Storie per cambiare

Abstract

The focus on lgbtqia+ minorities, even from a pedagogical viewpoint, seems to have an affiliation with the Women’s Movement, in the sense of a critical philosophy of the male interpretation of reality which is falsely defined as neutral. The transition from a univocal to a dual vision of the world has opened the way to multiple views, and to the emergence of several different meanings that can be legitimately associated with a word. The present time can be defined as an interlude during which major changes are taking place, changes that various fields of knowledge and education have the task of interpreting and passing on. New narratives must exploit the heritage of interpretation and stories that overlap and are intertwined with the traditional ones. The contribution ends with a reference to the phenomenon of the Neapolitan “femminielli” (homosexual males with markedly feminine gender expression in traditional Neapolitan culture), an example of a (sub-)culture that exists within the context of traditional culture but also one that is extraneous to the duality that connotes it. The contribution is a general reminder of the opportunities for change that minority cultures and the freedoms they embody represent for everybody.