Caroline "Tula" Cossey (born August 31, 1954, in Brooke, Norfolk), is an English model. Born Barry Kenneth Cossey, she is one of the world's most well known transsexual people and the first to ever pose for Playboy. Since being "outed" by British tabloid News of the World, Cossey has fought for her right to legally marry a man and to be recognized by the law as a woman. is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brooke is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 7 miles south of Norwich. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brooke is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 7 miles south of Norwich. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

Early life and transition

At the age of 17, Cossey started hormone therapy and began living as a woman full time. She was already somewhat feminine due to a condition known as Klinefelter's syndrome. However, instead of having XXY chromosomes like most with this condition, Cossey is XXXY. Soon after beginning transition, Cossey began a career as a showgirl and topless dancer, working in nightclubs in London, Paris and Rome. After legally changing her name and undergoing breast augmentation surgery, Cossey had sex reassignment surgery in December 1974. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. ... Not to be confused with XYY syndrome or XXX syndrome. ... Transsexual or transgender individuals who undertake transgender transition --the process of change from one gender presentation to another-- often change their social gender roles, legal names, and legal sex designation. ... A Las Vegas showgirl, from the Folies Bergere. ... A stripper using a stripper pole to dance around. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with legal name. ... Breast implant diagram A breast implant is a prosthesis used in cosmetic surgery to enhance the size and shape of ones breasts or to reconstruct the breast (for example, after a mastectomy). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cossey, in a white bikini, as she appeared briefly onscreen in For Your Eyes Only.

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Modeling career and "outing" by the tabloid press

After completing her transition, Cossey ventured into modeling. She was featured in fashion and print advertisements, achieving most of her success as a glamour model. In 1981, Cossey was cast as an extra in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. Shortly after the film’s release, the tabloid News of the World did what it had been threatening to do for quite a while and revealed that Cossey was a transsexual, which brought her modeling career and hopes of becoming an actress to a halt. She was in deep despair and contemplated suicide, but she decided to fight it head on.^{[citation needed]} In 1982, Cossey responded by releasing I Am a Woman, her first autobiography. Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (usually female) nude or semi-nude, in a way that is intended to be erotic. ... In drama, an extra is a performer in a film, television show, or stage production who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ...

Cossey on the cover of her 1982 autobiography, I am a Woman

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Later life

In 1989, Cossey petitioned the European Court of Human Rights to overturn British law concerning transsexuals. The European Court ruled to legally recognize Cossey as a female in June 1989, but the court overturned their decision a year later (transsexuals born in the United Kingdom would later be declared legally female through the Gender Recognition Act 2004). In 1991, she released My Story, her second autobiography which told the details of her transition and her unsuccessful battle with the European Commission. European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), often referred to informally as the Strasbourg Court, was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints against States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by... Transsexual people are those who establish a permanent identity with the gender opposite to that which they were assigned at birth. ... The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is an Act of Parliament of the British Parliament which allows transsexual people to change their legal gender. ...

In 1989, Cossey converted to Judaism and married London businessman Elias Fattal, but upon returning from her honeymoon she saw that the press had done a story on her wedding, outing her to his family. Fattal's family was angry and horrified and after a few weeks, he took the side of his family and had the marriage annulled. Cossey married again in 1992 to Canadian David Finch. The couple are still married and living in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. ... “Atlanta” redirects here. ...

On 19th September 2007 British actor Robson Green revealed on Australian morning show "9am with David and Kim" that he and Caroline Cossey are partners. Reports that she is still with Canadian David Finch and living in the US are incorrect.

Bibliography

• Tula. I am a Woman. 1982. Sphere. ISBN 0-722-10583-5
• Cossey, Caroline. My Story. 1991. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-16251-7

References

External links

• Caroline 'Tula' Cossey at the Internet Movie Database
• Snopes article
• Tula on the Second Type Women website