Egon Botteghi, MA in Philosophy with a thesis on the importance of using metaphors in the construction of scientific thinking. Co-founder of the “Intersexioni” and “Anguane” collectives, anti-specist activist, in 2008 was a co-founder of the first livestock shelters in Italy. Representative for trans parenting at “Rete Genitori Rainbow” association (Rainbow Parents Network). Creator of the “Liberazione Generale” (General Liberation) project, a series of day studies on political practice (Florence 2013 and Verona 2014) on the correlations between animal liberation, homo/transphobia, sexism, and intersex rights. Author of some theatrical pieces on transgenderism like “Mi chiamo Egon. Diario di un uomo transessuale” (My name is Egon. Diary of a transsexual man), debuted in Pisa in May 2015. Author of the first book in italian on trans parentoing Storie di genitori trans, Villaggio Maori, Catania, 2024.

Currently collaborates with the City Hall of Livorno as an educator on project about diversity and inclusion and manages the trans* help desk of L’Approdo, a LGBTQ+ counselling centre in Livorno.