Posted on Jun 30, 2022
Meet Oregonian Dr. Alan Hart, who underwent the first documented gender-affirming surgery in the...
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It was 105 years ago that an Oregon doctor underwent what is thought to be the first documented gender-affirming surgery in the United States.
Dr. Alan Hart was born Alberta “Lucille” Hart in 1890. Hart grew up in the Willamette Valley and attended Albany College, now Lewis & Clark College. Hart preferred to present as male and did so as much as possible – often with family support. But at school, Hart was forced to wear dresses and appear as “Lucille.”
In 1917, Hart graduated with a medical degree from the University of Oregon Medical Department in Portland, now Oregon Health & Science University. That same year, Hart persuaded fellow Oregon doctor J. Allen Gilbert to perform what was — at the time —considered an unheard-of transition surgery. Hart underwent a hysterectomy, ensuring Hart could not have menses or become pregnant. That operation, along with a psychological evaluation, was enough for Dr. Gilbert to officially state that Hart should be accepted by society as a man.
Dr. Alan Hart was born Alberta “Lucille” Hart in 1890. Hart grew up in the Willamette Valley and attended Albany College, now Lewis & Clark College. Hart preferred to present as male and did so as much as possible – often with family support. But at school, Hart was forced to wear dresses and appear as “Lucille.”
In 1917, Hart graduated with a medical degree from the University of Oregon Medical Department in Portland, now Oregon Health & Science University. That same year, Hart persuaded fellow Oregon doctor J. Allen Gilbert to perform what was — at the time —considered an unheard-of transition surgery. Hart underwent a hysterectomy, ensuring Hart could not have menses or become pregnant. That operation, along with a psychological evaluation, was enough for Dr. Gilbert to officially state that Hart should be accepted by society as a man.
Meet Oregonian Dr. Alan Hart, who underwent the first documented gender-affirming surgery in the...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel an impressive story especially since it took place so long ago. It had to take a special kind of bravery to even contemplate such a drastic course of action. You know he had so little support in living in the way that made him happy.
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