April Ashley was once considered Vogue’s top underwear model A pioneering model paved the way for not only thousands in Liverpool but the LGBTQ+ community around the world. The extraordinary life of April Ashley, one of the first people in the world to undergo gender reassignment surgery, is one many will already be familiar with. But, as this week marks, the first-ever Trans+ History Week , the ECHO has looked back at the life of the Liverpool-born activist in photos. Set up by Queer AF, the initiative is a “reflective period to learn and celebrate the momentous and millennia-old history...