(Trans)formation: The Story of Christine Jorgensen | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

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On December 1, 1952 Americans were introduced to 26-year-old Christine Jorgensen, one of the first people to successfully undergo gender affirmation surgery. Instantaneously, the shy, private person previously known as George became an international media sensation, fascinating many and challenging others. At a time when public cross-dressing and other gender nonconforming behaviors were illegal, Jorgensen’s transformation offered transgender people the possibility of living as their authentic selves.
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@janlesperance8053
@janlesperance8053 Жыл бұрын
Years ago she came to give a speech at my college. I had the honor of interviewing her at that time. She was a wonderful person who opened up the mind of this naive Wisconsin girl to the process involved in transitioning and how it was not taken lightly. Today I have several dear friends in the trans community and I thank this woman for helping me understand their journey.
@2degucitas
@2degucitas Жыл бұрын
She bravely accepted a public role in telling her story and answering questions. She didn't have a choice in the journalism frenzy, but smartly used it.
@irenerodriguez6593
@irenerodriguez6593 11 ай бұрын
G5
@bethr8756
@bethr8756 11 ай бұрын
​@@2degucitasHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@tonyboloni64
@tonyboloni64 11 ай бұрын
Singing like Marlene Dietrich
@PegsFlamingoville
@PegsFlamingoville 11 ай бұрын
@@bethr8756 We can all play that rediculous game. And so could SHE!!!!
@fob1xxl
@fob1xxl Жыл бұрын
In 1952, I was 7 years old. I remember my parents speaking about this in bits and pieces. I was from an Italian family, so anything my parents didn't want my older sister and I to understand or know about, they spoke in Italian. All I knew was that a sailor went overseas and came back a woman. I never questioned it or even thought about it. Later on in life, at 19, I moved to L.A.. Looking at the address on a letter addressed to her in this video, I found she had lived up the street from me . Little did I or my parents ever realize I was gay. I didn't realize that until I was 23 ! Life ! What a ride !
@DippyHippie
@DippyHippie 11 ай бұрын
👏🏿🌈🦋👎🏿
@stefanomagaddino6868
@stefanomagaddino6868 11 ай бұрын
In 1952 I was 3 but remember stories on TV or in the newspaper about Christine.
@billydee6904
@billydee6904 11 ай бұрын
I honestly think her story should be made into a movie. I would watch it. ❤❤❤
@jamesb.9155
@jamesb.9155 11 ай бұрын
Ride?
@rodolfoerdogan4983
@rodolfoerdogan4983 10 ай бұрын
​​@jamesb.9155 I think that referring to life as a ride is as good as any way of describing life. Unless you had an incredibly dull life.
@kristiekarpati9025
@kristiekarpati9025 11 ай бұрын
My grandfather, a carpenter, did work on her Long Island home way back when. He had nothing but good things to say about her.
@steve3131
@steve3131 9 ай бұрын
Her father was a carpenter- I'm surprised they hired outside help.
@magesalmanac6424
@magesalmanac6424 Жыл бұрын
I was in awe at how gracious and polite she was when answering questions for the press. Very old school lady like mannerisms, I love it 🥰
@deborahmulkey1627
@deborahmulkey1627 11 ай бұрын
For some reason I read her book when I was a teenager.. I just thought nothing but wow how brave and how amazing that medicine can do this! Nothing else even entered my mind. No laughter no rolling of eyes no disbelief just it was what it was.
@marthaterry2696
@marthaterry2696 11 ай бұрын
I read her book many years ago when I was young. She told the story of having her first sex transitional surgery one of the many surgeries she was going to have to go through for the whole transition (she was a trailblazer) After her first surgery I believe she was put in a hospital room farthest away from the nurse's station in the post surgery ward. She was in a lot of pain after the surgery and often the nurses would ignore her call light and leave her writhing in post surgery pain. I have forgotten how long of time she was in the hospital after her surgery except that her stay was for quite awhile. It was unbelievable how medicare professionals would withhold the pain medication by ignoring her emergency nurse call button
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
@@marthaterry2696 The extent that someone who is different, brings out the meanness in people, it's so sad.
@steve3131
@steve3131 9 ай бұрын
@@marthaterry2696 you're confusing Christine Jorgensen with Canary Conn, who was castrated and had a vaginoplasty in Tijuana, Mexico in the early 1970s.
@marthaterry2696
@marthaterry2696 9 ай бұрын
@@steve3131 Ok. Thanks for correction on the name for me. I appreciate it.
