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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Dec 28, 2022, 03:41 PM Dec 2022

1st recipient of gender-reassignment surgery, Lili Elbe was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 28, 1882.

1st recipient of gender-reassignment surgery, Lili Elbe was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 28, 1882. A #trans woman, she passed in 1931 (age 48) from complications involving a uterus transplant. Her book, Man into Woman was published in 1933 #RIP #GoneTooSoon #LGBTQ #transrights #firsttime


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1st recipient of gender-reassignment surgery, Lili Elbe was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 28, 1882. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP
OMG, They tried to transplant a uterus into her in 1931! No wonder she died. hedda_foil Dec 2022 #1
A true trans heroine and pioneer❤️ I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #2
First in modern times, but in 65 CE ... Pete Ross Junior Dec 2022 #3

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