Filomena Filo Sottile, La mostruositrans, 2020

This book is a vindication of the right to be non-identifiable according to physical and psychological gender stereotypes and speaks to all people who do not feel identifiable in a norm or gender. It is a manifesto claiming one’s own path, but also an appeal to all those people who recognise themselves in this path. A clear explanation of how urgent it is to restart from a transfeminist approach.
Using references to mythological creatures, literary characters, and pop culture, and mixing their stories with real experiences, the author recounts the life of transgender people, and their being constantly subjected to the judgement of people, society, rules, and the constraints imposed by the psychological and medical paths of transition.
A dense piece of writing that the author makes truly accessible thanks to her ironic and irreverent verve.