by Jorgensen, Christine
[LGBTQ] Christine Jorgensen, A Personal Autobiography. Christine Jorgensen. Bantam Books: New York, 1967. Measures 4.25 x 7 inches. 300 pages. Front soft cover shows a color photo of Jorgensen as herself in red lipstick and pearl earrings, a fur collar drawn up over her chin with a smaller black and white photo beneath it of Jorgensen as a man in military dress. Christine Jorgensen was the first American trans woman widely known for receiving sex reassignment surgery. Though she planned to live a quiet life following her transition, she returned home from the surgery to find press waiting at the airport, the beginning of her lifelong career as a highly visible advocate for trans rights. Life shelfwear. Textblock clean and tight. Overall good condition. (Inventory #: 18268)