Anna Kouroupou is an inspirational Greek woman, transgender rights activist, writer, blogger, the author of the biographical book titled “Γιατί δεν έχω σαν το δικό σου, μαμά” (2011).
In 2017, I interviewed Anna and asked her why she decided to write an autobiography: "It was clearly a personal need. The need to write down on a piece of paper, some pieces of my life which marked me, so as to discover the reasons for the psychological dead-end I found myself in. I carry great darkness within me, but I am always open to any beams of light. The publication was mostly due to the encouragement of my friends, that I had something to say. I couldn’t believe it; I was delightfully proven wrong.
Which aspects of my experience can be useful for other transwomen? The messages I receive and the conversations held show that many young individuals draw strength from my own. Strength, I myself didn’t know had. We owe it to ourselves to remind us that no one has the right to subdue or humiliate us. No one!"
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