Christine Jorgensen
Biography: Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American transgender woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After her military service, she attended several schools and worked; it is during this time she learned about sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen traveled to Europe, and in Copenhagen, Denmark, obtained special permission to undergo a series of operations beginning in 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Jorgensen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 30, 1926
Deathday: May 03, 1989
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Reel in the Closet
2015-06-21
Reel in the Closet
Overview: Never before seen home movies made by queer people dating back to the 1930s and the struggle to save them before they are lost forever.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-21
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We... Who Are Sexy!
1962-04-10
We... Who Are Sexy!
Overview: Seven effeminate brothers are forcibly enlisted by their father in the army to straighten them up and turn them into real men.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1962-04-10
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Casa Susanna
2022-08-31
Casa Susanna
Overview: In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers. Diane and Kate are now 80 years old. At the time, they were men and part of this secret organization. Today, they relate this forgotten but essential chapter of the early days of trans-identity. It is a story full of noise and fury, rich in extraordinary characters, including the famous Susanna, who had the courage to create this refuge that came to be known as Casa Susanna.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-31
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Disclosure
2020-06-19
Disclosure
Overview: An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-19
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Christine in the Cutting Room
2013-01-28
Christine in the Cutting Room
Overview: Susan Stryker uses the career of 1950s transsexual icon Christine Jorgensen to explore identity, embodiment, technology and representation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-28
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What Sex Am I?
1985-10-01
What Sex Am I?
Overview: "What Sex Am I?" follows a group of Transgender individuals struggling to make their way in every strata of 1980s America. From finding employment to finding acceptance, the first question the world forces them to ask is always, "What Sex Am I?"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-01
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Paradise is Not for Sale
1985-09-13
Paradise is Not for Sale
Overview: Documentary about transgendered people. The film alternates between musical performances and personal stories. Hanne Rasmussen, formerly called Hans, faces stigma and still has to dress in men's clothes when he sees his family. With old letters and archive clips, Ellen Bækgaard talks about historical figures such as Lili Elbe and Magnus Hirchsfeld. American Christine Jørgensen shares the story of her life and the attention she received when she went to Denmark in the 1950s to have sex reassignment surgery. And Thomas Holck, who was formerly called Lis, talks about his innermost thoughts and the 15 years it took to achieve stability in his new gender.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1985-09-13
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Dawn: A Charleston Legend
2022-06-16
Dawn: A Charleston Legend
Overview: In 1968, Gordon Langley Hall claimed he was a woman misdiagnosed as male at birth because of a genital defect. To correct this, Gordon underwent one of the first sex reassignment surgeries in the United States. Her subsequent marriage to a black auto mechanic and the mysterious birth of their daughter Natasha sent Charleston, SC society into a fury and cast serious doubts on the truth behind Dawn’s story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-16
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