On December 1, 1952 Americans were introduced to 26-year-old Christine Jorgensen, one of the first people to successfully undergo gender affirmation surgery. Instantaneously, the shy, private ...

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 ...

Dana Jorgensen, AJ Courage and Chloe Courage, and her siblings Nancy (John) Walters and John (Denise) Turnbull. Please join us in a celebration of Christine’s life Friday, November 22 ...

The blonde beauty was Christine Jorgensen, and much of the media coverage of her was surprisingly positive. A Chicago Daily Tribune article from the same year, "Parents Praise Bravery," included ...

The world's most dangerous secret lies between them.

From I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition, which was published this month by Penguin Press. For months I was preoccupied with the matter of my name.… ...