This month’s question was when was the first gender reassignment surgery in the United States performed? It took place in February of 1965. It took place at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine an organization which then went on to establish the first medical clinic to address gender identity and the medical concerns of transsexuals and those seeking gender reassignment.
The question and answer were found in a book on the Salem Press & Grey House Publishing Reference Shelf. The book was Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events. Find the Salem Press Reference Shelf on the library’s Research & Homework page under “S” and access it with your library card.
