Lizzy says: July 12, 2013 at 12:53 pm To answer the first part of the question, yes, the early biographies and autobiographies (Chris Jorgensen, Renee??? Richards, jan Morrison, Tula) helped make the Transgender Phenomenon (if I can use those words) known to the world, and especially to we who were questioning (gender dysphoric to the point of being suicidal).