Who was Lili Elbe?
A British novelist
A Danish painter and trans woman
A Swedish scientist
An American politician
Answer
Lili Elbe was a Danish painter and trans woman. Born Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener in 1882, Elbe began to live as a woman in 1913, after her wife Gerda Wegener encouraged her to pose as a model for her art. Elbe underwent a series of sex reassignment surgeries in 1930 and 1931, becoming one of the first people to undergo such a procedure.
The Extraordinary Journey of Lili Elbe: A Quiz on Transgender History and Art
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