Mainstreaming Gender

Variations on Stella’s story 1

This post is part of the exercises developed during the training course "Youth work de-constructing gender roles" 

Somewhere, far, far away, lives a beautiful girl called Stella. She loves beautiful Anna who lives on the other side of the river. In early spring a terrible flood destroyed all the bridges across the river, and has left only one boat afloat. Stella asks Ramona, the owner of the boat, to take him to the other side. Ramona agrees, but with one pre-condition: she insists that She sleeps with her. Stella is confused. She does not know what to do and runs to her mother to ask for advice. Her mother tells her that she does not want to interfere with Stella's private business. In desperation Stella sleeps with Ramona who, afterwards, takes her across the river. Stella runs to Anna to embrace her happily, and tells her everything that has happened. Anna pushes her away roughly and Stella runs away, bursting into tears. Not far from Anna's house, Stella meets , Anna's best friend, Jenna.
She tells her everything that has happened. Jenna hits Anna for what she has done to Stella and walks away with her…

1) probably considerations wouldn't be so different from the original One; maybe the only part to consider it's the last One, Where Jenna hits Anna, that could be percepted weird and not so "normal" in our society.

 

Somewhere, far, far away, lives an handsome boy called George. He loves handsome Vitali who lives on the other side of the river. In early spring a terrible flood destroyed all the bridges across the river, and has left only one boat afloat. George asks Ralf, the owner of the boat, to take him to the other side. Ralf agrees, but with one pre-condition: he insists that He sleep with him. George is confused. He does not know what to do and runs to his father to ask for advice. His father tells him that he does not want to interfere with George's private business. In desperation George sleeps with Ralf who, afterwards, takes him across the river. George runs to Vitali to embrace him happily, and tells him everything that has happened. Vitali pushes him away roughly and George runs away, bursting into tears. Not far from Vitali’s house, George meets Goran, Vitali’s best friend.
He tells him everything that has happened. Goran hits Vitali for what he has done to George and walks away with him…

Probably in this case the only different consideration would be about the relationship between George and his father: even if his father was okay with the homosexuality of his son, it would be akward for a gay son to talk about gay sex with his father. But still, probably it would be a bad behavior to not help with advice his son.

Irene Pasini

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