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Lili Elbe


Born
in Vejle, Denmark
December 28, 1882

Died
September 13, 1931


Lili Ilse Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish transgender woman and one of the first identifiable recipients of sex reassignment surgery. Elbe was born Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener and was a successful artist under that name. She also presented as Lili (sometimes spelled Lily) and was publicly introduced as Einar's sister. After transitioning, however, she made a legal name change to Lili Ilse Elvenes and stopped painting. It is highly likely that Elbe was an intersex person. ...more

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Man into Woman: The First S...
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Sexual Metamorphosis: An An...
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Man Into Woman: A Comparati...
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“His ultimate hope was to die in order that Lili might awaken to a new life.”
― Lili Elbe, Lili: A Portrait of the First Sex Change
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“I don't want to be a phenomenon...... I want to
be a quite normal and ordinary woman.”
― Lili Elbe, Man into Woman: The First Sex Change
tags: desires, extraordinary, normal, ordinary-people, trans-women, transgender, transgender-women, wishes
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“It is also for those who wish to understand more of the human spirit; what strengths we have as individuals to search for and find our true selves, whatever the risk and possible dangers. To those of you who wish to support us on a similar quest today, Lili’s journey from Man to Woman is essential reading in order to understand our search for who we really are.”
― Lili Elbe, Lili: A Portrait of the First Sex Change
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