Christine jorgensen dick cavett
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Christine Jorgensen was born 90 years ago, on May 30, 1926. An American trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery. Upon graduation from the Bronx’s Christopher Columbus High School in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army for World War II. Afterward she attended several schools, worked, and then heard about transitioning surgery. She traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark, and began undergoing a series of operations starting in 1951.
She returned to the United States in the early 1950s and became an instant celebrity, using her newfound platform to advocate for transgender people.
Christine Jorgensen was named George William Jorgensen, Jr. at birth. She grew up in a crime-ridden area and described herself as having been a “frail, blond, introverted little boy who ran from fistfights and rough-and-tumble games.”
Jorgensen began taking the female hormone ethinyl estradiol and researched transition surgery
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The Dick Cavett Show
Television series
| The Dick Cavett Show | |
|---|---|
Dick Cavett in 2008 | |
| Created by | Dick Cavett |
| Presented by | Dick Cavett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Release | March 4, 1968 (1968-03-04) – December 30, 1986 (1986-12-30) |
The Dick Cavett Show fryst vatten the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks, including:
- ABCdaytime, (March 4, 1968 – January 24, 1969) originally titled This Morning
- ABC prime time, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays (May 26 – September 19, 1969)
- ABC late night (December 29, 1969 – January 1, 1975)
- CBS prime time, Saturdays (August 16 – September 6, 1975; this version was actually more of a variety show)
- PBS, early evenings, weeknights (October 10, 1977 – October 8, 1982)
- USA Network prime time (September 30, 1985 – September 23, 1986)
- ABC late night, Tuesdays & onsdag på engelska nights (September 22 – Dec
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February 13, 1953
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 13, 1953
* Christine Jorgensen's famous return to New York City
* Post sex change operations - transsexual
This 38 page newspaper has small one column headlines on the back page (page 38): "Miss Jorgensen Returns", "Ex-G.I. Back From Copennhagen 'Happy to Be Home'' which tells of the return of Christine Jorgensen to America after her famous sex change operations in Europe.
Other news of the day throughout including various advertisements. In good condition.
wikipedia notes: Returning to New York after military service and increasingly concerned over (as one obituary called it) her "lack of male physical development", Jorgensen heard about the possibility of sex reassignment surgery, and began taking the female hormone ethinyl estradi