"Although it is described as an autobiographical science fiction novel, the context it offers is not that far removed from our current world. We project ourselves 30 years into the future, in a world governed by the artificial intelligence Total David. Human beings are then confined and are only allowed a few hours of going out a day. "This feeling of living in a bubble that is in the novel, and that came before the pandemic, is for many trans women what they experience on a daily basis. Valide is a sci-fi and sci-fi novel, but it's also an allegory of today. What I tried to describe was this isolation, this feeling that maybe society isn't built for me.""
"This novel is also an opportunity to show a very dark future for the LGBT community and especially trans people. Indeed, in the story, in order to adapt to this new regime dominated by artificial intelligence, the heroine Christelle is forced to become Christian again. And to erase all traces of his past. This echoes a reality experienced on a daily basis by transgender people, which is the fear of not being accepted by our society. That of losing their job if they decide to transition. That of no longer existing within society."
"Chris Bergeron first worked in advertising before becoming a cultural journalist and editor-in-chief of the weekly "voir" in Montreal. She now holds the position of Vice-President, Experience and Content at Cossette. This career transition coincides with her gender transition. "I didn't feel like a trans journalist was possible 10 years ago, so I gave up on my dream," says the novelist. She describes her novel as transgender, moving from one literary genre to another."
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