[:en]“Stories of Trans* Parents”. Arcigay Rieti gives voice to transgender parents[:]
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[:en]On January 11th at 4:30 pm, Egon Botteghi, a trans parent, doctor of philosophy, activist of the national association Rete Genitori Rainbow and operator of the LGBTQ+ Listening Center ’L'Approdo“ in Livorno, returns to the Arcigay Rieti headquarters to talk about transgender parents through the lens of his personal experience.
In 2023, Botteghi presented the guide "Trans with Children" in Rieti (available for free download from the Rete Genitori Rainbow website), which contained extensive advice for transgender people with children and for young trans* people who want to become parents in our country. Following the great response, Egon will be with us again, this time with "Stories of Trans* Parents," a collection of real and extraordinary experiences, unique yet universal, that every parent can relate to.
The author, through his own experiences and those of other parents, manages to engage us in an almost novelistic way, with a simple, personal style, accessible to all, while also bringing us back to the harsh reality of our country in terms of laws, struggles, and the responsibilities of medicine and psychiatry when it comes to the journeys of transgender people in general and parents in particular.
As the back cover states:
In a society that limits parental expression to rigid and conventional norms, “Stories of Trans* Parents” stands out as a hymn to freedom.
Through an intimate journey, Egon Botteghi shows us the challenges and profound transformations of his own identity, tracing a path that shatters conventions and reclaims the right to be, to love, and to continue raising the two children he brought into the world. The words of a man and mother become an act of resistance against those who deny him the right to humanity: "And so I asked myself: what am I in today's world? Am I a hero of the revolution, the monster who stands on the crest of evolution, am I a kamikaze who crashes into binary and heterosexist norms to overthrow them, or am I simply one of the many ways in which a human being modulates himself and who therefore must be accepted, welcomed, helped to live well, and left in peace with his transformed body?".
Her pen serves as a bridge to other stories that reflect our reality: they are trans women and men, they are mothers, they are fathers, they are the change we hope will happen in the world.
The meeting on January 11th is therefore truly open to everyone: parents and children, mental health professionals, educators, activists, and citizens who want to learn more or who have a story of their own to tell.
We're waiting for you!
During the event you will be able to:
Purchase your signed copy of the book
Access the loan of volumes from our Rainbow Library
Become a member of Arcigay Rieti or support us with a donation[:]
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