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Events on Monday 1 December 1952 1
1952Christine Jorgensen's transition becomes publicAmerican ex-GI's sex reassignment surgery makes headlinesThe New York Daily News broke the story on 1 December 1952 that former US Army soldier George Jorgensen had undergone sex reassignment surgery in Denmark and become Christine Jorgensen. The coverage made her the first widely publicized transgender person in the United States. It sparked national debate and made transgender identity visible in mainstream media for the first time.