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he entered amateur tennis competitions as a woman
*Christine (George) Jorgensen: An American [[World War II]] veteran, George became Christine in a 1952 operation. This was the first widely publicized sex change surgery.<ref>[http://www.christinejorgensen.org/ Christine Jorgensen site]</ref>
*Christine (George) Jorgensen: An American [[World War II]] veteran, George became Christine in a 1952 operation. This was the first widely publicized sex change surgery.<ref>[http://www.christinejorgensen.org/ Christine Jorgensen site]</ref>
*Jan (James) Morris: A British [[World War II]] veteran, reporter, and father, Morris underwent sex change surgery in 1972.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/profile/profile_jan_morris.shtml Jan Morris: A Profile]</ref>
*Jan (James) Morris: A British [[World War II]] veteran, reporter, and father, Morris underwent sex change surgery in 1972.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/profile/profile_jan_morris.shtml Jan Morris: A Profile]</ref>
*Dr. Rene Richards (Richard Raskin): An American doctor and tennis player. Richards made waves in 1976, when she entered amateur [[tennis]] competitions as a woman.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/garden/01renee.html The Lady Regrets]</ref>
*Dr. Rene Richards (Richard Raskin): An American doctor and tennis player. Richards made waves in 1976, when he entered amateur [[tennis]] competitions as a woman.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/garden/01renee.html The Lady Regrets]</ref>
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