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Who did Christine Jorgensen get permission from to undergo her operations?

  • President of the United States

  • American Medical Association

  • Danish Government

  • World Health Organization

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Christine Jorgensen was a transgender woman who underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1952. She was the first person to gain international attention for doing so. Jorgensen had to get permission from the Danish Government to undergo her operations. This was a difficult process, but she eventually received the approval she needed.
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