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Sara-Jane Cromwell is a Cork based Trans Activist.

Sara-Jane was born in Dublin in 1960. She moved to Cork in 1998.

She was diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria in August 2003 and began her transitioning in 2004. She has shared her story widely in a variety of media appearances. She has published a number of books: Becoming Myself (2008); Wrong Body Wrong Life (2010) and No Ordinary Life (2021).

Sara-Jane was one of the Co-Founders of TENI (Transgender Equality Network Ireland) in Cork in 2004. Sara-Jane set up Gender Identity Disorder Ireland in 2006. She was a co-organiser of the Symposium on Gender Dysphoria in Ireland in 2008.

Sara-Jane is a member of the UCC LGBT Staff Network. She coordinated Fresher Fest Workshops for new UCC LGBT students in 2019.

She delivers presentations on gender identity and delivered a course in UCC on Gender Identity in 2020.

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Cork, 2019
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Cork, 2021

Sara-Jane Cromwell

b. 1960

she/her
Cork Based Trans Activist

Sara-Jane Cromwell is a Cork based Trans Activist.

Sara-Jane was born in Dublin in 1960. She moved to Cork in 1998.

She was diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria in August 2003 and began her transitioning in 2004. She has shared her story widely in a variety of media appearances. She has published a number of books: Becoming Myself (2008); Wrong Body Wrong Life (2010) and No Ordinary Life (2021).

Sara-Jane was one of the Co-Founders of TENI (Transgender Equality Network Ireland) in Cork in 2004. Sara-Jane set up Gender Identity Disorder Ireland in 2006. She was a co-organiser of the Symposium on Gender Dysphoria in Ireland in 2008.

Sara-Jane is a member of the UCC LGBT Staff Network. She coordinated Fresher Fest Workshops for new UCC LGBT students in 2019.

She delivers presentations on gender identity and delivered a course in UCC on Gender Identity in 2020.