Oscar Sharples
Oscar is co-founder of Transilience, a youth-led organisation supporting the trans community across Devon.
Oscar is co-founder of Transilience, a youth-led organisation supporting the trans community across Devon.
Oscar (he/they) is the Co-Founder and Director of Transilience, a grassroots youth-led organisation supporting the trans community across Devon. He is a University of Cambridge graduate and activist, passionate about gender diversity and disability justice. He holds a BA and MPhil from the University of Cambridge and will soon be beginning a PhD at the University of Brighton exploring practices of DIY transition within the trans community.
"I want to be a spokesperson to be the best representative of and advocate for the Trans community that I can be."
Oscar Sharples writes for Metro about how gender affirming care saves lives and how he’s supporting other young trans people. Read Oscar’s experience.
Oscar Sharples, Transilience, writes for the Big Issue on London Trans+ pride, celebrating moments of trans joy.