The activist parents of a highly publicized “trans kid” in Germany have been exposed as running a violent BDSM club out of their home and host sex parties, bondage workshops, and an online adult store.
Jörg “JC” Gleisenberg and spouse Franziska “Franny” Gleisenberg are the proprietors of a BDSM club called Das Haus Roissy, which is listed at the same address as their home. Haus Roissy sells fetish gear and organizes workshops to “enlighten” the public on BDSM practices.
The Gleisenbergs are known in Germany for being the parents of a 13-year-old male child named Julana they began publicly transitioning to a “girl” in early childhood.
Jörg Gleisenberg claims his son “came out” as a girl after watching a documentary about a transgender child. Speaking with Abendzeitung in 2019, he explained that he had attempted to send his son, then called Julien, out of the room for the duration of the film – but the child secretly hid in order to watch the movie. Afterwards, the father says that his 9 year-old approached him and said, “Dad, I have to tell you something. I’m actually a girl.”
After the boy “came out,” the Gleisenbergs began giving him drugs to halt his puberty. Video footage of Julana being injected with the puberty-blocking drugs was published by German public broadcast service WDR (West German Radio). Notably, WDR’s studio director and long-time public broadcaster, Georgine Kellermann, identifies as a transgender “woman” and has promoted puberty blockers for minors.
Over the past few years, the Gleisenbergs have turned their child into a minor celebrity and traveled to various LGBT events across Germany with Julana while also promoting their BDSM club.
Last year, the Gleisenbergs published a book about their son’s transition, titled Julana – Endlich Ich! (Julana – Finally Me!) which until recently was being sold on their website alongside BDSM accessories.
The Gleisenbergs home-run BDSM club, Das Haus Roissy, cooperates with state institutions such as the “Queeres Netzwerk Bayern” (Queer Network Bavaria). It is also officially recognized as a representative of the trans lobbying group the German Society for Transidentity and Intersexuality (DGTI), and as a counseling center for transsexual children and young people.
The couple advertises their services on JOYclub, an online “sex-positive community for sexual contacts” which also hosts user-generated pornography and a livestream section.
“We try to enlighten and mediate against prejudices, discrimination, slander and ignorance between ‘normal’ people and those who do not conform to the norm on a spiritual and sexual level,” a translation of the German-language description reads.
“We want to help shift the attitude towards those who live the BDSM lifestyle or who experience same-sex love as well as people who live in the ‘wrong’ body, and to create a society where those prejudices can be cleared up.”
Public knowledge of the Gleisenbergs’ questionable home life has increased over the past year. Last summer, women’s rights activist Rona Duwe critically shared the official website for Das Haus Roissy and pointed out that the boy’s father, Jörg, visits schools as an ambassador for DGTI.
After news of their activities began to circulate, the Gleisenbergs locked down their Instagram page and unpublished their website. At present, Das Haus Roissy’s website is unavailable and offers a brief statement about undergoing construction. Until recently, photos of the child could be seen posted alongside images of BDSM activities and sex toys.
Judith Sevinç Basad, a Berlin-based journalist, recently published the first German-language documentary to critically analyze the rise of transgenderism in mainstream culture. In her film, Trans ist Trend (Trans is a Trend), Basad discusses the case of the Gleisenbergs.
While looking into the matter, Basad discovered that Julana had been “liking” posts by his parents that depicted BDSM activities and equipment. Some of the images shared by the Gleisenbergs depicted his mother with injuries.
“At Haus Roissy, bondage workshops and sex parties are held. People let themselves be locked in cages or tied to crosses, and on the homepage you can buy not only Julana’s book, but also BDSM sex toys. The transchild Julana seems to be on site all the time, even liking posts by her own parents depicting violent BDSM practices,” Basad explains in the documentary.
According to Basad, the public response to Julana’s situation has been “minimal,” but was given some attention after news outlets reported that he had been invited to participate in a Drag Queen Story Hour at a state library in Munich. However, Julana’s appearance was canceled after protesters arrived and demonstrated outside of the building.
Basad said that she visited the library at the time and had her concerns dismissed by staff.
“When I inquired about Julana’s parents’ involvement in BDSM activities, the library director responded by saying, ‘When you go to the supermarket, you will find condoms and lubricants next to candies as well,'” Basad told Reduxx.
“In Germany, individuals who question the activities of those identifying as ‘queer,’ ‘trans,’ or part of the LGBTQ+ community are often automatically stigmatized as ‘Nazis’ or transphobes.’ This fear of being labeled leads even state-funded libraries and networks to collaborate with fetishists, as they are hesitant to voice any objections.”
One week after publishing her documentary, Basad and her management team were reported to law enforcement by a trans activist for spreading “misinformation … against the queer community.”
Alfonso Pantisano took to Facebook to announce that he had filed a criminal complaint against Basad and her team as an action taken in his role as a queer representative for Berlin.
“The [police] report shows the totalitarian realms into which the queer movement has drifted,” Basad said. “When journalists, who shed light on the dangers of puberty blockers, pedophilia, and cancel culture within the trans movement, are reported for hate speech, it is a massive attack on the freedom of press. Even if the charges are dropped, the intention behind it is evident.”
Writing for Nius, Basad detailed Pantisano’s appointment to the role as a “queer commissioner” for Berlin earlier this month, and highlighted that he hurled a derogatory slur – “bitch” – at prominent feminist journalist Alice Schwarzer last year over her criticism of proposed sex self-identification policies.
“In other tweets, Pantisano insulted critical women several times as ‘TERF’, asserted that ‘as a feminist’ had the right ‘to speak for all women’ and demanded in an aggressive tone that women should take trans women into their shelters,” Basad wrote.
Following backlash, Pantisano deleted his insulting tweets.
When asked whether she believed there may be a connection between BDSM culture and the medical transitioning of children, Basad explained that the possibility had her “deeply concerned.”
“It is evident that there is a troubling merging of sexual fetishes and trans activism, particularly involving children. The arguments put forth by woke activists consistently revolve around portraying sexual fetishes as a marginalized practice within a supposedly oppressive ‘heteronormative’ society that should be eradicated. This disturbing trend permits the occurrence of child abuse in plain view, with observers remaining silent. Ultimately, it represents a perverse demonstration of power stemming from an exceedingly perilous ideology,” Basad said.
The pairing of BDSM practices with materials which promote transgenderism is becoming increasingly common in Germany, according to Basad. In one example, she noted that an organization that operates dozens of “queer youth groups” across the country, the Queer Lexicon, provides information about BDSM practices and referrals to local BDSM groups.
Last month, a “BDSM Youth” group which promotes sadomasochism to teens was spotted at a Pride event in Munich, prompting criticism on social media. The organization, “BDSM Jugend,” is a registered non-profit that provides “youth work in the areas of BDSM and sex education,” and has chapters across the nation.
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