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How Christine Jorgensen beat the tabloids at their own game
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Long before influencers learned to manipulate algorithms, Christine Jorgensen was playing the 1950s press like a fiddle. Upon returning from Denmark after gender confirmation surgery, she didn't hide; she handed out exclusive interviews to the highest bidders, spinning a glamorous narrative. She knew that if she didn't monetize her own sensationalism, the ruthless midcentury tabloids would do it for free.
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