TRANSITION – The Christine Jorgensen Collection
Christine Jorgensen ca. 1984 with a portrait painted in the 1950s
TRANSITION - The Christine Jorgensen Collection examines the lives of three extraordinary transgender women and a gay man. Following her sex-change operation in Denmark in 1952, Christine Jorgensen became a worldwide celebrity and the first openly transsexual entertainer and public figure. Her story gave hope to thousands of other transsexual, transgender and gay people in a repressive era when sex and gender roles were strictly defined and medically enforced.
Note about terminology; Terminology has changed to be more accurate and respectful today, however, the terminology of Christine Jorgensen's time was different and as such is used in the play to show the harshness of her time.
Watch a virtual reading of TRANSITION - The Christine Jorgensen Collection presented by Transformation Theatre.