The spring that triggered in me the desire
to write. At a time when the news was reporting on suicides
and bullying involving young homosexuals, I thought that
making their troubled story known might help some young people
in the same situation.
Two opposite worlds colliding. Nick, a boy educated and raised
“in the muffled” world of a wealthy family, that lacks the
guidance of his father who, for personal problems neglects the
family. Guido, the son of decent people but from the
lower-middle class, grows up on the streets and discovering
his sexuality confides in his parents, getting kicked out of
the house.
While Nick however has the unconditional support of his
family, Guido goes through terrible years, forced to live on
the streets and prostitute himself. But he is strong, and
despite everything he loves those parents who have disowned
him. He manages to get back up and build a decent life for
himself. So the encounter with that boy from a good family,
with whom it is love at first sight. A
feeling that nothing and no one will break.
This is one of the stories that compelled
me to write “Thank your lucky stars” and the story of Mario
and Roberto. If all parents were like Carlo's father, there
would be no need. We are in the presence of that fine line
between being happy and tragedy.
Carlo was always loved and pampered by his parents. He always
had a strong personality, and him and his father were friends
before they were son and parent. As he grows up he discovers
his true sexuality, but conditioned by his father's repeated
input on women and proper behavior, he believes he will never
be accepted for who he is. He closes in on himself, begins to
keep secrets, so much that his parents imagine the worst: that
he is on drugs. They discover the truth, on his 18th birthday,
when Carlo tells them that he is gay. To his surprise, they
not only accept him, but advise him, protect him. And when he
discovers that the boy he is in love with is not what he
believes, his father stands by him, manages to make him react,
shows him love.
An example of how it should be. Always! What should be normal,
but too often does not happen.
This is reason that led me to want to write
CODENAME: SILVERWOLF, and in particular. Thank your lucky
stars! The dream comes true. I was moved, I got chills reading
this testimony! What was happening was the reason I started
this kind of losing battle. What the stupidity and
recklessness of people, in this case kids, can cause.
Bullying! A boy who, due to the betrayal of his best friend,
when he discovers his homosexuality finds nothing better than
to tell everyone. At school everyone mocks him and casts him
aside, the fear that sooner or later his parents will find
out, makes him enter an abyss with no way out. He dreams of an
ending like the one in the book he keeps rereading (Thank your
lucky stars), but he is too weak and gives in. He decides that
life is no longer worth living. Only his hesitation, combined
with his mother's promptness first and his father's
stubbornness later, prevent a tragedy. Loving their son and
understanding what he has been through, they decide to change
city and job to protect him. The testimony that most moved me
and made me proud of telling the story of Nick and Roberto.
The title is provocative, nothing to do with abuse. Gustavo, descendant of a decaying noble family (his father has squandered all the assets), was never loved by his parent and lives a difficult life. Bisexual all along, he gets married, but when his wife discovers this weakness, she leaves him. He tries to get back on his feet, succeeds, but his mother falls ill and he decides to devote himself to her. He lives the typical dissolute life, between quick encounters and the need to survive, until he meets a young man. A good man, who is also unlucky. Fatherless, his mother died young, and he was raised by his grandparents. They get to know each other on the Internet, and Gustavo who sees him from time to time at home, offers him hospitality when his grandparents die and he is kicked out of the house. It is strange, that young man is the only one his sick mother gets along with. Slowly Gustavo discovers that he is in love with him. When the young man tells him about his mother, he discovers a disconcerting truth.…
The news only and exclusively talks about stories of parents not accepting their child's sexuality. But no one has ever asked the opposite question. What might a child think when he or she discovers that a parent is gay or bisexual? Alberto looks like one of the many homeless who populate our cities. He has chosen that life because he knows that this way he will not be recognized. One day, when they find him stealing some food in a supermarket, he is rescued by Bruno who offers him hospitality. Learning that Bruno is gay he thinks he wants to take advantage of him, not realizing that he knows pretty well who he is, and his story. And when Alberto finds out that his father and Bruno...
An American story (which inspired the action-spy Kidnapped) of two couples, Bruce and Steven's is a typical love story between a straight man and a gay man. Steven discovers that he also likes to have sex with men by chance when he meets him. When his wife finds out he drops everything and moves to the city, he continues to see Bruce, but treats him badly when the latter asks him for help. The young man is forced to live by his wits. He gets into trouble several times, until Steven realizes that it is his fault. He looks for him, helps him, welcomes him into his home... he discovers that he loves him. One afternoon Steven disappears into thin air. Bruce asks a friend who is a police officer for help and, risking his life, he manages to find him and save him from the conspiracy he was a victim of. When they and their friends adopt children, they decide to move to Italy to keep them safe.
One of the things that most “pissed me off” in reading the many stories that I received was to discover that in the homosexual world, the search for a partner includes such standards: muscles, being endowed, external beauty. A great story about “love and solidarity”. A man, a well-known political figure in his country, like so many so-called straight people discovers sex with another man. He starts seeing a minor, being careful not to get caught. But precisely due to his paranoia, Aarnoud gets into a motorcycle accident that causes him to become paraplegic. Brend, realizing that he has fallen in love with him and feeling responsible for his disability, decides to give up everything and dedicate his life to him. They also move to Italy. One of the most moving stories.
