Becoming a woman
Subtitle: a biography of Christine Jorgensen
By: Richard F. Docter
Series: The Haworth Press sexual minorities in historical context
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781560236665; 9781560236672
Subjects: Transsexuals; Biography; Geschlechtsumwandlung; Transsexualismus; Biographie; Sex change
Other titles: Biography of Christine Jorgensen
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-267) and index.
Table of contents: title: Christine, 1988; title: The Jorgensens; title: Elementary and high school; title: RKO Pathé and military service; title: Hollywood, 1947; title: The male hormone; title: The transsexual decision; title: Copenhagen and Christian Hamburger; title: Medical intervention; title: A new name, a new gender; title: Ex-GI becomes blonde beauty; title: Behind the headlines; title: Return to New York; title: The New York Post takes aim; title: Denmark, the travel film; title: Developing an act; title: On the road; title: The marriage license; title: Exit Betty Walton; title: Summer stock; title: Autobiography; title: The Christine Jorgensen film; title: Retirement and illness; title: The final year.