Silvana De Mari

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Silvana De Mari
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Born5 July 1953
Caserta, Italy
OccupationWriter

Silvana De Mari (born 5 July 1953) is an Italian writer of children's fiction and a former surgeon and psychotherapist. [1] She is also known as the author of L'ultimo Elfo (2004), an award-winning fantasy novel published in English and 18 other languages (UK The Last Elf, US The Last Dragon ). The book won the Italian prizes Premio Bancarellino and Premio Andersen. [2] [3] [4] In France, it won the Prix Imaginales in 2005.

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In Italy, she is better known for her homophobic, [5] racist, [6] [7] anti-scientific, [8] anti-vax [9] and sexist [10] positions.

Biography

De Mari was born in 1953 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Caserta, Italy). [11] She worked as a surgeon in both Italy and Ethiopia before setting up a private psychotherapy practice in Turin. [12]

L'ultimo Elfo (The Last Elf, published in the US as The Last Dragon) was her third children's book and the first to be translated into English. It has also been translated into French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and several other languages for a total of 23 countries [13] (Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, Germany Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA).

The following book [L'Ultimo Orco] (The Last Ogre) won the IBBY International Boud Books Young People 2006 prize [14] and the Prix Sorcières "Les prix en littérature jeunesse" in 2009 in France. [15] It has been published in France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Panama, Romania, Thailand, United Kingdom and USA.

Controversies

As of early 2017, after a claim made by some homosexual organisations, De Mari was brought before the Italian Medical Association for her statements regarding homosexuality (which she states "does not exist"), [16] homosexual groups (who she called "criminals") [17] and anal intercourse, which were defined by the President of the Order of Medical Doctors as not matching what medicine thinks today. [18] She was convicted twice for aggravated defamation against the LGBT+ community. [19]

She called the American Psychiatric Association "nonsensical", [17] she made references to gay bowel syndrome, a controversial and outdated term, and denied that homosexuality exists, saying, "C'è una sola sessualità e persone biologicamente perdenti che la rifiutano" (There is only one sexuality and biologically-lesser people who refute it). [20]

With regard to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders she also said:

The APA, American Psychiatric Association, rules the world using a statistical diagnostic manual without which you can not make an official diagnosis or expertise. The DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual) costs lots of money and has the same ethical and scientific value as had the various manifestos on race. [21]

In 2013, De Mari wrote an open letter to Pope Francis, urging him to defend persecuted Christians rather than pursue popularity. [22]

In 2021, the Turin Medical Association suspended her from carrying out professional activities involving interpersonal contact, together with 94 other doctors and dentists, for refusing to undergo the Covid vaccination. [23] In June 2023, she was struck off the Order of Physicians of Turin. [24]

Convictions for defamation of LGBT people

Silvana De Mari was convicted in two defamation cases before the Italian district court of Turin. [25] [26]

In the first case, charges were based on claims made by an LGBT Turin group along with the Human Rights Committee of Piedmont and the City of Turin, regarding statements of De Mari, where she claimed anal sex is a satanic practice, [27] homosexual associations as crimes and called homosexuals a "new aryan race" and "idiots". [28] [17] Silvana De Mari was recognized guilty of defamation and sentenced to pay a fine of 1,500 euros. [29]

The second case was motivated by a complaint of the Mario Mieli Homosexual Association, whose members were accused by Silvana De Mari of promoting pedophilia, necrophilia and coprophagia. This second case also ended with a conviction for defamation. De Mari was sentenced to pay a fine of 5,000 euros as a compensation to the injured association. [30]

Works

Novels

L'ultimo elfo saga:

Hania trilogy

Essays

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References

  1. ↑ "Silvana De Mari sospesa dall'Ordine dei Medici: leader no vax, diceva che i gay sono malati". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Silvana De Mari – Libri Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Fanucci Editore | Silvana De Mari – L'ultima profezia del mondo degli uomini – L'epilogo Archived 21 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Biografie scrittori, poeti, artisti – Wuz.it
  5. ↑ "Silvana De Mari condannata per le sue frasi contro la comunità Lgbt. Disse: "L'omosessualità è contro natura"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Delnevo, Carlo (17 March 2023). "La morbosa ossessione di Silvana De Mari per l'Islam". La Luce (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Mari, Silvana De (10 April 2022). "Armi di migrazione di massa". Silvana De Mari Community (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ↑ D’Amato, Alessandro (20 September 2022). "Il convegno sull'aborto con Fdi e la No vax omofoba Silvana De Mari fermato dalla Lega in Piemonte". Open (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Puente, David (16 September 2021). "Tutte le teorie No Vax di Silvana De Mari, il medico sospeso per aver rifiutato il vaccino - I video". Open (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  10. ↑ Mari, Silvana De (2 March 2020). "Femminismo e altri disastri". Silvana De Mari Community (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Scheda di autorità Silvana De Mari - Catalogo del Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale".
  12. ↑ "Silvana De Mari." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Literature Resource Center. 9 November 2010.
  13. ↑ Author's website – Libri Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "IBBY Honour List 2006" . Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Les prix en littérature jeunesse – Prix Sorcières" . Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Il caso. De Mari: "l'omosessualità non esiste"" [The case: De Mari:" homosexuality does not exist"] (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  17. 1 2 3 "Silvana De Mari: io e la Spectre dei Gay". YouTube (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "La dottoressa difende l'omofobia? L'Ordine apre un provvedimento disciplinare" [Does the doctor defend homophobia? The Order opens a disciplinary measure] (in Italian). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "La dottoressa anti gay Silvana De Mari condannata per gli insulti al circolo Lgbt". La Stampa (in Italian). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "APA e etica" [APA and ethics]. silvanademari.iobloggo.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "Concetto di malattia" [Disease concept]. silvanademari.iobloggo.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Lettera a Papa Francesco". Magdi Cristiano Allam (in Italian). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2017. Translation: Passionate Open Letter to Papa Francesco from an Italian
  23. ↑ "Medici No Vax, tra i 95 sospesi a Torino la psicoterapeuta De Mari condannata per omofobia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  24. ↑ "Silvana De Mari struck off the Order of Physicians: "My crime? Treating people"". Open. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "L'omosessualità va curata, la querela contro la dottoressa non-può essere archiviata" [Homosexuality must be treated, the lawsuit against the doctor can not be filed] (in Italian). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Silvana De Mari a processo per reato di diffamazione contro il Mario Mieli" [Silvana De Mari to trial for libel offense against Mario Mieli] (in Italian).
  27. ↑ "Sesso anale, il parere medico di Silvana De Mari: "Si pratica nelle iniziazioni sataniche. Omosessualità? Non esiste"" [Anal sex, [in] the medical opinion of Silvana De Mari: "It is practiced in satanic initiations: homosexuality does not exist"] (in Italian). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Finisce sotto indagine la 'dottoressa anti gay'" [The «anti-gay doctor» ends up under investigation] (in Italian). 14 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  29. ↑ "Silvana De Mari condannata per le sue frasi contro la comunità Lgbt. Disse: "L'omosessualità è contro natura"" [Silvana De Mari condemned for her sentences against the LGBT community. He said: "Homosexuality is against nature"] (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  30. ↑ "SILVANA DE MARI CONDANNATA (ANCORA) PER DIFFAMAZIONE AGGRAVATA AI DANNI DEL MARIO MIELI" [SILVANA DE MARI CONDEMNED (AGAIN) FOR AGGRAVATED DEFAMATION TO THE DAMAGES OF MARIO MIELI] (in Italian). 28 June 2019.
  31. ↑ Effatà 1
  32. ↑ Effatà 2
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