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    Christine Jorgensen
    Christine Jorgensen
    Christine Jorgensen
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    Christine Jorgensen

    By Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

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    Christine Jorgensen sex reassignment was among the first of its kind. The former Army Private from the Bronx had gone to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1950 as a tourist. When he returned to his home in the United States he was no longer George. Instead with extended hormone therapy treatments and the collaboration of a number of Danish surgeons, the former GI became Christine Jorgensen. Christine invited the inquiries of the American Medical Association upon her return to the Bronx in December 1952. The following year she launched a successful nightclub career that continued for some years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Grey Reynolds, Jr
    Release dateNov 26, 2014
    ISBN9781310333309
    Christine Jorgensen
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    Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

    I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to writeebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.

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      Christine Jorgensen - Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

      Christine Jorgensen

      Landmark Sex Reassignment Recipient

      Robert Grey Reynolds Jr.

      Smashwords Edition 2014

      I decided if they wanted to see me, they would have to pay for it. Christine Jorgensen

      Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926-May 3, 1989) was an American trans woman. An ex-World War II GI named George Jorgensen he underwent a number of operations in Copenhagen, Denmark to become a woman. Figure 1 The Faces of Christine Jorgensen

      Jorgensen’s sex reassignment surgery was the first to become renowned in the United States. Just two years later, in 1952, Bellevue Hospital in New York City carried out twenty-six sex reassignments. They were termed conversions in the 1950s era. The first male to female sex reassignment happened in Germany in 1930. The first female to male gender reassignment was performed in Great Britain in 1947. Jorgensen’s sex reassignment was the first to be publicized.

      According to her 1967 autobiography, Christine Jorgensen was burdened by homoerotic desire as a male. Raised as a Lutheran, and a very moral Christian, the thought of expressing his sexuality with another man was repulsive to him. George became determined to find a solution to his problem. Eventually he resolved to become a female instead of living his life as a homosexual.

      Jorgensen debuted in Los Angeles as a vaudeville entertainer in June 1953. Christine returned to the United States in late 1952 following a two-year absence. A travelogue that she filmed in Denmark stated that she was earning $12,500 per week for her public appearances.

      At a press conference Christine announced that she would welcome an American Medical

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