@marioncapriotti1514
@marioncapriotti1514 Жыл бұрын
She was a brave pioneer, and everyone who believes all people should be respected, included and honored in society should consider her a role model.
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
HE. Sex cannot be c hanged. And he is no role model for anybody.
@teptime
@teptime 11 ай бұрын
I dealt Blackjack to her several times at the Vegas Sands in, I think, 1972. A warm and gracious lady, and I mean LADY, as she carried herself with as much poise and decorum as any charm-schooled female I've ever met. She was friends with singer/pianist Frances Faye, who I used to see in the lounge shows quite often in those days.
@caniozomb
@caniozomb 3 ай бұрын
shes such an icon and incredibly gorgeous as well, may she always know how much she shaped transgender history
@lotstodo
@lotstodo 11 ай бұрын
I've thought about her many times lately. Thanks for covering her. Such a fascinating person.
@RianShafer
@RianShafer 11 ай бұрын
Fascinating woman! I was very young when I first heard about her during a party at my parent's house & this was years after her change (I was not born yet in 1952) and I had only recently also learned the word "queer" in regards to female relative so I eavesdropped and it was definitely positive commentary. My parents were very progressive for the day so fast forward years later when we had several gay relatives who were always loved & accepted by all of us & to this day I will be the auntie to anyone who needs a mom figure because of shabby parents.
@reaverkai
@reaverkai 7 ай бұрын
This is so lovely, thank you for sharing, I'm glad to read that there were safe loving spaces like your family back then
@missricka6801
@missricka6801 Жыл бұрын
For better or worse, Christine Jorgensen set the bar for transitioning and which continues to be followed by those of us decades later. I for one, having grown up in semi-isolation in rural America in the 1950s her appearance in Life Magazine was my only exposure to the existence of anyone on the planet who was like me.
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
NO such thng as being able to change sex. He started the LIE.
@punxxi
@punxxi 11 ай бұрын
I was 4 years old in 52, but I remember Christine, my family were pretty progressive back then because they explained it to me. I have an excellent memory of this time of life, I can remember back to diaper days , so 4 was pretty far along, for me. I also remember the Queens coronation.
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
Tell me when does the sex change. You should know since you are so progressive.
@punxxi
@punxxi 9 ай бұрын
@@aruglaempire2518 My personal opinion is that the sex is what they were born with and they may have surgery to become the person they think they are supposed to be . You are rather rude in the way you ask questions, attacking me has no bearing on my answer. I am pro trans, if you are that is fine, if you aren't that is fine also.
@LindaCasey
@LindaCasey Жыл бұрын
How odd .. I was only four years old and on 1 December 1952 my brother had just turned three, but I remember this event as if it were yesterday. I didn't realize the significance of it though at the time.
@stefanomagaddino6868
@stefanomagaddino6868 11 ай бұрын
on Feb. 2 1952, I was 3, in Buffalo, N.Y. Had the same experience. Wasn't't it great to just accept something that was different, with no judgements ?
@iizzyy404
@iizzyy404 9 ай бұрын
Hi dear
@stefanomagaddino6868
@stefanomagaddino6868 9 ай бұрын
Hello, right back to you. Have we ever met ?@@iizzyy404
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
@@stefanomagaddino6868 You accepted lies.
@stefanomagaddino6868
@stefanomagaddino6868 9 ай бұрын
In your, less than stellar, opinion.@@aruglaempire2518
@heidibee501
@heidibee501 11 ай бұрын
Christine went to Europe as a man and came back as a gorgeous, articulate, classy woman. That was an amazing transformation that had been waiting to happen for quite some time.
@savagetwin52
@savagetwin52 10 ай бұрын
I had forgotten about Christine Jorgensen. She was news for sure. But as a babyboomer, she was more sensational than unusual. We did fight for women's lib. But her navigation thru the gay community at that time was difficult. I remember the activists Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, fighting for the rights of transgender or "queens" back in the day. They still are fighting. Now they fight the fears of parents thinking transgendering can be taught thru Black History AP classes or thru books. Their struggle is real and they face more opposition now than ever thanks to the fear mongerers most of whom are GOP leaders who are just using this fear uneducated, homophobic people have. Bravo to PBS for bringing this docu.
@dewilew2137
@dewilew2137 5 ай бұрын
Clearly, you don’t know what a “baby boomer” is. He’s way too old to be a boomer. And Marsha was a GAY MALE TRANSVESTITE. That’s what HE described himself as. Stop rewriting history.
@pegs1659
@pegs1659 Жыл бұрын
She was definitely a beautiful woman and very brave.
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
He was a man and hardly "brave". Stop saying men are women. STOP trying to erase WOMEN.
