Paris Lees
- Actor, presenter and journalist
Press clippings
Paris Lees and Rebecca Root on Boy Meets Girl
New BBC Two comedy Boy Meets Girl stars transgender actress Rebecca Root as romantic lead Judy, who falls in love with Leo. So what does Rebecca's role mean to the trans community, including friend and transgender rights activist Paris Lees?
Sophie Maden, BBC Blogs, 3rd September 2015Boy Meets Girl: It's not the trans Terry And June...
"It's not that most people are mean, it's just that they don't know any trans people. And after this, everyone will feel like they know one." So said Paris Lees, journalist and transgender rights activist, at a preview screening of Boy Meets Girl.
Chortle, 2nd September 2015BBC's trans sitcom is part of a quiet revolution
Transgender people are being cast in trans roles, a trans actor has been nominated for an Emmy and now the BBC is making a trans sitcom. We've come a long way from jokes about drag queens and ladyboys.
Paris Lees, The Guardian, 4th February 2015