Christine Jorgensen: A Journey of Courage and Transformation
Christine Jorgensen was born George William Jorgensen Jr. on May 30, 1926, in the Bronx, New York. From a young age, George felt different. Growing up, he was a frail, introverted boy who avoided rough-and-tumble games and fistfights. He often felt out of place in his own body, a feeling that would later be understood as gender dysphoria. During his teenage years, George struggled with his identity. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944, serving as a clerical worker during World War II. After his discharge, George returned to New York and pursued various educational opportunities, including photography. However, the sense of being trapped in the wrong body persisted. In the early 1950s, George learned about the possibility of sex reassignment surgery. This discovery was a turning point. With the support of his family, he traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he began hormone therapy and underwent a series of surgeries to transition from male to female. The process was ground...