Earlier than the phrase ‘transgender’ existed, there was Bambi, the dazzling Parisian icon
PARIS — The second that modified queer historical past occurred on a sweltering summer season day in early Fifties Algeria. An effeminate teenage boy named Jean-Pierre Pruvot stood mesmerized as visitors halted and crowds swarmed round a scandalous spectacle unfolding within the conservative Algiers streets. Earlier than the phrase ‘transgender’ existed, there was Bambi, the…