Christine Jorgensen Story: Trans Movie Poster: “I Couldn't Live in a Man's Body”

[LGBTQ] JORGENSEN, Christine. Movie Poster on the the first trans woman to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery, who became an advocate for the trans community and an icon of the 1960s sexual revolution. One large poster for the film (41" x 27"). Poster features two quotes, "I couldn't live in a man's body", and "Did the surgeon's knife make me a woman or a freak?" The poster also features 4 images of Jorgensen and a male lover. The "Christine Jorgensen Story" is a 1970 fictionalized biographical movie about transgender woman, Christine Jorgensen. While the overall premise of the film is accurate, many of the details (truncated) are fictionalized for the continuity of the film. It was directed by Irving Rapper and based on Christine Jorgensen's autobiography. In the film, Christine Jorgensen travels to 1950's Denmark, making headlines for having the first sex-change operation.

Jorgensen was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After her military service, Jorgensen traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark, and obtained special permission to undergo a series of operations beginning in 1952. Christine Jorgensen permanently transformed American culture and its understanding of gender. She was an instant celebrity, known for her directness and polished wit, and used the platform to advocate for transgender people. In very good condition. (Inventory #: 19161)