Pick of the Day: “Framing Agnes”

In 1958, a trans woman who went by “Agnes Torres” outsmarted the system to attain gender-affirming healthcare. Thanks to her resourcefulness, she received hormones and corrective surgery from a UCLA gender study led by sociologist Harold Garfinkel. The remarkable case of a nineteen-year-old trans woman who made a life for herself has since served as...

from Women and Hollywood https://womenandhollywood.com/pick-of-the-day-framing-agnes/