Porpora Marcasciano

Porpora Marcasciano (San Bartolomeo in Galdo, 15 September 1957) is an Italian activist, sociologist, and writer, known for her militantism for LGBT+ and transgender rights and internationally recognized books, including AntoloGaia. Sesso, genere e cultura degli anni '70, L'aurora delle trans cattive and the autobiographic Tra le rose e le viole. La storia e le storie di transessuali e travestiti. Through her activist efforts and books, she addresses several issues, including the right to identification, the right to education and employment, health rights for the LGBT+ community (including training for medical professionals), and the social and law enforcement abuses faced by transgender individuals, as well as detention conditions in prisons.

She is currently president of Movimento Identità Trans, oldest trans movement in Italy) and elected member of the city council of Bologna. During the elections in Bologna, she was victim of deadnaming and obliged to run for elections under her birth name: Egisto. Provided by Wikipedia