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Bet you didn’t know that Singapore used to be a hub for sex change ops Rachel Chan The Popping Post•16 January 2016 In The Danish Girl, we learn of the story of Lili Elbe, said to be the first recipient of gender reassignment surgery sometime in 1930. Originally Einar Wegener, a prolific Danish landscape painter, she felt that she had been born into the wrong body and found salvation in Kurt Warnekros, a surgeon who would perform the life-changing operation for her in Dresden, Germany. The story of Elbe is considered groundbreaking and a revelation to those studying sexology, but do you know that Singapore had our own Lili in the 1960s? The successful procedure was what paved the way for Singapore to become a hub for sex change operations in the 1970s and 1980s. But first, I bet you want to find out more about the Singapore Lili. Elbe/Wegener is played by Eddie Redmayne (nominated for Best Actor for this year's Academy Awards), whose portrayal of Lili - with short auburn waves and a simpering smile - will probably be remembered as Hollywood's tribute to the transgender community for a long time to come. Very long article Read more https://sg.style.yahoo.com/bet-didn-t-know-singapore-1243 Dont know why there's this phantom huge space below. I cant seems to delete it!