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 9 ай бұрын
@@aruglaempire2518 Most women actually have a lot of class. You should try it sometime. If you want an example of women being erased, forget trans people, go get some of these churches who consider women less than. Go after the men who belittle women, who abuse them physically and mentally. Trans women are no threat to erase women. The fact that you feel threatened only makes the case that you consider women to be weak. Women are badasses, they are strong and vulnerable at the same time. Women are also many different things and your way is not the only way. Trans women are women! Sorry for your weakness.
@Dave-if5qj
@Dave-if5qj Ай бұрын
​@monicadaniels784 😂😂😂
@AppleHead84
@AppleHead84 20 күн бұрын
Thank u birth name is George and yes will always be male​@aruglaempire2518
@robertd.carver6240
@robertd.carver6240 Жыл бұрын
Jorgensen toured as Mame in the stage play "Auntie Mame" and got rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.
@sallymoen7932
@sallymoen7932 11 ай бұрын
I understand many early mtf transexuals were given wax-filled breast implants, I believe this was during the 1960's, and well before silicone was used for implants. I don't remember where their surgeries were done using wax, only that it was very uncomfortable in winter. Besides the technologies in plastic and reconstructive surgery, the social acceptance of trans people has greatly improved and yet has gone backwards with fear-mongering. In this woman's case, I certainly hope she did attain happiness in her life.
@steve3131
@steve3131 11 ай бұрын
Christine Jorgensen's neovagina was made from skin grafts from her thighs in New Jersey in 1954. This technique was unsatisfactory- there were problems with anorgasmic response, odor and insufficient depth. She probably never had coitus successfully. But she wanted a vagina mainly to "prove" she was a woman, not to have sex.
@steve3131
@steve3131 8 ай бұрын
@bluewolfphoenixrising1879 of course. "She" was a eunuch.
@uwsgrrrl9981
@uwsgrrrl9981 Жыл бұрын
She was very brave & very classy.
@jakemoeller7850
@jakemoeller7850 11 ай бұрын
As a child of the 50s I remember Christine's name being spoken more than once. My memories are that harsh words were not uttered...at least not around us. Much respect.
@pamelawing5747
@pamelawing5747 11 ай бұрын
My mom told me about her, many years ago. I was in my early teens. Not sure how it came up. I went to the library and got her autobiography. It was fascinating.
@CarolAnn-gh9fl
@CarolAnn-gh9fl Жыл бұрын
The early movies don’t seem like she had a typical middle class class upbringing, riding clothes? Lol ❤️ I’m so happy she was able to be her true self.
@elizabethalexander6528
@elizabethalexander6528 10 ай бұрын
I noticed that as well. How lucky for us all!
@marilyndaviss
@marilyndaviss 11 ай бұрын
I do hope the archive footages from this get posted somewhere for us all to enjoy and watch.
@user-tf2ru7oz6w
@user-tf2ru7oz6w Жыл бұрын
I was a small child when Christine Jorgenson had the surgery so I only know about her later. She had to put up with the problems of beiing one of the first persons to have to put up with the publicity and try to live a sort of normal life. She did the best she could. Fortunately, there is more counseling and the process in a lot more mdern thsn it once was. It better accepted but we still see the stigma againsr it that transgender person and children still have to face. I know a couple of transgender women and they are no different than any other woman. It's wonderful that people can be the gender they want to be and not suffer being a mistake of nature.
@thezmanchar
@thezmanchar Жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for her, and all the pain she went through with how people treated her. She was beautiful.
@DocBree13
@DocBree13 11 ай бұрын
She clearly didn’t grow up “working class,” though. From the videos to her accent, she grew up in the upper class. I loved the rest of this fascinating video - I had no idea people even transitioned in the 50s! She was glamorous, courageous and beautiful.
@steve3131
@steve3131 11 ай бұрын
People spoke differently then. I suppose Jorgensen didn't have the speech patterns one would really associate with the working class in the Bronx, but I had relatives like my mother and uncles (contemporaries of Jorgensen) who are from Queens and they have very similar accents.
@sueblankenship9441
@sueblankenship9441 11 ай бұрын
It was the mid Atlantic accent, which was in style during the 30s and 40s. A lot of actors were taught to speak that way when they were playing roles of upper class people.
@reaverkai
@reaverkai 7 ай бұрын
She was very aware of how she was perceived, so even if her accent was a little different, it isn't far fetched to believe that she changed it to further embody the vision of the ideal woman at the time
@ranchoboomerang
@ranchoboomerang 2 күн бұрын
I see a woman here The craziness going on today is not all genuine. Lots of disturbed humans today .
