Georgina Somerset

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arm in arm by the seaside
Georgina Somerset with her husband
Georgina Somerset (Georgina Carol Somerset, 1923–2013, formerly George Edwin Turtle) was a dentist and former naval officer who lived for much of her life as male.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

In his mid-30s George started living as a woman, but reverted to the male role for a while. She later had hormone treatment and corrective surgery. In 1960 she had her birth certificate changed to female. In 1962 she got married in church to Christopher Somerset.[1]

She has written that sex change surgery should only be for intersex people, not for transsexuals.[2]

References

  1. Georgina Somerset, A Girl Called Georgina, The Book Guild Limited 1992 (bound with Over the Sex Border: Change of Sex: a comprehensive study, by Georgina Turtle, first published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963)
  2. http://zagria.blogspot.co.uk/2008/05/georgina-somerset-1923-dentist.html#.UiA_Oj9h9AM A Gender Variance Who's Who, "Georgina Somerset, dentist"