Verses and analysis, pain and resistance, until reaching affirmation. These are the ingredients of the meeting - organized for Monday 31 March, the international day of trans* visibility - with Giovanna Cristina Vivinetto.

The poet will be accompanied on stage by Diego Lasio, associate professor in Social Psychology at the University of Cagliari, to address the topic of gender affirmation. Through her verses, the author will share the stages of her journey that began during adolescence and her experiences of resisting the stigma that she had to face as a trans woman, until reaching a full and luminous affirmation of the self.

The event, scheduled from 5 to 7 pm in the Specchi room of the Faculty of Humanities (Sa Duchessa) in Cagliari, was organized by the Accresce project, selected by “Con i Bambini” as part of the Fund for the fight against child educational poverty, to respond to the needs that emerged at the round tables organized in the first phase.

During meetings with schools, associations, parents, teachers, educators and operators, the need to address issues related to gender identity in a specific and informed manner emerged. Giovanna Cristina Vivinetto made her debut in poetry with "Dolore minimo", the first text in Italy to address the theme of transsexuality in verse, winner of numerous literary awards, including the Premio Viareggio Opera Prima. Translated into several languages, it also inspired the television series "Prisma".

Vivinetto has been included in many anthologies and magazines. She is among the authors proposed in the school text “Controcanone. Women’s literature from the origins to today”, and was included among the forty-two female voices in the volume “Parole d'altro genere. Come le scrittrici hanno cambiato il mondo”, edited by Vera Gheno.

(Online Union)