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Note on my social media channels

I am no longer on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube or WhatsApp, and that is a deliberate choice. Find out why I left the big platforms and where you can follow me in the free, decentralized Fediverse, or which messenger I am on now. (Blog article)

Activist

The rights of transgender people and the entire LGBT+ community matter deeply to me. I work to stay visible, and whenever television or the press offer me a platform, I use it.

Politician

Being politically active for women, trans* people, and the LGBT community matters to me, because I know these realities from personal experience, not just from books.

Association chairwoman

In 2016, I founded VDGE e.V., an association providing peer counseling and self-help groups for transgender people throughout Germany. I have chaired it ever since.

Wife

In October 2018, Michelle and I got married as the first transgender and same-sex couple to do so in Baden-Württemberg. We support each other and are happy together.

Feminist

As a woman, women's rights and real equality are something I care about deeply. I speak out against violence against women, against patriarchy, and against outdated gender roles.

Consultant

As a peer counselor, I support transgender people and their families with questions around gender identity and transition. I never push anyone in any direction, and I am bound by confidentiality.

Author

In 2019, I published my autobiography. Under the title "trans(*)parent", I share my own story along with a lot of useful information about transition.

Mother

I have a son who unfortunately no longer lives with me. His father took him when he left. Even so, I know what it means to be a mother, and that experience stays with me.

Teacher

As a lecturer, I share my knowledge and personal experiences with students, trainees, teachers, and counselors at schools, universities, and clinics. I talk about social exclusion, bullying, discrimination, human rights, and my own life story.

Self-help leader

Through VDGE e.V., we organize self-help groups throughout Germany. I personally run one self-help group in south-west Germany.

Developer

My main job is web developer and Linux server administrator. More than 25 years ago I turned my hobby into my profession, and this work still brings me real joy.

Friend

I am always open to new acquaintances and friendships. My door is open, even for people going through difficult times. There is usually a place to sleep and a good breakfast available too.

My long road to transition

I only began my transition at the age of 43, in October 2015. I started psychotherapeutic support therapy in January and began hormone replacement therapy in June 2016. My first gender reassignment surgery was in January 2018, the second in August of the same year. In January 2020, I had a minor surgical correction, and since 2020 I have completed all gender reassignment surgeries.

At the start of my journey, I had no support whatsoever. I had to find everything myself and figure out the best path forward on my own. I know from personal experience what social exclusion, verbal and physical violence, bullying, and the many hurdles placed in a transgender person's path actually look like.

That is exactly why I try to help others and make their transition a little easier.