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Christine Jorgensen

A Personal Autobiography

Christine Jorgensen

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Christine Jorgensen at a news conference in Copenhagen in 1952 after news of her surgery had reverberated stateside.

A Gender-Affirming Surgery Gripped America in 1952: ‘I Am Your Daughter’

Long before “transgender” entered the lexicon, Christine Jorgensen became the year’s biggest story.

by Francine Uenuma via Retropolis on June 12, 2023

A History of Transgender Health Care

As the stigma of being transgender begins to ease, medicine is starting to catch up

by Farah Naz Khan via Scientific American on November 16, 2016

"Stalls for All" sign with transgender flag hearts

Transgender Legal Battles: A Timeline

New laws regarding transgender youth are based on the assumption that the gender binary is natural.

by Mena Davidson via JSTOR Daily on May 12, 2022

The Sissies, Hustlers, and Hair Fairies Whose Defiant Lives Paved the Way for Stonewall

In 1966, the queens had finally had enough with years of discriminatory treatment by the San Francisco police.

by Hunter Oatman-Stanford via Collectors Weekly on August 15, 2016

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