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Christine Jorgensen

Christine Jorgensen

A Personal Autobiography
BiographyMemoir
Pages
310
Published
1967
Language
English

Synopsis

Christine Jorgensen's memoir is a firsthand account of one of the earliest American women to publicly come out as trans. Published in 1967, it chronicles her life before surgery, the transition itself, and the decades of advocacy that followed — a foundational text for anyone interested in transgender history.

Prose complexity
2/10

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Genres

Biography Memoir

Authors

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Susan Stryker

Susan O'Neal Stryker (born 1961) is an American professor, author, filmmaker, and theorist whose work focuses on gender and human sexuality. She is Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, former director of the Institute for LGBT Studies, and founder of the Transgender Studies Initiative at the University of Arizona, and is currently on leave while holding an appointment as Barbara Lee Distinguished Chair in Women's Leadership at Mills College. Stryker also serves on the Advisory Council of MET...