@jamesb.9155
@jamesb.9155 11 ай бұрын
She really had great stage presence and energy that gave her the ability to stand out and stand tall to the world of her day !
@chaunybaby
@chaunybaby 7 ай бұрын
This was so well done! I wish it was longer.
@pauIie
@pauIie Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for sharing this, now more than ever it’s so important to remember and share lgbtq history❤ happy pride everyone
@TheRetroWoman80
@TheRetroWoman80 27 күн бұрын
Way ahead of the times was Christine. Everytime I hear clips of her speak, I'm reminded of Joan Crawford. I believe they were cordially acquainted around this time. Fascinating piece of 🌈 history.
@Dave-cv1th
@Dave-cv1th 11 ай бұрын
I always thought Christine Jorgenson was more warm and womanly than that diva, Joan Crawford. And more feminine! I do remember hearing her speak of her "penectomy" when I was a teen. Now that shook me up, totally! Too much information, babe!
@steve3131
@steve3131 11 ай бұрын
Joan Crawford wasn't a castrated freak.
@shelbyhudgins7981
@shelbyhudgins7981 11 ай бұрын
I’m sorry but her range is immaculate. She was definitely a superstar 💖
@danielhirschberg876
@danielhirschberg876 5 ай бұрын
I wish I could have met her
@cynthiahawkins2389
@cynthiahawkins2389 11 ай бұрын
Ellen De Generes said once SHE did not want to be a poster girl for lesbians. But I think if you are 'first' at going public with anything 'controversial'.... (in this case Christine Jorgensen and his/her gender change)...then it carries with it a kind of notoriety. Like it, or not. But also, you do have a chance, since it is dropped upon you - to speak out and share your life and experiences with others who may in fact be facing similar questions about their gender.
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
Yes, I worked in a library when I was young. I was terrified to be seen with her book so I stole it. I was desperate because of my situation. I read it, came back at night and returned it in the night drop so no one would know. If people only realized the pain that their hostility brings, maybe some might understand. She was a hero to me.
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 8 ай бұрын
@bluewolfphoenixrising1879 I often wonder about the motivation of people saying something like what you are saying to me. I went from being miserable, in a lot of pain in my life to finding happiness. I don't know what kind of person seeks to diminish that. Perhaps you are miserable yourself and don't wish to see others happy. I may not be able to change my chromosomes (something trans women never claim) but I root for people, try to help people who have a tough road in life. You seek to demean someone you don't even know. I'll take my approach any day.
@GeeBoggs
@GeeBoggs 11 ай бұрын
I met her in a favorite gay bar in Dallas in 1980. She in her party of 3 people and I in my party of 3 people were the only customers there, so we engaged in minor conversation at the bar. I was 25 years old at the time and was well aware of her and her story.
@chrisschneider850
@chrisschneider850 11 ай бұрын
you are adorable
@bethrogers5553
@bethrogers5553 11 ай бұрын
She wasn’t gay.
@ericmartin9296
@ericmartin9296 11 ай бұрын
@@bethrogers5553 - Oh yes HE was
@PegsFlamingoville
@PegsFlamingoville 11 ай бұрын
@@ericmartin9296 So you have first hand knowledge?
@ericmartin9296
@ericmartin9296 11 ай бұрын
@@PegsFlamingoville - a man with no balls in a dress in a gay bar
@karenwaddell9396
@karenwaddell9396 Жыл бұрын
She spoke at Eastern Montana College in the late 60s or 70s. The auditorium was full. When I left, I remember thinking that she was so like me even tho I was and am a straight woman with no desire to change that. No one booed or protested. It was more curiosity that brought people there. To this day I believe there are trans people. I do, however, question the number of them in todays world. Btw, my father had a drag queen cousin (born in the late 1902) who also professed an unproven sex change. Rae Boubon
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
Detransition rates are extremely low. With more information and acceptance, you will see more trans people. The overused analogy is the sudden rise in left handed people when they stopped punishing people for being left handed.
@steve3131
@steve3131 9 ай бұрын
Rae Bourbon's alleged sex change in Mexico probably never happened. He still peed standing up after the alleged surgery, so his penis was not chopped off. He did it for publicity and to avoid hassles with police. In those days it was illegal for a man to wear women's clothes.
@TennesseeHendricks
@TennesseeHendricks 11 ай бұрын
This was great
@gonebamboo4116
@gonebamboo4116 11 ай бұрын
Why does surgery "affirm gender" if born anatomy does not ?
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
Very good question!!!!!
