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Ed Le Brocq, previously known as Emma, Ed or Eddie Ayres (/ ɛər z /), (born 1967) is a musician, music teacher, radio presenter and writer. He is notable for his work on the Australian ABC Classic radio station, as well as for his numerous charitable efforts and memoirs about his transition as a transgender man .
- Musician, broadcaster, teacher
- 1967 (age 55–56), Dover, England
- Carol "Charlie" Le Brocq (married 2022–present)
- ABC Classic presenter
Photograph: Eddie Ayres Depression seems to make you blind, but I also believe it gives you great insight. During this time, as I finally gave up on my ability to work and took sick leave, I ...
Oct 5, 2017 · It took a year teaching cello to kids in war-torn Kabul for Eddie Ayres to accept the truth: he was ready to transition from a woman to a man. ... Posted Thu 5 Oct 2017 at 11:46pm Thursday 5 Oct ...
Sep 6, 2016 · A former ABC radio host and musician realised he was a transgender man years ago – but it took a stint working as a teacher in Afghanistan to impel Emma Ayres to become Eddie Ayres. Danielle ...
Le Brocq was born Emma Ayres. He styled himself Eddie Ayres after his transition but more recently, and as author of his 2021 book Whole Notes, was known as Ed Ayres. His full name is Eadric, taken from Eadric the Wild, a resistance fighter in Shropshire after the Norman Conquest in 1066. He changed his name to Ed Le Brocq when he married in 2022.
Sep 10, 2016 · Growing up in a happy single parent family in England, Eddie says he realised he was attracted to women when he was around 14-years-old. “I got to lesbian and just stopped,” he explained. In the 16 years that followed on from that day in Pakistan, Ayres’ life underwent major changes. He lived in Sydney with his girlfriend and worked at ...
Eddie Ayres. is a writer, broadcaster and teacher. His latest book, Danger Music, recounts an extraordinary year teaching music to children in Afghanistan. Eddie was born Emma, and transitioned just before his fiftieth birthday. “Better late than never.” Yrsa Daley-Ward. is a writer, LGBTQI activist and poet of West Indian and West African ...
