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Dorchen Richter (1891–1933) was the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender reassignment surgery.  She was one of a number of transgender people in the care of sex-research pioneer Magnus Hirschfeld at Berlin's Institute for Sexual Research during the 1920s and early 1930s. She underwent surgical removal of the testicles in 1922, followed in 1931 by removal of the penis and vaginoplasty. She is presumed to have died in a Nazi attack on the Institute.   Richter was born to a poor farming family in 1891, named Rudolph, and raised as male. Early in childhood, Richter displayed a "tendency to act and carry on in a feminine way". At the age of 6 years, she apparently tried to remove her penis with a tourniquet. Using the name Dora, she began wearing women's clothing and presenting as female, working under her birth name as a waiter in Berlin hotels during the busy summer season, then living as female the remainder of the year. She was arrested from ...

Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (1931 - 2006) performer. Jacques Charles Dufresnoy was born in Paris, but his family moved to Marseilles when he was a teenager. He was given the name ‘Coccinelle (ladybird)’ when he wore a wore a red dress with black polka dots to a party. Jacques was discharged from the army conscription after six days because his presence caused disruption. He took to wearing female clothing to escape constant comments on how feminine he was. From 18-25 Coccinelle was kept by an important politician, whose name she always kept secret. She became a star at  Chez Madam Arthur,  where her mother sold flowers, and then  Le Carrousel de Paris  in the 1950s, where she worked with  Bambi  , with whom she shared a home, Toni April (the future  April Ashley ) and Peki d’Oslo (the future  Amanda Lear ). Word was put out that she was a real woman. Others said 'A woman as beautiful as Coccinelle can only be a man'. She took hormones fro...

Maryam Khatoonpour Molkara (Persian: مریم خاتون ملک‌آرا‎; 1950 – 25 March 2012) was a campaigner for the rights of transsexuals in Iran. Designated male at birth, she was later instrumental in obtaining a letter which acted as a fatwa enabling sex reassignment surgery to exist as part of a legal framework. As early as 1975, Molkara wrote letters to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then in exile in Iraq, asking for religious advice about being assigned a wrong gender at birth and having to break out of it. In 1978, she traveled to Paris, where Khomeini was then based, to try to make him aware about transgender rights. After the Islamic Revolution, she was fired from her job at television, injected with male hormones against her will and detained in a psychiatric institution. Because of good contacts with religious leaders, among them Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, she was released. Molkara continued to campaign for being able to get sex reassignment surgery. She confronted Khomeini in his ho...

Andr�a's Story "Once upon a time, there was a little girl......Ooops..... boy" May I introduce myself, ANDR�A COLLIAUX, a french girl who was born in 1966 in Paris. I should rather say that Bruno was born in 1966 in Paris.  Andr�a was born the 12th of April 2001 in Brighton in the U.K! I've written a book " Carnet de bord d'un steward devenu h�tesse de l'air " -  Editions Michel Lafon  (�Diary of a steward who became a stewardess") in the year that I had my sex reassignment.  And I would like to explain to you the reason why I decided to do this kind of "coming out", writing a book, doing TV shows, posing for famous photographers - and participating in charity events such as the REACT exhibition in Paris this year, giving newspaper and magazine interviews, etc. Sex reassignment in France is a real mess!  France is far away from England, or the United States for example with transgender persons.  For...

Colette Berends (Netherlands) [ October 13, 1934 - April 23, 2012 ]   This page is dedicated to Colette Berends, and contain articles and stories about her remarkable life and wonderful art. The page is now being augmented, as we collect weblinks, articles and photographs that tell her story and show some of her artistry.   As a beautiful young entertainer in the Netherlands, Colette began her transition from MtF during her early twenties. For fifteen long years she worked in showbiz, working '"everywhere" in Europe and North-africa, "swallowing hormones and saving for operations". Colette completed her TS transition in 1971, undergoing SRS by Dr. Georges Burou in Casablanca, Morocco. She went on to further fame as an entertainer, and has travelled over much of the world. Later in life Colette became the owner-operator of a beauty salon in Zwolle in the Netherlands. Always a very creative person she also began her explorations in textile artistr...

This my Another Transgender Woman Movies Review The Christine Jorgensen Story is a 1970 American drama film and a fictionalized biographical film about trans woman named Christine Jorgensen. While the overall premise of the film is accurate, many of the details are fictionalized for the continuity of the film. It was directed by Irving Rapper and based on Christine Jorgensen's autobiography. A film based on the book was proposed in 1960. Edward Small bought the film rights in 1968. Jorgensen later claimed under the contract she would be entitled to 10% of the gross and 3.5% of the budget."Every female impersonator in the world came flying into Hollywood demanding he was Christine", said Jorgensen later. George/Christine is played by John Hansen.  Irving Rapper said Small gave him the job as director because it required someone who had sensitivity.  Reviews were mixed.   Photo of The Christine Jorgensen Story

The Woman Inside is a 1981 (but shot in 1978) drama film made by 20th Century Fox, and directed by Joseph Van Winkle who co-wrote screenplay with Steve Fisher (uncredited). This drama film portrays the actions of a tough Vietnam vet who wants to have a sex-change operation. Her aunt (Joan Blondell) struggles to understand why she would want do such a thing. The film was released after Blondell's death, ending a career spanning more than half a century. The son of Eddy Lawrence Manson now has released a new Project named after the film, The Woman Inside. Cast: Gloria Manon as Holly/Hollis Leo Köppen as Dr. Poeppen Dane Clark as Dr. Rosner Joan Blondell as Aunt Coll Michael Champion as Nolan Marlene Tracy as Dr. Paris Michael Mancini as Marco Luce Morgan as Maggie Terri Haven as Agnes The Photo of The Woman Inside.

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