From wlahearn@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 27 17:05:39 2023
Hey.
Long before the terms “cis” and “transphobic” entered the language and before the war of the pronouns began, there was Christine Jorgenson. Whether or not she was the first transgender, she was the first to be publicly known and soon thereafter,
society – as it was once known – would never be the same.
Starting life named George – who worked as a photographer – the gender reassignment surgery took place in Denmark – Jorgenson's ethnic background and where he had family – in 1952. What is so odd about the film is how almost gentle and supportive
it is and going so far as to show that then George wasn't gay and leaving the negative reactions to newshounds and media people.
This a film that needs a remake since much of the real story was ignored or glossed over. In the fractured culture in the US these days, it would be interesting to see how it would be received.