Wondrous Transformations: A Maverick Physician, the Science of Hormones, and the Birth of the Transgender Revolution Susan Choi Because we all are

Because we all are

Caitlin treads a treacherous path

2019 Cybils Award Finalist

he writes wittily and wisely about himself

often viewed by their peers as submissive or too ‘pretty

Wondrous Transformations: A Maverick Physician, the Science of Hormones, and the Birth of the Transgender Revolution Susan Choi Because we all areHarry Benjamin (1885 1986), a German born endocrinologist, was a pivotal figure in the development of transgender medicine. He was physician to transgender pioneers such as Christine Jorgensen, the 1950s "Ex GI" turned "Blonde Beauty" media sensation, and in turn, she and other collaborators helped to shape Benjamin's influential 1966 book, The Transsexual Phenomenon. Alison Li's much needed biography of Benjamin chronicles his passion for hormones