The National Council of Arcigay met on June 8, 2008 at the Circolo Arci Bellezza in Milan, the day after the city Pride events in Rome and Milan.
Arcigay expresses deep satisfaction for the The demonstrations were a success, with thousands of gays, lesbians and trans people taking to the streets to reaffirm our political and social presence..
In the immediate future the association is strongly committed to the success of the Bologna National Pride on June 28th, where an extraordinary procession made up of dozens of floats and thousands of rainbow flags will peacefully invade the city.
The National Council of Arcigay has analysed the picture that emerged from the political elections considering central the action of accelerating the construction of the LGBT social lobby, like new political and cultural entity that aims to give voice and tools to the LGBT people, so that millions of citizens can finally obtain concrete citizenship rights. Political parties have the task of providing answers and proposing laws in institutional settings; ours is the role of being a strong political and social force with the support of thousands of gay and lesbian people.
Equal rights and duties for same-sex couples, the fight against homophobia and bullying, concrete actions to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, information for a conscious and responsible sexuality, and defense of the civil and social achievements of the women's movement., these are our political priorities which, as has already been done with previous governments, will be highlighted in official meetings with the heads of the various ministries.
