FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY HARRY BENJAMIN, M.D. Noted American endocrinologist “As a physician and, I hope, a medical man of understanding, I salute the courage of Christine Jorgensen and the warm humanity of the…
The TRANSSEXUAL PHENOMENON Harry Benjamin, M.D Preface and Acknowledgement There is a challenge as well as a handicap in writing a book on a subject that is not yet covered in the medical literature.…
This is a review when of early news and how it reported on Jorgensen. I’ve found that Jorgensen does not seem to have been referred to as a “transsexual” in newsprint during the first…
She must have seen many changes since that day in 1952 when the headlines blared “GI Becomes Blonde Bombshell”, as have we all. Certainly, she, and we, saw the day pass when a specific…