Barbara Ross (1929–16 February 2015)[1][2] was a social worker and gender counsellor, noted for her work for the LGBT community in Norfolk.
[2] In 1974, Ross' career in gender counselling began with a referral from a fellow social worker, who asked her to see "a strange young man who is probably gay".
[5] This individual's gender dysphoria, and subsequent death by suicide, prompted Ross' efforts to provide focused support for transgender people.
[5] Ross founded the Norfolk-based Gender Identity Services, through which she worked to provide medical advice and psychological support.
[1] In 2024, theatre and activist group The Common Lot named an alley for Ross as part of the project "Rename the Streets!".