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{{short description|American physician}}
Dr Leo Wollman (1912 - 1998), was a New York doctor who assisted transsexuals with their transitions. He was a colleague of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Benjamin Dr Harry Benjamin] and was a co-author of the Internationally recognised standards of care, still used today by doctors the world over.
 
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He featured in a film by director Doris Wishman, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Me_Die_a_Woman Let Me Die A Woman], he was also scientific and medical advisor . It is a truly awful movie which leans more towards sensationalism and pornography than a true account of transition.
'''Dr. Leo Wollman''' (1914–1998), was a New York City medical doctor who assisted [[transgender]] individuals with their [[Transitioning (transgender)|transitions]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} In 1979 he served on the founding committee of the [[Harry Benjamin]] International [[gender dysphoria|Gender Dysphoria]] Association, now the [[World Professional Association for Transgender Health]], which wrote its first [[Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People|Standards of Care]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.genderpsychology.org/transsexual/hbsoc_1990.html|title = Harry Benjamin Standards of Care 1990}}</ref>
 
He had an uncredited appearance in the film ''[[Let Me Die a Woman]]'' directed by [[Doris Wishman]]. He was also a science and medicine advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3710434/|title=Leo Wolman|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
 
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