The Brazilian looks like a princess Thatysa Claudia Pereira Da Mota, originally from Curitiba near the capital Brasilia. “It is the most beautiful day of my life,” she commented emotionally on Friday in the wedding hall of the municipality of Sanremo.
Today her biggest dream has come true: marriage. She is 44 years old, he Francesco FranzaShe is of southern origin but has lived in Sanremo for a long time and is ten years younger than her: 34. It is a love that lasts ten years and ends with orange flowers and wedding rings on her finger. This is an unusual story in which respectability, reserve, discrimination and prejudice made their life together difficult. Thaty, as her friends call her, was born not a woman but a man.
“Since I was little – she says – I have always felt like a woman and was trapped inside myself in a body that was not mine, that I never felt was mine.” So what? “So I decided to change my life and do everything I could to be a woman in every way. The journey was long, difficult and painful, and from husband to wife it’s not exactly a walk in the park,” says Tathy, laughing as her husband approaches her with a beaming smile. I want to interview him and I’ll get straight to the point.
When did you realize she was actually a man? “We met in 2007 in a nightclub here in Sanremo, Club 178 on Via Matteotti. We talked, had a drink together and then made love. Then I understood it. And what was his reaction? “Definitely hesitation and wonder, but she managed to put me at ease with kindness and spontaneity.” But what did he think when he woke up the next day? Did you feel confused or perhaps regretful? “Confused yes, also hesitant, but never regretted.”
After that first meeting, they lost touch and then found themselves at another nightclub in 2013. Determination? “I honestly don’t know, but I remember when we saw each other again we didn’t recognize each other. But it didn’t take much to revive the alchemy and chemistry in our bodies. We loved each other and this time I already knew it and was more relaxed. We never left each other again and now we are here.
How did your family, friends and work colleagues react? “I immediately told my family everything and my friends, the real ones, wished me to be happy, the others got lost along the way.” Why did you decide to marry her? “Because I’ve never had so much love and sweetness in my life.”
We are in the middle of it all celebrations at “La Vesca”, a venue overlooking the sea in Sanremo, a dream location, ideal for such an occasion. Lots of music and lots of beer, of course, almost all the guests at the reception were Brazilian. Tathy is irrepressible while sambating with her friends.
I manage to ask her two more things before I completely freak her out. What do you expect from the future? What do you want? “Open a deli with Brazilian cuisine and products. And then I wish for us a lot of peace and quiet.” I know that you have a different wish. “Yes, I want a complete family and the possibility of having a child with artificial insemination. But I have already experienced so much of life, so I put everything in God’s hands and know that thanks to him and spirituality I will have many more satisfactions.”