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Thomas(ine) Hall
Thomas(ine) Hall was the first documented case of someone in the Transgender community. They never underwent surgery, but they were intersex, and this was something very controversial at the time. -
Christine Jorgensen was born
Christine Jorgensen, the first publicly known person in the US to undergo sex reassignment surgery, was born. -
Jorgensen drafts into the Army
Jorgensen was drafted into the Army during World War ll, serving as a military clerical worker. Through this is how she found out about sex reassignment surgery. -
Moved to Europe
Jorgensen obtained special permission to undergo a selection of operations based off of sex reassignment in Copenhagen, Denmark. -
Jorgensen's Self Discovery
Jorgensen pursued a photography career, attending several schools and finding out about sex reassignment surgery this way. -
Return to The States
Jorgensen returned back to America in the early 1950's after her operation, and she became instantly popular because of her experience. -
Autobiography
Jorgensen lectured on her experience being transgender with her own autobiography published in 1967. -
Documentary
Jorgensen returned to Copenhagen to perform a show and even being featured in Teit Ritzau's Danish's documentary, "Paradise Is Not For Sale" -
Jorgensen Death
Jorgensen suffered from bladder and lung cancer and died at age 62. -
KC Johnson was born
KC Johnson is a native of North Carolina, and her birthdate is sometime in 1996(?) Calculating her death date to how old she was. -
KC Johnson declared missing
Johnson was declared missing a day before finding out that she was murdered. -
Declared death of Johnson
KC Johnson's body was found on this date, later discovered to be from transphobic reasons.