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Portrait of Christine Jorgensen
Christine Jorgensen, born George W. Jorgensen Jr., was an army clerical worker during World War II. After the war, she underwent sex reassignment surgery in Denmark. Jorgensen became well-known after numerous media outlets published stories about [...]
Tags: LGBTQ+, World War II
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Eras: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975)
Mugshot of Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was a gay civil rights activist who was particularly passionate about racial equality. He helped to organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of which Martin Luther King Jr. was a president and which influenced the Civil [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Eras: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975)