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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

‘It went too far’: how Georgia Bilham wove web of lies about being ‘George’

Georgia Bilham outside court
Georgia Bilham said she was not transgender and considered herself to be straight. Photograph: Steve Allen/PA

It is dangerous territory making assumptions about a woman’s intentions by the clothes she wears. But it was tempting to conclude that Georgia Bilham was making a point with the outfits she turned up wearing at Chester crown court for each day of her seven-day trial.

Accused of tricking another young woman into sexual activity by pretending to be a boy, Bilham presented an image of what felt like deliberate femininity.

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