Tittle:Christine Jorgensen: A Personal Autobiography
Year:2000
Author: Christine Jorgensen
Contributor:Susan Stryker
Synopsis:On December 1, 1952, readers of the New York Daily News were greeted with a banner headline: EX-GI BECOMES BLONDE BEAUTY: OPERATIONS TRANSFORM BRONX YOUTH. In the ensuing 18 months, more than half a million words about Jorgensen rolled off the world’s presses. In her own personable style, Jorgensen offers her intimate account of her groundbreaking life as the first world-renowned transsexual. "Nature made a mistake," she writes, "which I have corrected. Jorgensen speaks candidly of her struggles before and after her surgery, and of her dazzling international celebrity. She was both "banned" in Boston and named "Woman of the Year." Acquainted with many of the celebrities of the time, including Judy Garland, Tennessee Williams, Natalie Wood, and Truman Capote, she was a Las Vegas entertainer, a widely respected photographer, and a filmmaker. Introduction penned by Susan Stryker. TLABooks
Author: Christine Jorgensen
Contributor:Susan Stryker
Synopsis:On December 1, 1952, readers of the New York Daily News were greeted with a banner headline: EX-GI BECOMES BLONDE BEAUTY: OPERATIONS TRANSFORM BRONX YOUTH. In the ensuing 18 months, more than half a million words about Jorgensen rolled off the world’s presses. In her own personable style, Jorgensen offers her intimate account of her groundbreaking life as the first world-renowned transsexual. "Nature made a mistake," she writes, "which I have corrected. Jorgensen speaks candidly of her struggles before and after her surgery, and of her dazzling international celebrity. She was both "banned" in Boston and named "Woman of the Year." Acquainted with many of the celebrities of the time, including Judy Garland, Tennessee Williams, Natalie Wood, and Truman Capote, she was a Las Vegas entertainer, a widely respected photographer, and a filmmaker. Introduction penned by Susan Stryker. TLABooks
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