burger Button

“Tranny Schock”

9. June 2016 19:00

Discussion about the topic „Trans* & Tranny“ in queer comics, together with two notorious (multimedia)trannys within the frame of the exhibition “Superqueeroes”.

We will discuss with the two performance artists and columnists about dealing with terms and definitions like “Tranny” inside the queer scene. How politically incorrect is it to use a word like “Tranny” or “Transe”? How “painful” is this for trans*people to be confronted in this way, how legitimate are calls to ban such terms? And: How much tolerance can and should be expected from both sides; the Tranny scene and trans*community?

Both self-styled “Multimedia-Trannys” and artists Kaey and Jurassica Parka tell that evening about their lives and careers, critical reactions, with which they’ve learned to deal and about changes in contact within the LGBTIQ* scene in Germany and Berlin.

Point of origin of this event is Justin Halls Comic „Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super Tranny“ (2010). It was demonetized by publisher North West Press due to protests from the American trans* community. The word “Tranny” was rated to be transphobic, although author Justin Hall was emphatic about pointing out that in the beginnings of the millennium this term had a positive connotation along the westcoast of the US, being used by queer-activists and people working in the gender sector.

Kaey and Jurassica Parka will make a comparison and tell about their experience in Germany while drawing a wide – glamorous- bow.