mar 6, 1953 - Christine Jorgensen awarded ‘Woman of the Year’ by the Scandinavian Societies of Greater New York.

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‘Woman of the Year’ by the Scandinavian Societies of Greater New York.

Christine Jorgensen was a truly trailblazing American trans woman. A former soldier, she was the first person to become widely known in the US for having gender-affirming surgery.

Her story is a fascinating one, and shows how – almost overnight – she became a pop culture icon. She was also treated more sensitively than you might expect for a trans person who was born in 1926, and in 1953 was named a ‘Woman of the Year’ by the Scandinavian Societies of Greater New York.

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