Memories that are pure fire.
Carla Antonelli, pioneer, reference, and key figure in the LGTBIQ+ history of Spain, tells in this book a life marked by struggle, dignity, and passion. From her childhood in a small village in Tenerife, marked by hunger, abandonment, and misunderstanding, to her historic entry into the Assembly of Madrid as the first trans deputy in Spain, La mujer volcán is a vibrant testimony of a life devoted to activism and the conquest of rights for all.
These pages travel the paths of her life with harshness and beauty: the teenage escape to Madrid in search of freedom, the nights of hardship and performance, the years of activism for the approval of the Gender Identity Law, her feminist political commitment, and her tireless defense of trans people, always with the certainty that being oneself is a political and loving act.
Among stories of hunger and love, victories and sufferings, declared enemies are revealed and deep friendships are celebrated. Her voice is direct, tender, irreverent, and wise, with the energy of one who burns inside to light up the world.
