The fire started this night – August 25, 2009 – at Qube, home of the LGBT Muccassassina festival, organised by the Mario Mieli Club, is the demonstration of how there is a concrete problem in the Capital of escalation of homophobic violence.
A few days after the attack on two boys near the Gay Village, one of whom is still in serious condition, this raid on the Muccassassina seems to be shaping up as a angry response to the almost unanimous solidarity expressed in recent days towards the LGBT community.
We express our deepest solidarity and closeness to the Mario Mieli Club., we confirm our willingness to continue in the’united action undertaken, in order to organize a strong and participatory national response from the entire LGBT movement.
Aurelio Mancuso, national president of Arcigay