This was the date in 1953 when Christine Jorgensen stepped her stylishly dressed self off an SAS plane from Denmark and ushered in the modern era of trans visibility.
Christine not only was a pioneer, she took time out of her life to educate the public about our trans lives up until her death in 1989.
To honor the day she arrived at Idlywild (now JFK Airport) 62 years ago, here's the video of her interview with Gary Collins on Hour Magazine.
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