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F*CK THE VIOLENCE!” It is a project conceived by the Culture Group of Arcigay Catania on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (or IDAHOBIT, acronym for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia).
The aim of the day is to promote and coordinate the raising awareness and prevention on the issue, so as to combat the phenomenon of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
The project consists of collecting, publishing, and circulating a series of stories, quotes, and real-life testimonies, creating a safe space to give voice to those who have experienced violence, overcome it, and fight against it, telling you about it; for a better world for all and a better time of life; so that you may always take care to shine.
Things are changing, and getting better: we want to show you.
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“Jessica, you’re a girl; these are things for boys.”
“Look how beautiful that doll is, stop with the cars.”
“Don’t you want a Barbie?”
“My daughter Jessica…”
This is me, a wrong name that has always suffered violence.
Because I was born in a body that doesn't feel like mine.
At school, I was constantly bullied for "trying to imitate the boys" and, at the same time, being "weak like a girl." Maybe just because I didn't like fighting and enjoyed activities like music.
In high school?
“Look, the lesbian is passing by!”
“Look at her, she's a failed male and she's definitely a lesbian…”
“Yeah, Industrial Technician is the place for lesbians and nerds.”
Me, who was both. Jessica, the calm girl who programmed on the computer and ran the school radio, the one almost no one wanted to deal with because she was "too brusque.".
The teachers were always silent. I was the strange one.
“Wait, so if you like women, why don’t you stay a lesbian?”
Because this isn't my body. I'm not a woman.
Lorenzo, not Jessica.
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