Bixby Elliot's "Sommerfugl" Tells the Story of Lili Elbe, The First Person to Have Sex Reassignment Surgery
Some stories linger in the incubation stage. Patiently"or not so patiently"they wait to be told, to make their way into the public consciousness. Then, uncannily, when they finally burst into daylight, they show up in multiple iterations. The tale of Danish-born Lili Elbe (1882-1931) is one such story. Bixby Elliot's new play Sommerfugl tells the true story of Elbe (born Einar Wegener), who is believed to be the firs…