Program of Events
Discussion
29 October 2000, 7:00 p.m.
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Studio I, 10997 Berlinand: www.pride.de

Invited Speakers:
Gugu Ernesto, Köln (art context) Ulrike Folkerts, (actress, pending acceptance)Verena Kuni, Frankfurt (Theoretician, Cyberfeminist, pending acceptance)Michaela Lindner, Berlin (Writer, BVV Kreuzberg, PDS)Maria Rohlinger, Köln (Sociologist, University of Cologne, Regenbogenliste)Jurist, to be announced.

Moderation
Bettina Böttinger, Cologne (WDR)
In the discussion "Transgender / cross female" the question whether, within the contexts of transgender/transsex, many ‚images of femininity‘ are once again called up or reinforced, will be looked into. Promoted not merely through a law which stipulates the alignment of physical, gendered body and gender identity, but also through extensive acceptance of this new production of binary sexuality, these ideas of femininity are often tied back to the body in painful processes. Differently from in the U.S., attempts at protest in Germany seem to