Marie-Pier Ysser

Also known as Bambi, this incredible woman was a transsexual pioneer. Born in 1935 in Algeria, Bambi came to France where she joined a transgender showgirl troupe and performed for 20 years. She later would go on to become a professor of literature at the Sorbonne in 1974, and remained there for two years, after which she went to teach at Garges-lès-Gonesse for 25 years. She has written a book about her life and still lives in France.