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The Case of Christine.

Source :
TIME Magazine; 4/20/1953, Vol. 61 Issue 16, p82-84, 3p
Publication Year :
1953

Abstract

The article discusses the case of homosexuality or transvestitism. It features the case of Christine Jorgensen, a former U.S. soldier named George who has underwent an operation in Denmark after the doctors treated him with female hormones for a year. In his interview with Jorgensen's doctors, New York Post reporter Alvin Davis found that Jorgensen's penis and testes were amputated by his Danish doctors.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
61
Issue :
16
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
54171841