On May 20, 2016, Italy passed Law No. 76, better known as the Cirinnà Law, the text that regulates same-sex unions. Giovanni Follesa’s book tells the story of a number of couples, one from each region, who in the aftermath of the approval of the Cirinnà Law decided to get married. Each couple, in introducing themselves, lays bare themselves: love, dreams, daily problems, coming out, aspirations, and the future to be imagined and built day by day. It is a personal and intimate account of the family journey, an insight into social dynamics in our country, a reflection on the meaning and nuances of the term “family.” A narrative with a realist matrix, between chronicle and literature; an atypical text that goes beyond the worn rhetoric of diversity. Yes, I Do is a book rich in humanity, which more than anything else wants to invite reflection from those who still do not know how to understand that the family is not unique, but there are several. Without discrimination. (Source: Google books)
is an Italian journalist and writer. He founded and edited the daily newspaper “L’Obiettivo” and writes about contemporary art for magazines and periodicals.
