World Wide Wave

10 Jan 2017

Germany: Trans Legend or Selective History?

Europe

Broadcast – 10 January 2017

Living through Nazi Germany as someone who was different was a challenge at best – and a death sentence at worst. Yet somehow, a trans woman (then known as a ‘transvestite’) managed to survive and in some ways even thrive, through this period in Germany.

• Having survived the homophobic Nazi regime, was life in East Germany any better under communist rule?
• What quirky collection led to a museum to be created to house her life’s obsession?
• Is her story all as she says… or have lies and secrets reshaped the history of this fascinating character?

Helping us shine a light in the dark places of Germany from the 1940s to the 1990s, we are joined by Shaun Rennie, Director of the Midsumma show, I Am My Own Wife, all about the life of Berlin’s most notorious transgender woman – Charlotte von Mahlsdorf.

Find out more about the show at https://midsumma.org.au/k2event/i-am-my-own-wife.

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