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Jeanne Hoff, Pioneering Transgender Psychiatrist, Dies at 85
In 1977, Dr. Jeanne Hoff, a psychiatrist, allowed a television crew to document her gender-affirming surgery, which was shown in a documentary called Becoming Jeanne: A Search for Sexual Identity.
Dr. Hoff hoped that her public disclosure would bring attention to the difficulties transgender people faced in finding appropriate medical care. [ more ]