Silvia Sicore - Mi mejor versión... es femenina

Original title: "Mi mejor versión... es femenina: autobiografía de mi transición" (My best version... is feminine: autobiography of my transition) by Silvia Sicore.

The author, a specialist in audiovisual communication, has been writing and creating content for both digital and analog media since a young age. In this autobiography of her transition years, she takes the opportunity, not only to recount the events of that period in her life, but also to reflect on what it means for her to be "trans" in today's world, and how this gender journey has influenced her immediate surroundings in Lleida and Barcelona.

With the pedagogical goal of promoting positive visibility for the trans community, Silvia opens herself up to the reader, revealing who she truly is. She shows that, among all the possible ways of being available to a person, striving to become one's best version is always a valuable path, whether or not that journey leads to a gender transition. This is, therefore, an atypical story. The author comes to the realization, later in life, as an adult and after living for decades as a heterosexual man, that hidden somewhere in the crossword puzzle of her identity was the word gender... and that her best version is, without a doubt, feminine.

Already as a young woman, long before her gender transition, Silvia used writing as a means of expression. It became not only a professional tool but also a source of recognition, earning her awards for her poems and short stories. Although her multifaceted personality led her to explore painting, drawing, and music, it is through writing that she has found the most effective way to communicate her inner world. She explores a variety of styles and genres, from poetry and novels to short stories and, more recently, autobiography, all with the clear intention of better understanding both the world around her and herself.

Sílvia Pérez-Pallarès, also known as Silvia Sicore, is a content manager, programmer, and sociocultural communicator. She has worked for organizations such as Barcelona Activa, the technical team of Pride BCN, and currently serves at the Sabadell City Council. A transgender activist and committed communicator, she is an active member of several associations, including the Platform of LGTBI Entities of Catalonia and the LGTBI.cat Group.

She is also a certified trainer by the Generalitat de Catalunya for educating civil servants on gender diversity, in accordance with the mandate of Law 11/2014 against LGTBIphobia. Silvia has also worked as a lecturer at the Universities of Barcelona, Girona, and Lleida, as well as for the SOC (Catalan Employment Service), and in several public high schools and colleges. She holds master’s degrees in Organizational Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Human Resources Management, Online Marketing, Community Management, Gender Equality, and also in Business Administration.

She has participated in several television programs (such as Chester with Risto Mejide on Cuatro and Tabús on TV3), as well as in interviews, media campaigns, and national awareness initiatives. She is also a regular contributor to national media outlets.

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