Gothenburg – not yet at the end of the rainbow
It was a secret between the spouses in all years. No one else knew he was a transvestite. But when his wife died, he was a she.
On Kaggeledstorget meeting point the orchestra to dance. It’s early afternoon, and the dance floor is filled soon by day vacantness, where most are pensioners Angelica. She asks the ladies to dance and it shows that dance is one of her great passions.
A few hours earlier, we met Angelica for the first time. She told me about her life and what it means to be a transvestite. On its way from shame to pride and of his new life as an activist for transgender and member of the City of Gothenburg LGBTQ advice.
Authorities and organisations do a lot, but what happens in reality is not always the same thing. It is not so gloomy for me. I am 75 and have no worries, but many young people have it very difficult, says Angelica Löwdin.
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