@KermitBagel
@KermitBagel 7 ай бұрын
Cis people get gender affirming surgeries too! Ever heard of a woman getting a boob job? Yep! Gender affirming surgery!
@dewilew2137
@dewilew2137 5 ай бұрын
@@KermitBagel then insurance should cover it, no? Yeah, your argument falls flat.
@CGSevenxPhoto
@CGSevenxPhoto 3 ай бұрын
Because science is stronger than nature and that's a very powerful conviction for most people who don't feel right in their own bodies.
@Dave-if5qj
@Dave-if5qj Ай бұрын
​@@CGSevenxPhoto😂😂😂
@HashtagTheKate
@HashtagTheKate Жыл бұрын
Poise and grace for miles. Goals.
@theswampfisher3253
@theswampfisher3253 Ай бұрын
Patient zero was William Dorsey Swann this was the second patient
@michaelmcgee8543
@michaelmcgee8543 11 ай бұрын
She was banned from t.v. in the beginning .
@steve3131
@steve3131 11 ай бұрын
Jorgensen made that claim, but it's not true. Christine Jorgensen appeared on several TV programs in the 1950s.
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
Good call.
@teptime
@teptime 9 ай бұрын
@@steve3131 Actually, there was regional censorship, chiefly local news outlets which refused to report on her.
@Adam-mv4fw
@Adam-mv4fw 2 ай бұрын
​@@aruglaempire2518 "good call" is censoring a veteran? A Double wammy dose of un-american rhetoric!
@beatscatmommy1735
@beatscatmommy1735 3 ай бұрын
My doctor friend recently examined a Trans (it was a man that look like woman) with urinary problems. Never disclosed that was born XY male. Diagnosis was prostate cancer.
@AppleHead84
@AppleHead84 20 күн бұрын
Damn shame
@EMMYMXNC
@EMMYMXNC 24 күн бұрын
We need a massive movie documentary on this. No transphobes know her story. We need to retell this story.
@dhoward5757
@dhoward5757 Жыл бұрын
She knew she had to embody the social expectations of womanhood. Our social expectations have changed. Well spoken, well mannered, impeccably presented and polite are not part of the new trans trend.
@dhoward5757
@dhoward5757 Жыл бұрын
Nor the new generations of womanhood.
@danityvanityinsanity
@danityvanityinsanity Жыл бұрын
She was very classy, well spoken, elegant, and charming but having said that, the times change for better or worse and I think it’s better to just be open to change and accept the way things are now whilst looking to the past fondly and for renewed inspiration.
@pamelawing5747
@pamelawing5747 11 ай бұрын
@@dhoward5757 Well, women are not alone. Men are certainly not the gentlemen that I knew growing up. Obviously that is a generalization but it seems that scruffy and ill dressed is the word for many men these days.
@cmasse64
@cmasse64 11 ай бұрын
@@danityvanityinsanity Perfect answer!
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
HE. STOP erasing WOMEN.
@wookinooki9023
@wookinooki9023 11 ай бұрын
there are transgenders who came just after CJ and they weren't forced to be "performers", who worked in the field that they studied in.
@wookinooki9023
@wookinooki9023 11 ай бұрын
0:50 wow the chromaticism
@popsyturvee5112
@popsyturvee5112 11 ай бұрын
9:18 I think I see Gloria Romero and Eddie Gutierrez 😮
@aisforapple2494
@aisforapple2494 11 ай бұрын
Now do one on the composer, Walter "Wendy" Carlos.
@marthalong3355
@marthalong3355 Ай бұрын
This woman is highly regarded in the community and I know it’s been years but because of her she made the way possible for many girls some regard her as an idol I am just honored to know her And I admire her strength through everything that happened and she never let it stop who she wanted to be I can’t say the same for Caitlyn Jenner the biggest joke for the LGBTQ community everybody thought she would be an asset to us but she wasn’t I have no respect for her I don’t care what she does in her life from now on I don’t care about anything that goes on in her life either Because she will never, and I mean, never compared to Christine Jorgensen
@joannemcmillan9201
@joannemcmillan9201 11 ай бұрын
I imagine it must be hard living under that much scrutiny. I don’t think I’d like that as a straight person. Makes me wonder why the public announcement, not because I’m for or against trans. But I don’t understand bringing that much attention to myself. My gender, sexual orientation, religion, race or even financial status don’t define who I am because I’m the sum of many things. So I don’t quite understand focusing in on and having everything you are being defined by what gender you are.
