18+: Lili Elbe was a Danish painter and in 1930 among the fi…

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Did you know? Lili Elbe was a Danish painter and in 1930 among the first people in the world to undergo gender-confirming surgery. She sadly died in 1931 from complications during her fourth operation. Her diary was posthumously published in 1933, and filmed in 2015 as "The Danish Girl".

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Lili Elbe was a Danish painter and in 1930 among the first people in the world to undergo gender-confirming surgery. She sadly died in 1931 from complications during her fourth operation. Her diary was posthumously published in 1933, and filmed in 2015 as "The Danish Girl".

Lili Elbe was een Deense schilder en in 1930 een van de eerste mensen ter wereld die een geslachtsbevestigende operatie onderging. Ze stierf helaas in 1931 aan complicaties van de vierde operatie. Haar dagboek werd in 1933 postuum gepubliceerd; in 2015 verfilmd als "The Danish Girl".

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