Difference between revisions of "Christine Jorgensen"
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| − | Lecturer, most famous transexual of the 20th century after her 1952 surgery. Transexual rights pioneer. Became an overnight sensation, and she used her celebrity to advance the rights of transsexuals. | + | Lecturer, and most famous transexual of the 20th century after her 1952 surgery. Transexual rights pioneer. Became an overnight sensation, and she used her celebrity to advance the rights of transsexuals. |
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* http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/04/obituaries/christine-jorgensen-62-is-dead-was-first-to-have-a-sex-change.html | * http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/04/obituaries/christine-jorgensen-62-is-dead-was-first-to-have-a-sex-change.html | ||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyh8BxPxtnw | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyh8BxPxtnw | ||
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Revision as of 22:22, 8 March 2017
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1927 - 1989
Occupation
Activist
Description
Lecturer, and most famous transexual of the 20th century after her 1952 surgery. Transexual rights pioneer. Became an overnight sensation, and she used her celebrity to advance the rights of transsexuals.