@Bananadiva1
@Bananadiva1 9 ай бұрын
What a brave and truly inspirational woman! Such a shame this documentary shows how little things have changed since trans men and women still face prejudice in some areas of society all these years later.
@dewilew2137
@dewilew2137 5 ай бұрын
He is not a woman.
@XGY179
@XGY179 2 ай бұрын
Damn y’all got her with Divine !!!! ❤
@garycollinson-4976
@garycollinson-4976 Ай бұрын
Such a icon ❤
@albertmorris6162
@albertmorris6162 11 ай бұрын
That scene in the swimming pool was exactly like Marilyn Monroe. I am so happy to say that I have her autograph. What a very brave and kind person.
@helenweatherby1694
@helenweatherby1694 11 ай бұрын
Very elegant and dignified.
@susanjoseph2380
@susanjoseph2380 23 сағат бұрын
I respect all and if can do it then go ahead. Also if your happy or not you can't go back. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@flashflame4952
@flashflame4952 Жыл бұрын
What a brave woman to do what she wanted to do for herself and not for anyone else in the entire world. She lived her life the way she felt was the best for her. She was not here to please others, because it's none of your business to know why, etc. She was a beautiful person with a sweet soul and a bravery than none of you will ever own.
@JonathanVanegas-kp7iu
@JonathanVanegas-kp7iu Жыл бұрын
A trailblazer
@methaqualone5191
@methaqualone5191 Жыл бұрын
I can understand how bad it must be to live with people knowing you're transgender. I once knew a trans who was 6'3" and I'm fairly certain most people who saw her knew, or suspected, she was a male. She told me there would sometimes be men that would try to hit on her. Even though she tried to ignore this fact, but I would bet they were sexually turned on by the thought of having sex with a male in drag and with a penis. She was in such denial about it. It's like some of the negative comments here by men: on one hand they are disgusted by it, but on the other hand they're sexually curious.
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
The ones who are insecure in their manhood say bad things. Some just want to sexualize but keep it secret. The rare quality guy is not threatened and just sees a woman.
@paulazemeckis7835
@paulazemeckis7835 4 ай бұрын
You hit the nail on the head.
@user-pp7gt6xw7p
@user-pp7gt6xw7p 24 күн бұрын
I think it helped that she was quite attractive and passable.
@carolannmileshughes7922
@carolannmileshughes7922 11 ай бұрын
I had just arrived that year, June 1952, Martian floatilla over Washington in July 1952. Coincidence? Hmmmm😮
@hairyape3935
@hairyape3935 11 ай бұрын
Jane Russell had nothing to worry about
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
Jane Russell was a woman. He was not.
@user-zv3mb3cl2n
@user-zv3mb3cl2n 4 ай бұрын
My Great Uncle taught her to dance!
@ericmartin9296
@ericmartin9296 11 ай бұрын
0:52 He's gonna live until He dies well He's dead now oh well
@boblordylordyhowie
@boblordylordyhowie 7 ай бұрын
I see many of these videos where it says they felt different, I did but I thought it was normal and that everyone thought the same. It was only in the last year or so those were confirmed and proven not be be "normal", in fact to be extremely rare, the second of three males on the planet. I have two genetic conditions which sets me apart but it makes me wonder what everyone else who thinks they are males or female think. I have Klinefelter's Syndrome 47XXY which means I have an extra X gene but also ensures I am male as it only affects males. Had I not had KS I would have been intersex as I am 50/50 male female, equal amounts of 46XX & 46XY but they are also mixed, the geneticists say it looks like I have been through a blender. It does make sense now, why at age 13 I really wanted a pair of breasts and that I didn't think that was unusual. It appears that in my early life my female half had a lot of control and after puberty the male started taking over. Unfortunately, the healthcare system will only investigate a problem but will not continue and find out the whole story, that would have to be done privately. I still am a male but I have open feelings about sex but I am not in any way attracted to males, only females but convincing transgenders are not out of the question. I am also confused as to where I fit in but that's another story.
@Thefrugalgal
@Thefrugalgal 11 ай бұрын
I'm so tired of hearing gender that I was assigned at birth.
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
I understand! I'm tired of people whining about hearing the term.
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
@@monicadaniels784 SEX cannot be changed. You are not "assigned a gender". You are born that way and that can NEVER EVER be changed.
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 8 ай бұрын
@bluewolfphoenixrising1879 Seriously, with an avatar name like the one you have, I doubt you turn down anyone paying attention to you.
@jexpiperUK
@jexpiperUK 17 күн бұрын
It's better than saying "sex" assigned at birth, because that just is, not "assigned" at all. It makes sense to say that just because Christine was male, that her gender was automatically assigned to be "he". That may be the typical gender for that biological sex, but it isn't the only one.
