Marguerite Stern, a former Femen activist, explains in an interview how her critical stance on the trans cause led to a 'political transition' from left to right. Coming from an engaged feminist background, she describes her journey from a provincial student in Paris, marked by sexist harassment and radical activism. In an intimate book, she discusses her openness to the love of France and transcendence.
Marguerite Stern, a young student from the provinces, arrives in Paris and discovers everyday sexist harassment in the streets of the northern capital. This experience drives her toward activism within Femen, where she finds jubilant liberation. A passionate militant, she engages in multiple causes: topless actions against the patriarchy, volunteering in a home for undocumented minors in the Calais jungle, arrests in Ukraine and Tunisia, or pasting messages against femicides.
Once close to Charlie Hebdo, Stern embraces the fights of the far left. But intolerance and sectarianism within these circles gradually distance her. Her positions contrary to the trans cause, refusing that her methods be co-opted by trans activists, turn her into a pariah. Her former allies become ruthless enemies, seeking to destroy her.
This break marks a 'political transition' toward the right. In her intimate and charged book, Stern recounts her conversion to the love of France and her openness to transcendence. The interview reveals how this personal evolution reflects broader tensions in contemporary feminism, where freedom of thought is sometimes stifled by ideology.
