What is Harry Benjamin?
'''Harry Benjamin''' (January 12, 1885 – August 24, 1986) was an American [[sexologist]] and [[endocrinology]]. A book he wrote about [[transsexualism]] called ''The Transsexual Phenomenon'' was published in 1966. He died when he was 101. He made the Sex Orientation Scale. It is also known as the Benjamin scale. ==Early life== Benjamin was born in Berlin. He was raised in an [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi Jewish]] home. ==Personal life== Benjamin was married to a woman called Gretchen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sexarchive.info/ECE6/html/benjamin/|title=H. Benjamin - The Transsexual phenomenon - Titelseite|website=www.sexarchive.info}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benjamin, Harry}} [[Category:1885 births]] [[Category:1986 deaths]] [[Category:American physicians]] [[Category:Jewish American scientists]] [[Category:American sexologists]] {{us-bio-stub}}