Calvin Lunt and transgender people
Calvin Lunt aka Cal Fox aka Calvin Fox is a British ex-transgender activist.
Background
Calvin Lunt was born in 1990 and has lived in the Fairfield area of Liverpool.
Fox was a contestant on MTV’s Beauty School Cop Outs in 2013.
Lunt performed in drag as Cal Fox in Liverpool clubs. Fox began a gender transition as an adult at age 24, documenting the steps on Facebook.
After about a year of hormones, Lunt made additional changes in identity and expression.
Ex-trans activism
In a podcast description, Lunt said:
“It has been 6 years now since I de-transitoned (returned back to my birth gender) and during these past 5 years I have spent my time learning more about myself, the reasons why I wanted to take the journey of completely changing my body and also exploring the reasons why so many young people are feeling the same.
I am not sitting here writing this saying that everyones story will be like mine but I will be honest and transparent and say I do believe there are many more people out there like me who maybe making choices based on false thoughts and feelings.”
Fox has become a favored source for anti-trans activists like Stella O’Malley and Sasha Ayad of Genspect.
References
Staff (June 2, 2015). Cal Fox discovers she’s transgender by accident. news.com.au https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/cal-fox-discovers-shes-transgender-by-accident/news-story/65c4eea38c8e032981c627c1a43c49a2
Tweedy, Jo (June 1, 2015). Aspiring model realised she was transgender by ACCIDENT after dressing up in hot pants and blonde wig for night out. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3105504/Aspiring-model-realised-transgender-ACCIDENT-dressing-hot-pants-blonde-wig-night-out.html
Collinson, Dawn (January 22, 2016). I’m a transgender woman but I still want to have my own child. Liverpool Echo https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/real-lives/im-transgender-woman-still-want-10775477
Collinson, Dawn (January 22, 2016). 5 awkward questions every transgender woman gets asked. Liverpool Echo https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/real-lives/5-awkward-questions-every-transgender-10776171
Hoyle, Antonia (June 1, 2023). ‘Social media encouraged me to be a trans woman… the truth is I was gay’: Man reveals how he was lambasted for de-transitioning by siren voices online. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12150451/Man-reveals-lambasted-transitioning-siren-voices-online.html
Toureille, Claire (May 11, 2023). Man who lived as a trans woman for two years before detransitioning admits he was influenced by staying ‘current’ on social media. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12071685/Why-detransitioned-living-transgender-woman-two-years.html
(September 16, 2021). Three trans journeys: ‘I spent so long hiding.’ BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-58255156
Media
Stella O’Malley and Sasha Ayad (July 21, 2023). EP 123: Drag, Drinking and Taking Off the Mask with Calvin Lunt. Gender: A Wider Lens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5kz3cYMnOw
Will Reusch (July 26, 2023). Transgenderism, Homophobia and Self-Hatred with Calvin Lunt | Cylinder Radio #149 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRPYVdRGfM
Resources
Calvin Lunt (calvinlunt.com) [archive]
Instagram (instagram.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)
Facebook (facebook.com)
- foxcalvin90 (deleted)
- calvinlunt0902
YouTube (youtube.com)
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