At just 25 years old, Brizzi Bremse has already experienced and, above all, "survived" a lot. The gay author talks about his experiences with physical, psychological and sexualized violence in his first book "Mama, warum lachen alle über mich?" (Mama, why is everyone laughing at me?). He will be a guest at Sub for a reading. Saturday, October 25, 8.15 pm.
Throughout his school years, 25-year-old Brizzi Bremse had to contend with the laughter of others. Whether it was because of his slightly higher pitched voice or his "atypical" behavior for a boy. Most of the youngsters always found a reason to bully him.
In his 60-page book, "Mama, why is everyone laughing at me?", Brizzi tells the story of the humiliation he had to endure at a young age, how he dealt with it and how an adventurous trip through Asia suddenly changed everything.
In his book, he also talks unabashedly about supposedly taboo topics such as mental health and sexualized violence and talks about his liberating coming out to his friends and parents.
With inspiring aphorisms and parables, he takes readers on a journey through his eventful past and shows them in an impressive way how an outsider can become a self-confident, successful young man.
Brizzi Bremse was born on March 5, 1999 in Lauingen an der Donau and grew up in the Swabian market town of Jettingen-Scheppach (Günzburg district). He founded his own online magazine at the age of twelve and has therefore been active in the media industry since his early youth.
He currently writes for several (online) media such as queer.de and stimme.de as a freelance journalist and runs his own media agency called Brizzant. He also works full-time as a digital content manager at a Bavarian university.
He worked on "Mama, why is everyone laughing at me?" for seven years. Brizzi says: "With my book, I not only want to raise awareness, but also offer help to people who are also affected by bullying or violence of any kind." That's why the author includes advice from experts alongside his own insights.
On Saturday, October 25, the author will be coming to Sub to read from his first book. But Brizzi doesn't just want to read to his audience. He will talk about his life and guide the audience through the writing process of the book. At the end, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and share their own experiences. Anyone who wants to.
Brizzi Bremse wants to be a role model. "It can be inspiring for young readers to see how I lead a happy and self-confident life today despite all the burdens. My story should encourage them to believe in themselves and not give up - no matter what challenges they are currently facing."
How does that work? He likes to quote Beyoncé: "Even if I'm not the biggest fan, there's a line from her song that sums it up perfectly for me: 'If I lose myself, I lose it all'. If I lose myself, I lose it all." Brizze Bremse has always lived by this maxim.
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