“Born George Jorgensen in the Bronx, New York, Jorgensen underwent a year and a half of hormone treatment and gender re-assignment surgery in 1952. Christine stepped off an aeroplane wrapped in fur, following her surgery in Denmark. The Danish doctor Teit Ritzau, who knew Christine well, has said, “The young Jorgensen identified himself… as a woman who happened to be in a man’s body.” Returning to New York, Jorgensen was pored over by the media and triggered national discussions about gender identity. In 1952, she was crowned Woman of the Year by the Scandinavian Society in New York. Jorgensen herself acknowledged how revolutionary her case was, saying, <<we didn’t start the sexual revolution, but I think we gave it a good kick in the pants!>> She died in 1989.” in https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/1f4c71a6-1359-4241-9f91-7b0a1b5ac9a0 #christinejorgensen #trans #transisbeautiful #thefirstone #transhero #lgbtrights #pride #pridemonth #lgbtq #reworkedphoto #illustrationonphotos #illustrationonphotography #illustrationoncelebraties #reworkedphoto #wannabeportrait #brownieillustration (em New York City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQib6vNsHmW/?utm_medium=tumblr