Harry Benjamin: A Pioneer in Transgender Medicine

Learn about the pioneering work of Harry Benjamin in transgender healthcare and the evolution of understanding transness. Explore the challenges and triumphs in transgender healthcare and navigate the gender spectrum with this insightful article.

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Harry Benjamin and the birth of transgender medicine

Harry Benjamin (1885–1986) is now best known as the author of the groundbreaking 1966 book The Transsexual Phenomenon and as a pivotal figure in the early history of transgender medicine. [1][1] The German-American physician provided the first detailed clinical discussion of the condition then

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