When does the reading Gender Punks take place?

The reading with Kuku Schrapnell takes place on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 8 PM.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is the Literaturhaus Göttingen at Nikolaistraße 22, 37073 Göttingen.

How much does a ticket cost?

Pre-sale tickets cost 11 euros regular and 7 euros reduced. At the box office, admission costs 12 euros regular and 8 euros reduced.

Is there a discount available?

Discounts apply to students, trainees, social card holders, and people with disabilities.

Who will talk to Kuku Schrapnell about the book?

Kuku Schrapnell will talk to literature educator Tobi Schiller about queer history, gender conventions, and social change.

Is there free admission for students?

Göttingen students with a culture ticket receive free entry if there are still available seats.

Kuku Schrapnell opens forgotten queer stories and ignites literary resistance

Name: »Gender Punks«
Start: 2026-10-21T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-21T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Literaturhaus Göttingen

Kuku Schrapnell tells about people who broke gender norms

On October 21, 2026, the Literaturhaus Göttingen will be the site of an unusual author encounter: Kuku Schrapnell presents the book Gender Punks: On trans pioneers and the art of living resistantly and invites literature educator Tobi Schiller to a reading and a conversation about queer history, gender politics, and social change.

Historical biographies with contemporary energy

Gender-nonconforming pirates, queer priests, and transgender rebels are at the center of Schrapnell's literary work. The book, published in 2026 by Verbrecher Verlag, follows historical transgender and intersex individuals from the 17th to the 20th century. The portrayed figures include Anastasius Lagrantinus Rosenstengel, Romaine-la-Prophétesse, Lucy Hicks Anderson, and Danshō Okiyo.

Schrapnell frees these life stories from the confines of traditional court and medical records. The narrative style combines historical research with linguistic fluidity, solidarity, and occasional winks. This creates a distinctive form of literary historical communication that makes suppressed biographies visible and extends their resilience into the present.

Queer history as a literary discourse

The event touches on fundamental questions: What does gender mean when social categories are not fixed? How are patriarchal and capitalist power relations inscribed in biographies? And what forms of resistant living can be read from history?

Kuku Schrapnell works on queer history as well as on trans and gender-political topics, leads workshops, and acts as a speaker. In Gender Punks, expertise, narrative art, and political impetus intersect. The reading promises not only information about historical personalities but also a literary experience with high contemporary relevance.

Reading and conversation with Tobi Schiller

After the text passages, there will be a conversation with literature educator Tobi Schiller. The focus is on the question of how a patriarchal and capitalist world can be changed. The reading atmosphere in the Literaturhaus Göttingen creates a concentrated space for this: voice, language, and historical narratives combine with open reflection on social responsibility.

The event takes place as part of the Queer Cultural Days and is organized in cooperation with the bookstore Rote Straße and the Queer Center Göttingen. The Literaturhaus is located on Nikolaistraße between the arts quarter and the city center and is one of the important places of literary life in Göttingen.

Conclusion: An evening for resistant stories

Those who experience literature as a social intervention, queer history as a vibrant discourse, and author encounters as a possibility for personal perspective shift will find a particularly striking evening at Gender Punks. Kuku Schrapnell returns complexity to historical figures and shows how powerful literary remembrance can be. The audience can expect a reading with attitude, historical depth, and linguistic energy.