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Christine Jorgensen
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Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American transgender woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After her military service, she attended several schools and worked; it is during this time she learned about sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen traveled to Europe, and in Copenhagen, Denmark, obtained special permission to undergo a series of operations beginning in 1952.
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Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American transgender woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After her military service, she attended several schools and worked; it is during this time she learned about sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen traveled to Europe, and in Copenhagen, Denmark, obtained special permission to undergo a series of operations beginning in 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Jorgensen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Christine Jorgensen's Filmography
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Casa Susanna
as Self (archive footage)
Dawn: A Charleston Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Disclosure
as Self (archive footage)
Reel in the Closet
as Self (archive footage)
Christine in the Cutting Room
as Self (archive footage)
What Sex Am I?
as Self
Paradise is Not for Sale
as Herself
We... Who Are Sexy!
as Christine Jorgensen
A Point of No Return
as Herself