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The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.

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New York Daily News

Daily tabloid newspaper based in NJ

The Daily News is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson in New York City as the Illustrated Daily News. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format, and reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4…
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Christine Jorgensen

American transgender actress (1926–1989)

Christine Jorgensen, born George William Jorgensen Jr., was an American actress, singer, recording artist, and transgender activist. A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery.
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Gender-affirming surgery

Surgical procedures to affirm gender identity

Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics to resemble those associated with their gender identity. The phrase is most often associated with transgender health care,…
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