Christine jorgensen dick cavett
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#TBT: Christine Jorgensen
Although Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989) was not the first transgender woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery, she is the first to have been widely known to do so.
Amid Jorgensen's public transition, she openly shared her given name with members of the press. Media reports noted that George William Jorgensen Jr. grew up in the Bronx with traits that would today be recognized as signature components of gender dysphoria. She was an introverted boy who felt at odds with the other children her age. In 1945, Jorgensen was drafted into the military.
After her service, she started exploring the possibility of gender-affirming surgery. She began taking the kvinnlig hormone ethinyl estradiol on her own. She researched the subject with the help of Dr. Joseph Angelo, a husband of one of Jorgensen's classmates at the Manhattan Medical and Dental Assistant School.
At the time, Sweden was the only country where doctors were performing gender-affirming pr
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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