Judith Juanhuix

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

Early life and education

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

Academic career

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. She has published numerous articles on molecular and structural biology, supramolecular chemistry, and scientific instrumentation for X-rays.

Activism

Transgender rights advocacy

Juanhuix 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.

Legislative initiatives

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.

Publications

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.