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In 1952, American trans woman Christine Jorgensen's public transition brought widespread awareness to reassignment surgery. The grassroots fight for trans rights became more publicly visible with trans and gay people fighting back against police in the 1959 Cooper Donuts Riot, the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot, and the multi-day Stonewall Riots of 1969. In 1970s, Lou Sullivan began what became FTM International, while some feminists began to feud over excluding or including trans women. In Iran, the government started partially funding sex reassignment, and now carries out more surgeries than anywhere besides Thailand.
Transgender Story
In 1952, American trans woman Christine Jorgensen's public transition brought widespread awareness to reassignment surgery. The grassroots fight for trans rights became more publicly visible with trans and gay people fighting back against police in the 1959 Cooper Donuts Riot, the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot, and the multi-day Stonewall Riots of 1969. In 1970s, Lou Sullivan began what became FTM International, while some feminists began to feud over excluding or including trans women. In Iran, the government started partially funding sex reassignment, and now carries out more surgeries than anywhere besides Thailand.