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Key Moments From The Fight For Transgender Rights

Started by stephaniec, May 26, 2016, 02:44:20 AM

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May 26, 2016, 02:44:20 AM
Key Moments From The Fight For Transgender Rights

http://www.refinery29.com/2016/05/110607/transgender-rights#slide-4

Refinery29/Photo of Lilli Petersen MAY 25, 2016 11:15 AM LILLI PETERSE

"Long before we began discussing trans rights, there were trans men and women pushing things forward on their own terms. Like Christine Jorgensen, a former U.S. service member who became the first open (and famous) American to undergo a sex-change operation. Jorgensen traveled to Denmark, where she underwent two years of hormone therapy and an operation. Upon her return to the United States, she was sensationalized, with headlines reading, "Bronx GI Becomes A Woman!" According to The New York Times, she turned that notoriety into a performance career, including a nightclub act where she sang, "I Enjoy Being A Girl.""
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