Editing Steven Appleby (section)

==Personal life==

Appleby lives in [[Camberwell]], south London with her wife, her partner, her two sons and three stepsons. She writes, paints and draws in The Shop, a studio she shares with animation director [[Pete Bishop]].<ref name="Sybertooth"/>

In the mid-1990s, Appleby came out as a [[Cross-dressing|cross-dresser]]. In 2008, she came out as a [[transgender]] person.<ref name="studioint"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/sep/01/60th-anniversary-european-convention-human-rights|title=60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights: the equal right to marriage|first=Steven|last=Appleby|newspaper=The Guardian|date=September 1, 2013|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=15 November 2016|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524062213/https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/sep/01/60th-anniversary-european-convention-human-rights|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, for the 60th anniversary of the [[European Convention on Human Rights]], Appleby illustrated a bride marrying a [[hatstand]]. She stated to ''[[The Guardian]]'':<blockquote>I am a transgender person and the right to be myself is fundamental to my existence. I also totally support the right of anyone to marry whoever they like, regardless of gender, colour, race or religion. I am very fond of hatstands but do not personally want to marry one, despite finding them attractive. In this day and age, when few people wear hats, perhaps a toaster would be a more useful companion. Or a bungalow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-01 |title=60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights: the equal right to marriage |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/sep/01/60th-anniversary-european-convention-human-rights |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524062213/https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/sep/01/60th-anniversary-european-convention-human-rights |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>August Crimp, the central character in Appleby's 2020 graphic novel ''Dragman'', has stated, "I dress as a woman, but I’m not doing drag. If anything, I’m trans…I think. I’m really just trying to be myself",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book review: Dragman by Steven Appleby - The TLS |url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/dragman-steven-appleby-review-paul-gravett/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=TLS |language=en-GB |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620220636/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/dragman-steven-appleby-review-paul-gravett/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a reviewer has speculated that  the plot and themes of ''Dragman'' mirror the struggles of Appleby himself."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hore |first=Srijoni |date=2021-07-11 |title=Book Review: Dragman, A Graphic Novel About A Cross-Dressing Superhero |url=https://feminisminindia.com/2021/07/12/book-review-l-dragman-a-graphic-novel-about-a-cross-dressing-superhero/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Feminism In India |language=en-GB |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811121853/https://feminisminindia.com/2021/07/12/book-review-l-dragman-a-graphic-novel-about-a-cross-dressing-superhero/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Appleby stated that she is "relaxed about pronouns," going by both "Steven" & "he" and "Nancy" & "she."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-09 |title=Steven Appleby's August Crimp: the cross-dressing crusader |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210209-steven-appleby-s-august-crimp-the-cross-dressing-crusader |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>