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Christine Jorgensen. Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American actress, singer, recording artist, and transgender activist. A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery . In 1945, Jorgensen was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II.
- Pioneering gender reassignment
- May 30, 1926, The Bronx, New York, U.S.
- Actress, night club singer, recording artist
- May 3, 1989 (aged 62), San Clemente, California, U.S.
Christine was born George William Jorgensen, Jr. on May 30, 1926 in the Bronx, New York City. As a child, Jorgensen felt very different from other little boys and remained secluded and shy. The boys poked fun at Jorgensen’s feminine tendencies and even her own sister would chime in now and then.
Christine Jorgensen (born May 30, 1926, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 3, 1989, San Clemente, California) was an American who garnered international headlines in the early 1950s as the first person in the United States to undergo a successful gender-reassignment operation. From an early age, Jorgensen was tormented by feelings of being a ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Christine Jorgensen was an American transgender woman who made headlines in the early 1950s for having sex reassignment surgery.
Christine Jorgensen was born on May 30, 1926, in the Bronx, New York. She was assigned male at birth, but always felt like a girl. She wanted to wear girls’ clothes and play with girls’ toys. As a teenager, she developed crushes on boys and struggled to understand her own feelings. After she graduated from high school in 1945, Christine was ...
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Jun 12, 2023 · Christine Jorgensen at a news conference in Copenhagen in 1952 after news of her surgery had reverberated stateside. (Paul Seifert/AP) When the New York Daily News blared the headline “Ex-GI ...
On December 1, 1952 Americans were introduced to 26-year-old Christine Jorgensen, one of the first people to successfully undergo gender affirmation surgery. Instantaneously, the shy, private ...
