Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926–May 3, 1989), born George Jorgensen, Jr., is famous for being one of the first people to have sex reassignment surgery — in this case, male to female. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) includes the surgical procedures by which a persons physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are changed to that of the other sex. ... Transwomen or trans-women are transsexuals or as some prefer, transgenders who were assigned male sex at birth (or, in some cases of intersexuality, later), and feel that this is not an accurate or complete description of themselves and therefore identify as female or strive to fit in and live...

A media sensation was created on December 1, 1952 when the New York Daily News carried a front-page story (under the headline "Ex-GI Becomes Blond Beauty") announcing that in Denmark Jorgensen became the recipient of the first successful sex reassignment surgery. Though she was not, by far, the first (genital reassignment surgery has been performed since 1930), she became a willing spokesperson for transsexual and transgendered people. Christine died of cancer at age 62. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... New York Daily News Building, Raymond Hood, architect, rendering by Hugh Ferriss The New York Daily News is one of the largest newspapers in the United States with a circulation well over 700,000. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... Transgender is generally used as a catch-all umbrella term for a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles; however, compare other definitions below. ...

She is referred to in the 1994 movie Ed Wood as the film-maker works on Glen or Glenda. Christine is also the subject of a 1970s film The Christine Jorgensen Story. Ed Wood is a biopic directed by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp as the transvestite cult movie maker Edward D. Wood Jr. ... Glen or Glenda or I Lived 2 Lives is a movie filmed in 1953, starring its director Ed Wood, Bela Lugosi, and Woods then girlfriend Dolores Fuller. ... A 1970s biographical movie of Christine Jorgensen. ...

Christine Jorgensen once appeared on The Dick Cavett Show. Cavett insulted her by asking about the status of her romantic life with her "wife", and she walked off the show; since she was the only guest scheduled, Cavett spent the rest of that show talking about how he had not meant to offend her. The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of many talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on several television networks, including: ABC daytime (March 4, 1968-January 24, 1969) (originally titled This Morning) ABC prime time (May 26-September 19, 1969) ABC late night (December 29, 1969-January 1, 1975...

During the 1970s and 1980s, Jorgensen toured university campuses and other venues to speak about her experiences. She was known for her directness and polished wit. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Jorgensen's autobiography, U.S. paperback edition

Christine said in 1989, the year of her death, that she'd given the sexual revolution "a good swift kick in the pants." ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (456x737, 77 KB) Summary Christine Jorgensen A Personal Autobiography, copyright 1967 by Christine Jorgensen. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (456x737, 77 KB) Summary Christine Jorgensen A Personal Autobiography, copyright 1967 by Christine Jorgensen. ...

See also

• List of transgendered people
• List of transgender-related topics

A number of noted individuals are or were transgendered. ... Transgender is a very complex topic, where definitions are often still up in the air. ...

External links

• GLTBQ.com article: Christine Jorgensen