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Elke Spörkel has seven children, has been married twice and preached for 26 years as Pastor Hans-Gerd in the small community of Haldern on the Lower Rhine. "For as long as I can remember, there was always the fascination of why I can't be a girl?" remembers Elke. For decades she was extremely popular in the community as Protestant pastor Hans-Gerd - until it became known that the pastor wore women's clothes. "You suddenly feel like an inhuman person, like someone who has done something wrong. In fact, like someone who has committed a crime." After such experiences, Elke Spörkel made her trans identity public. The community also accepts Elke as a pastor and tries to find her way back to everyday life. Everything seems fine until Elke falls in love and wants to get married again. Author Manuel Rees accompanied the charismatic pastor for three years and tells Elke's moving life story. #Transident #Pastor #WDRDoku ______ A film for people up close by Manuel Rees. This film was produced in 2020. All statements and facts correspond to the status at that time and have not been updated since then. More documentaries on the topic: • Live Extraordinarily