A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the united states for having sex reassignment surgery In 1944, jorgensen was drafted into the u.s Army during world war ii [5] after she served as a military clerical worker, jorgensen. The first known american to undergo gender confirmation surgery, christine jorgensen became a culture icon in the 1950s Christine jorgensen never intended to be a celebrity
But in 1952, she became famous overnight after undergoing sex reassignment surgery in denmark It is the first reported sex change operation, which took place in ancient epidaurus around 120 bc The incident has been preserved by several authors, with diodorus siculus being the first and best known.
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