Presentation of the book “A Lesbian Life” by Maria Cyber

Φωτογραφία: Ria Mort

“’Lesbian’ is a beautiful word, and ever since I discovered it, I cannot live without it. It defines me and offers me a life full of adventures; that is a lesbian life! Savor bits of this life, navigate through the book’s photos and texts, let yourself feel its flavor, and advocate for its right to exist equally with all other lives!”

One of the pioneering lesbian activists of the Greek LGBTQI+ community, Maria Katsikadakou, aka Maria Cyber, presents her new photo book entitled “A Lesbian Life” (in Greek), published by ‘To Rodakió’ publications. On Thursday, November 30, seven women will guide you through the contemporary history of the lesbian world, at the Upper Stage of the Onassis Stegi.

Irini Dafermou, Myrto Tsilibounidi, and Krystalli Glyniadaki edited the photo book.

Panelists

Afroditi Panagiotakou, Director of Culture, Onassis Foundation
Maria Cyber, photographer and activist
Julia Tsiakiri, publisher, ‘To Rodakió’ publications
Krystalli Glyniadaki, poet and translator
Laskarina Liakakou, columnist and journalist
Eva Xevgeni, editor-in-chief, womanlandia

Moderator:

Niki Stavridi, author and translator

A few words about Maria Cyber

Maria Cyber is among the first lesbian activists in the Greek LGBTQI+ scene. She has studied photography, graphic design, web design, and film studies. In 2000, she created the largest portal for lesbians in Greece, lesbian.gr, and in 2007, the Outview Film Festival: Athens International LGBTQI Film Festival – www.outview.gr. That same year, she also launched the first interactive and most popular Greek web radio, Mindradio.gr, which won the 2008 Ermis Gold Award in the internet category. In 2010, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (LADA) and founded the largest portal in Greece for people with diabetes, glykouli.gr. She is also a queer filmmaker who directs no-budget short films, which bring to the screen an inspiring queer energy about contemporary social issues! Maria Cyber was honored with the Prize of the Order of Arts and Letters of France (Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres), in a ceremony held by the French Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bechelot-Narquin, in May 2021.