Patricia Morgan (transgender woman)
American transgender pioneer
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Patricia Anne Morgan (also known as Patricia Anne Glavocich,[1] born 12 March 1939[2][3] – died 1986?[1]) was an American businesswoman and former sex worker who became, in the early 1960s, one of the earliest people to undergo gender reassignment surgery in the United States.[4]
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| Born | March 12, 1939 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Known for | Early recipient of gender reassignment surgery |
Morgan moved to New York at the age of 15 or 16 and after around 4 years of living there, was sentenced to 3 years in prison for assault and theft.[3][4] Her gender reassignment surgeries took place in 1961/1962.[4]
She was one of the patients of the pioneering surgeon Elmer Belt.[5] In 1973, she published her autobiography, The Man-Maid Doll,[3][6] in which she describes her experience of early experimental surgery in detail.[7]
Morgan later started a chauffeur company, the Bunny Limousine Service, which ran for about a year.[3] She was also offered a show in Greenwich Village, but declined.[3][4]
