com a dona o com a home. Hem d'alliberar el gènere i l'hem de convertir en un dret"" [Judith Juanhuix: “The state gives itself the power to validate us as a woman or as a man. We have to liberate gender and turn it into a right”.]. ARA (in Catalan). March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Sen, Cristina (October 22, 2018). "El género sin fronteras" [Gender without borders]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Trailer del documental ENFEMME sobre el cross-dressing" [Trailer of the documentary ENFEMME about cross-dressing.]. El Periódico (in Spanish). October 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Oliveras Castillo, Celia (January 3, 2022). "Judith Juanhuix, física trans: "La identidad trans es vida de resistencia"" [Judith Juanhuix, trans physicist: “Trans identity is a life of resistance”.]. EFeminista (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Alonso, Marita (June 27, 2023). "Derechos LGTBIQ+ en España: ¿qué logros faltan por alcanzar?" [LGTBIQ+ rights in Spain: what achievements are still to be made?]. Cosmopolitan (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "Judith Juanhuix: "La aventura de la ciencia debería estar en los resultados, no en el papeleo"" [Judith Juanhuix: “The adventure of science should be in the results, not in the paperwork”.]. Ajuntament de Barcelona (in Spanish). February 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Una mujer - Judith Juanhuix". La Sexta (in Spanish). 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Judith Juanhuix rep el II Premi Girona Orgullosa" [Judith Juanhuix rep the II Girona Pride Award]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). October 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Judith Juahuix, Premi Dona de Sant Quirze del Vallès 2022" [Judith Juahuix, Premi Dona de Sant Quirze del Vallès 2022]. Diari Sant Quirze (in Catalan). 11 March 2022.
  13. ^ Ayuso, Ana (March 16, 2023). "La trans que responde a la pregunta de las 'terf' a Irene Montero: "No importa por qué soy mujer, sino que lo soy"" [The trans woman who answers the 'terf' question to Irene Montero: “It doesn't matter why I am a woman, but that I am one”.]. EPE (in Spanish).
  14. ^ Oliveras Castillo, Celia (December 5, 2021). "Judith Juanhuix, física y trans: "La identidad trans es vida de resistencia"" [Judith Juanhuix, physicist and trans: “Trans identity is a life of resistance”.]. Cope (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Juanhuix, Judith (2021). Una Dona [A woman] (in Catalan). Dos Bigotes (published October 11, 2021). ISBN 978-84-125975-7-8.