Christine JORGENSEN

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AmericanBorn George William JORGENSEN, JR.

American transgender woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery

Born on May 30, 1926 in The Bronx, New York City, New York , United States

Died on May 3, 1989 in San Clemente, California , United States

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Jorgensen, who was originally named George William Jorgensen, Jr., and raised in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. She was the second child of carpenter and contractor George William Jorgensen, Sr., and his wife Florence Davis Hansen. Jorgensen later described herself as having been a "frail, blond, introverted little boy who ran from fistfights and rough-and-tumble games."



Jorgensen graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in 1945 and was soon drafted into the U.S. Army at the age of 19. After being discharged from the Army, Jorgensen attended Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York, the Progressive School of Photography in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Manhattan Medical and Dental Assistant School in New York City. She also worked briefly for Pathé News.

...   Jorgensen, who was originally named George William Jorgensen, Jr., and raised in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. She was the second child of carpenter and contractor George William Jorgensen, Sr., and his wife Florence Davis Hansen. Jorgensen later described herself as having been a "frail, blond, introverted little boy who ran from fistfights and rough-and-tumble games."



Jorgensen graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in 1945 and was soon drafted into the U.S. Army at the age of 19. After being discharged from the Army, Jorgensen attended Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York, the Progressive School of Photography in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Manhattan Medical and Dental Assistant School in New York City. She also worked briefly for Pathé News.



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