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Judith Juanhuix

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Juanhuix and the second or maternal family name is Gibert.
Judith Juanhuix
Judith Juanhuix in 2023
Born1971 (age 54–55)[1]
Girona, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
OccupationsResearcher, physicist, and transgender activist

Judith Juanhuix Gibert (born 1971) is a Catalan researcher, physicist, and transgender activist.[2]

Early life and education

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Juanhuix was born in 1971 in Girona, Spain. She received her PhD in biophysics in 2000 at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.[3][4]

Academic career

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Juanhuix worked at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France from 2001-2004. Since 2004 she has worked at the ALBA synchrotron, where she heads the Life Sciences and Condensed Matter section.[4][5] She has published numerous articles on molecular and structural biology, supramolecular chemistry, and scientific instrumentation for X-rays.[6]

Activism

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Transgender rights advocacy

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Juanhuix is a member of the transgender association Generem!, of which she has served as president, and the cross-dressing association EnFemme.[7][8]

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.[9]

Legislative initiatives

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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.[10]

Publications

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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.[11]

Bibliography

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  • Una dona. Ara Llibres, 2021, p. 256.[12]

Awards and recognition

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Personal life

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Juanhuix is the mother of two children and came out as a transgender woman at the age of forty.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ Pérez, Beatriz (February 3, 2021). ""La 'ley trans' debe aprobarse sí o sí en esta legislatura"" ["The 'trans law' must be approved in this legislature."]. El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. ^ Barrena, Xabi (July 21, 2023). "Judith Juanhuix, la transición hacia la libertad de una candidata" [Judith Juanhuix, a candidate's transition to freedom]. El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. ^ Pérez-Amat, Esther (March 16, 2023). "¿Qué es la luz de sincrotrón y para qué sirve?" [What is synchrotron light and what is it used for?]. RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  5. ^ "Judith Juanhuix: "L'estat s'atorga el poder de validar-nos com a dona o com a home. Hem d'alliberar el gènere i l'hem de convertir en un dret"" [Judith Juanhuix: "The state gives itself the power to validate us as a woman or as a man. We have to liberate gender and turn it into a right".]. ARA (in Catalan). March 10, 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Judith Juanhuix: "La aventura de la ciencia debería estar en los resultados, no en el papeleo"" [Judith Juanhuix: "The adventure of science should be in the results, not in the paperwork".]. Ajuntament de Barcelona (in Spanish). February 7, 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ^ Sen, Cristina (October 22, 2018). "El género sin fronteras" [Gender without borders]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Trailer del documental ENFEMME sobre el cross-dressing" [Trailer of the documentary ENFEMME about cross-dressing.]. El Periódico (in Spanish). October 19, 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ^ Oliveras Castillo, Celia (January 3, 2022). "Judith Juanhuix, física trans: "La identidad trans es vida de resistencia"" [Judith Juanhuix, trans physicist: "Trans identity is a life of resistance".]. EFeminista (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  10. ^ Alonso, Marita (June 27, 2023). "Derechos LGTBIQ+ en España: ¿qué logros faltan por alcanzar?" [LGTBIQ+ rights in Spain: what achievements are still to be made?]. Cosmopolitan (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Una mujer - Judith Juanhuix". La Sexta (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ^ Juanhuix, Judith (2021). Una Dona [A woman] (in Catalan). Dos Bigotes (published October 11, 2021). ISBN 978-84-125975-7-8.
  13. ^ "Judith Juanhuix rep el II Premi Girona Orgullosa" [Judith Juanhuix rep the II Girona Pride Award]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). October 30, 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Judith Juahuix, Premi Dona de Sant Quirze del Vallès 2022" [Judith Juahuix, Premi Dona de Sant Quirze del Vallès 2022]. Diari Sant Quirze (in Catalan). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  15. ^ Ayuso, Ana (March 16, 2023). "La trans que responde a la pregunta de las 'terf' a Irene Montero: "No importa por qué soy mujer, sino que lo soy"" [The trans woman who answers the 'terf' question to Irene Montero: "It doesn't matter why I am a woman, but that I am one".]. EPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  16. ^ Oliveras Castillo, Celia (December 5, 2021). "Judith Juanhuix, física y trans: "La identidad trans es vida de resistencia"" [Judith Juanhuix, physicist and trans: "Trans identity is a life of resistance".]. Cope (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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