1980s interview with Christine Jorgensen, one of the first publicly trangender women in the United States

What a fascinating interview. She was very charismatic and well-spoken, and the interviewer's questions seemed to come from ignorance rather than any kind of malice. It was striking how they reflected back on the cultural rigidity of the 50s and how far society had come since then. Although the 80s were hardly some paradise of tolerance, her family still chose to accept her when she gave them the ultimatum to see her for her true self. It's amazing that she chose not only to pursue medical transition when it was totally experimental and had no trans role models to look towards, but also to later become one for countless other people.