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Judith Juanhuix Gibert (born 1971) is a Catalan researcher, physicist, and transgender activist.
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. She has published numerous articles on molecular and structural biology, supramolecular chemistry, and scientific instrumentation for X-rays.
She is a member of the transgender association Generem!, of which she has served as president, and the cross-dressing association EnFemme. 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. 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.
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. The LGBTI organizations of Girona awarded her the Girona Proud Prize in recognition of her contributions to the LGBTI movement. 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.
Personal life
Juanhuix is the mother of two children and came out as a transgender woman at the age of forty.
Published works
Una dona. Ara Llibres, 2021, p. 256.
