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(birth name: Cummings, John )
Born: 28 Mar 1935 Aberdeen, Scotland
Gender: Female
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Born John Cummings, Katherine Cummings underwent gender re-assignment surgery in 1989. Prior to that, she had been married and raised three daughters. Her autobiography, Katherine's Diary : The Story of a Transsexual, was published in 1992, and her essay 'The Life and Loves of an XY Woman' in No Thanks or Regrets (1996) continues the story of her life. Cummings grew up in the Gilbert Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Scotland and Australia. She graduated from the University of Sydney, and after gainin....

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