Christine Jorgensen

Christine Jorgensen

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.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.biography.com/people/christine-jorgensen-262758
• 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