Hotell Nornan
The legendary boundary-smashing trans person "Merry Lou", aka Marie-Louise Simonsen, ran the Hotell Nornan on Västergatan for a number of years in the 1960s.
The legendary boundary-smashing trans person "Merry Lou", aka Marie-Louise Simonsen, ran the Hotell Nornan on Västergatan for a number of years in the 1960s. She also lived there. Marie-Louise was born a biological man, but underwent gender reassignment surgery at an early age. She came to Malmö in the 1960s, where she became well-known for her performances in amateur singing competitions. Her renditions of Zarah Leander songs were especially revered. Alongside Lars Hector she was a popular hostess and entertainer at both Gay House and Trocadero. Text: Jeanette Rosengren, Kira förlag
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- Årtal: 1960
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