Barbara Ross

Barbara Ross (1929 – 16 February 2015) was a social worker and gender counsellor, noted for her work for the LGBT community in Norfolk.

Early life Barbara Gladys Ross was born in Essex in 1929, and moved to London on marrying her first husband.

Ross moved to Norfolk in 1970 with her second husband, and lived in the village of Stoke Holy Cross.

In 2001, Ross organised the first International Transgender Conference, held at the University of East Anglia. The Barbara Ross Association was established in 2009 to continue Ross' work, including the running of the Transgender Conferences and Oasis. In 2011, she received an OBE "for services to Gender Dysphoria".

Legacy In 2021, Ross was among the women selected by Norwich-based group Rosie's Plaques to be featured on stones painted and left around the city, honouring local women on International Women's Day.