Sandro (Mario in the story) is the only main character with whom I became friends with (besides Mario and Roberto). I consider it the most touching among the stories I selected. The ending leaves us with a question; is it better to swallow one's pride by living every happy moment to the fullest, or to live with regrets? Mario has always known he was gay; he has always dreamed of falling in love. Attilio is a well-known industrialist from the north who likes both genders. An encounter born from an ad turns into a relationship. “It's just sex”, they keep telling each other, even though they care for each other. When, shortly before moving abroad and starting a life together Mario gets into an accident that leaves him disabled, he is afraid that this will affect their relationship. He does not want to be pitied and gives up his dream, ending the relationship. Titti after several years contacts him again, but Mario treats him badly, not imagining that the only man he has ever loved is dying. When he finds out, he manages to be by his side in his last days, but his regret... will stay with him for the rest of his life.
In the diverse jungle populated by us humans, sometimes this happens as well... which is the most bright example of the legacy we were raised with. This is the classic example of homophobic behavior dictated by one's own fears. Massimo likes Alfredo, a well-known businessman, so much that he bluntly asks him to have sex. Unleashing his homophobic anger. Alfredo cannot even stand the sight of him and proves it at every opportunity. He thinks he is in the right, and is surprised when the latter is defended by everyone, including his friends. He begins to doubt himself when he discovers that Massimo, chairman of an audit committee of the county, despite he continues to denigrate him, gives him all the support he can. He changes his mind, but will it be enough?
Felice is the typical bisexual who, like many others, decides to get married and have children. Life runs smoothly; he is in love with his wife although he does not refuse homosexual adventures. His wife's typical postpartum depression turns into rejection of their son. More and more often she neglects him, leaves him alone, until Felice is forced to have her hospitalized and quit his job to take care of them. Falling in love with a famous lawyer by whom he is rejected, leads him this time into depression. He decides to go away for some time, manages to get out of a very bad situation unscathed and returns to his loved ones. He is almost on the verge of giving up, but at the most difficult moment.…
This is perhaps the most typical example of denial of one's sexuality. A normal, married man with children who, tired of the couple's relationship first begins to cheat on his spouse with other women, then starts seeing transsexuals, and finally begins an affair with an effeminate young man. Between blackmail and jealousy, one afternoon he meets, after a violent argument with the young man, Andrea, a frequent visitor of gay places. Thanks to him he is able to get rid of the young man, and he realizes that other women, transsexuals and effeminate men were only palliatives so he would not have to admit his own nature. Andrea stands by him, helping him when he loses his wife and is in danger of losing one of his children. Together, with the blessing of the two boys, they begin their new life.
When life challenges you and you think you can't get back up, just believing is enough to turn things around. Two different lives, brought together due to loneliness. Domenico, a childhood spent among orphanages, foster families and abuse, finally manages to find his path. Dario, having lost the person with whom he had shared most of his life with, is unable to fight back, to rebuild his life. A relationship started by chance, coming back from the beach. Seeing two men having sex, Dario intrigued spies on them, and this goes on for days. He spies on Domenico and his occasional partners, and when the latter asks him to have sex - he has not had sex since losing his wife - he gives in, discovering that he likes it. That encounter makes Domenico realize that he wants more out of life, and he leaves that place. Dario realizes that it might be a good compromise not to betray the memory of his wife.
I was amazed again by the ease with which, a person who until a few months before led a certain kind of life... then manages so naturally to start another, completely opposite one. This makes us realize that when feelings are pure, heartfelt, no questions are asked, no thought is given.... Although Alberto tells us about the last week, the choice to let his feelings prevail, it must have been difficult. The courage to confess his homosexual relationship to his son. The fear that he will not understand, of losing him again just like when he got separated, but this time for good. A story unlike any other. The detailed story of how you can fall in love with the person that saved your life. And of the happiness in discovering that your children accept this unconventional relationship because they are happy to see you happy and peaceful.
Falling in love is natural. Whether it is a woman or a man makes no difference. But if you happen to be in love with father and daughter at the same time, well you might have a problem. The ideal in such cases, is a... perfect triangle! Same script as other stories described. The initial overreaction of the heterosexual and homophobic man, which eventually spontaneously turns into admiration and love, awakening the homosexual part that has always been repressed. Because, I'm more and more convinced about this, certain behaviors are nothing more than the result of our insecurities, our fears.
I had decided not to use similar stories, precisely in order to broaden as much as possible the range of situations. But I just had to use this one. Losing the one who has been your partner for twenty years is hard, you live with regrets. Sometimes you keep those little habits that have become part of your being, such as continuing, alone, the lunch ritual of getting the coffee ready before you finish eating because your partner did not like it hot. Fate one day decides the time has come for a breakthrough. Helping a homeless man in search of a lost past, a spontaneous feeling. The shocking discovery that the man is your ex-partner's missing son....
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case. In fact, from other testimonies I received, it is almost the rule for an effeminate guy. Being a prisoner in a body you don't feel is yours, your self rebelling, being a man but acting like a woman. You are not accepted, you suffer bullying, insults, you rebel but you are not strong enough to hold on. You don't get a job because you are neither a woman nor a man, you meet the wrong people, you end up on the streets, you start doing drugs and... your fate is irrevocably sealed!