@elizabethalexander6528
@elizabethalexander6528 10 ай бұрын
Great story! Amazinng really
@ch1pnd413
@ch1pnd413 9 ай бұрын
This piece is an absolutely lovely look at a piece of history that feels like it was erased from the typical American history book.
@dewilew2137
@dewilew2137 5 ай бұрын
This is irrelevant to American history. Not everything that happens in America is worthy of a history book. 🙄
@tombircham3483
@tombircham3483 11 ай бұрын
What language is this?
@kristineanderson4983
@kristineanderson4983 11 ай бұрын
Elocution
@Dman-wp7ri
@Dman-wp7ri 4 ай бұрын
I hope people will soon stop their bigoted views on transracial people too!
@mrsblue3011
@mrsblue3011 11 ай бұрын
Did he really think that he could represent the ultimate womanhood? This was never ok and it is a pity that the media promoted him. This should have have been a personal matter.
@theresachiorazzi4571
@theresachiorazzi4571 Жыл бұрын
I remember the headlines when this all came out it was outrageous. It made me sick because it was odd At the time I was too young to absorb it Even today I don’t understand it.
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
Empathy, kindness, being a decent human being, you don't have to understand it to offer these things to another human being. They didn't wish this upon themselves to make you feel sick or threatened in any way. Educate yourself. These are good people with a tough situation. Do something kind!
@thezmanchar
@thezmanchar Жыл бұрын
There is not a single thing about her, that showed she was a male. She looked beautiful.
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
Except every single cell in his entire body.
@gilbertokoxx3559
@gilbertokoxx3559 5 күн бұрын
@@aruglaempire2518 lol, mr scientist, every single cell in a human body is identifiable as male or female?? 🤣 Try harder.
@Dave-if5qj
@Dave-if5qj Ай бұрын
She died from bladder cancer Intresting to know if it Was related the sex change Surgary years later
@KatBrat38
@KatBrat38 Жыл бұрын
I think this should be seen by Congress, they should show it during session.
@howdy268
@howdy268 11 ай бұрын
Such an amazing person who discovered her inner and outer womanhood…an amazing life lived authentically ❤my greatest respect and admiration
@glennsepulveda4856
@glennsepulveda4856 11 ай бұрын
That video of Christine performing at a Supper club was filmed in Manila The Philippines, during one of her overseas engagements..🤔
@marcielynn4886
@marcielynn4886 11 ай бұрын
Patient zero
@rsoubiea
@rsoubiea 11 ай бұрын
What strikes me most is she cant act, sing or dance yet insisted on doing so. she was very poised, articulate, put together, polite etc. tastefully dressed always. but really needed to stop trying to be an entertainer.
@tthom2459
@tthom2459 11 ай бұрын
it certainly worked for her. It was a whole package that made it work.
@zabadazidit
@zabadazidit 4 ай бұрын
Why is KZfaq not allowing down votes for this story? Asking for a friend...
@DeCleyre161
@DeCleyre161 Жыл бұрын
An icon and a doll 💛
@aruglaempire2518
@aruglaempire2518 9 ай бұрын
A Male and always will be.
@box4859
@box4859 11 ай бұрын
I'll pass.
@4timesnow318
@4timesnow318 3 ай бұрын
You don't have to say anything. Just go.
@eddieharrison3801
@eddieharrison3801 3 ай бұрын
Go on and pass no one cares
@cynthiaschultheis1660
@cynthiaschultheis1660 11 ай бұрын
WHAT'S SO FASCINATING IS THAT JORGENSON, & AUTHOR OF "CONUNDRUM" , RENE RICHARDS, AND BRUCE JENNER..ALL DID VERY MANLY THINGS, I.E., SPORTS, CLIMBING MT. EVEREST, SERVED IN MILITARY...THEN REALIZED THEY WERE NOT THOSE "MEN" THEY THOUGHT OR FELT THEY WERE.😮😮😮😮 BE KIND, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT JOURNEY PEOPLE ARE ON IN THEIR LIVES👍👍😍😍😍👍👍
@Spiderman7Bob7
@Spiderman7Bob7 11 ай бұрын
I remember this all too well. Back in 1952 the majority of people didn/t know what a 'transexual' really was . They thought that a man who became a woman was a GAY man who wanted to be a woman . Period. It was not even talked about much. An off-beat touchy subject . Gays were only called homosexuals which was an ugly unspoken word to most . Most gay boys were in-the-closet ofcourse . They were scared to death that someone may find out that they were a homosexual they would be disgraced , gossiped about , may loose their closest friends not to mention what their own family would think . For years there were many suicides by young sweet nice young boys because they were a homosexual. The reason I'm bringing this up is because Christine Jorgensen caused a lot of talk , talk, talk among us teenagers . At the time it put more gays in the closest if that were possible .
