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Harry Benjamin (January 12, 1885 – August 24, 1986) was a German-American endocrinologist and sexologist, widely known for his clinical work with transgender people.
Aug 20, 2024 · Harry Benjamin was a German-born American endocrinologist and sexologist known for his pioneering role in recognizing transsexuality and developing medical interventions for transsexual and transgender individuals.
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Dec 12, 2023 · 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 The German-American physician provided the first detailed clinical discussion of the condition then referred to as “transsexualism” and was ...
Nov 18, 2016 · Born in Berlin, Germany in 1885, Benjamin was a strong 81 years of age when he challenged the prevailing medical establishment belief that cross-gender behavior was a disorder, and defended the...
Jan 16, 2024 · When he retired in 1976, Dr. Benjamin was recognized as the world’s preeminent expert on the subject and had seen upwards of 1,500 trans patients. This book talk will bring Dr. Benjamin’s influential work into focus.
Harry Benjamin (12 January 12 1885 – 24 August 1986) was a German-born sexologist [1] best known for his pioneering work with transsexuality. Early life and career. He was born in Berlin, received his doctorate in medicine in 1912 in Tübingen for a dissertation on tuberculosis.
Harry Benjamin (1885–1986) is the founding father of contemporary western transsexualism. This article examines Harry Benjamin’s work on transsexuality from the standpoint of the interrelations between science, politics and clinical intervention, with particular reference to issues concerning transsexuality and the ‘problem’ of ...
Jul 28, 2024 · Harry Benjamin’s life story is important to acknowledge as part of the history of the LGBTQ community in this country, but as Li points out, it also is vital to acknowledge that his story is connected to the pain and struggle of a marginalized community.
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The value in studying Dr. Harry Benjamin's first gender dysphoria patients is in learning how they described themselves—without any books to read.
The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (now known as the World Professional Association for Transgender Health), formed in 1978, was named after Benjamin in honor of the work he had done for transgender people.
