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Brigitte Schneebeli - Paul: eine besondere Frau

Original title: "Paul: eine besondere Frau" (Paul: a special woman) by Brigitte Schneebeli.

Paul Jecklin, born in 1957, grew up partly with a foster family and partly in the Chur orphanage. The guardianship authorities took him away from his parents when he was a small child, as did all his five siblings.

Two things made life even more difficult for the delicate, blond boy. He developed more slowly than other children and... he would rather have been a girl. For both he was laughed at and ridiculed. As a teenager, he spent several years in a home for the 'difficult' youth. Not because he had done anything wrong, but because people wanted to be rid of him.


Psychiatrists labeled him as disordered and mentally deficient. A young social worker in training got him out of this hopeless situation. At the age of 25, having been trained as a carer, today Paul has a wealth of experience in the profession, including caring for the mentally handicapped. 

Paul Jecklin is public about his disposition as a transvestite. As such, he serves suitors. Striving to break down barriers and taboos, he also organizes transvestism-related events.

Available via lili-elbe.de

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