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
She did her thing and inspired many. If you desire to blame someone for homophobia, start with the churches, not another vilified group.
@texangirl5011
@texangirl5011 11 ай бұрын
Homophobia from the TQ crowd is just as bad as from the church.
@cadicorniche
@cadicorniche 10 ай бұрын
Gorgeous and gracious - from beginning to end. Bravo!
@josephharden5592
@josephharden5592 2 ай бұрын
Just goes to show that today's generation...once again... aren't the pioneers of accepting different people...
@MeowMeow-by8ub
@MeowMeow-by8ub 11 ай бұрын
She was a class act ❤
@Prieze868
@Prieze868 3 ай бұрын
Female brain in that head there's a male and female brain that animated her body was male at the time
@TheGigigurl
@TheGigigurl Жыл бұрын
@mariemoore6406
@mariemoore6406 11 ай бұрын
Question: Who created you and if it was a mistake then why?
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
My Mom and Dad! Who created you?
@taranullius9221
@taranullius9221 11 ай бұрын
Jeebus.
@katarinaprokovich6287
@katarinaprokovich6287 4 ай бұрын
J'ai l'impression que c'était un désir d'un homme bourgeois riche, il revient en femme dans un milieu privilégié que pour une certaine caste, et non pas la majorité de la population, ensuite elle chante dans des cabarets, aussi fréquenté par une classe, pour le monde de la nuit, encore un milieu pas fréquenté par la majorité des bourgeois, mais encore une minorité de personnes vivant la nuit............
@deborahleone4351
@deborahleone4351 8 ай бұрын
“Susan Stryker” isn’t fooling anyone at all. I have to say, except for her horrible singing voice, Jorgensen looked much better as a woman.
@dewilew2137
@dewilew2137 5 ай бұрын
He looks awful.
@skyefdanvers
@skyefdanvers 3 ай бұрын
If being publicly trans was illegal, how was she able to be a public figure? I feel there is a story there, equally interesting.
@henrique.2975
@henrique.2975 3 ай бұрын
She was banned from TV at time i think
@user-cw4gi2tq7w
@user-cw4gi2tq7w 2 ай бұрын
I think homosexuality was. There was no word for trans yet it was called cross dressing which wasn't illegal
@billydee6904
@billydee6904 11 ай бұрын
I think her story needs to be made into a movie❤❤❤
@steve3131
@steve3131 11 ай бұрын
It was in 1970. It was a bomb.
@theswampfisher3253
@theswampfisher3253 Ай бұрын
All this stuff started in new Tory and California makes me sick
@MitchBanks-fu6iy
@MitchBanks-fu6iy 11 ай бұрын
George William Jorgensen left his Balls in Denmark and came back to America as a Eunuch rip George
@ioriyagami6251
@ioriyagami6251 5 ай бұрын
☑️☑️☑️☑️
@RoyHobbs-pj5rw
@RoyHobbs-pj5rw 6 ай бұрын
We aren't "assigned" sex at birth. It is what it is from the beginning.
@4timesnow318
@4timesnow318 3 ай бұрын
It's not always that clear cut. You'd be surprised.
@isabellavalencia8026
@isabellavalencia8026 11 ай бұрын
It is quite clear that she was not brought up in an average home. The riding clothes , traveling and the accent are all upper class.
@teptime
@teptime 9 ай бұрын
You think lowborn people can't present themselves as cultured high society types? All it takes is an interest in arts and culture, and being mindful of one's decorum. I suspect Christine took some cues from films of Golden Age Hollywood.
@leatricehamilton9807
@leatricehamilton9807 11 ай бұрын
Satan been around from the beginning of time… to get people to believe a lie.. no disrespect to these people that get this kind of spotlight… God is the greatest creator of creation and don’t make mistakes read God word to find peace within.🙏🙏🙌🙌
@lisavivola5988
@lisavivola5988 11 ай бұрын
Amen 🙏
@monicadaniels784
@monicadaniels784 11 ай бұрын
No disrespect huh? I don't think so Tim? Uh, no disrespect but you believe in an invisible man in the sky who drown every person on earth (including babies) except for one family. You worship that entity. You hardly have the high ground here. Have a little respect for trans people, as far as I know they don't drown people. Have a nice day!
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