[:it]May 17, 1990 It is a historic date for the LGBTI world. That day the’World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses in the International Classification of Diseases, determining what youwe know that sexual orientation is simply part of the’identity of each of us, and that there is no “pathology” or “deviance”.
For this, dSince 2007, on May 17th of each year, the World Day of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
as a moment of reflection and action to denounce and fight against all physical, moral, or symbolic violence related to sexual orientation.
Arcigay has been committed to this issue since 2009, organizing reflection sessions and awareness campaigns throughout the country to respect sexual identities and combat this phenomenon.
In the section Materials > Data and Research (Homo-Transphobia) you will find all the reports that Arcigay produces and distributes annually regarding the main homo-transphobic incidents recorded by the mass media.
Campaigns carried out:
(Here (the complete list of all campaigns)
2025 Campaign – And the government is fine with it.
2024 Campaign – Loving each other but with difficulty
2023 Campaign – Erase Hate, Not People
2022 Campaign – And Parliament Applauses
2021 Campaign – Get Vaccinated Against Hate
2020 Campaign – Violence is not a right, fighting it is a duty
2019 Campaign – Don't Remain Indifferent, Fight Homophobia and Transphobia
2018 Campaign – If it's homophobic, it's not family
2017 Campaign – #maqualegender
2016 Campaign – Homophobia is not an opinion
Arcigay has launched a communications campaign featuring four images of LGBTQ+ people from countries with laws that criminalize and penalize homophobia and transphobia. The four images were reproduced in banners for websites and social media, and in postcards and posters distributed in the 60 Italian cities where Arcigay is present. On the banners and printed materials, the images are accompanied by the slogan "L'“homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are not an opinion.”.
2015 Campaign – No Boys Marry Boys (No Homophobia – No Transphobia)
In 2015, Arcigay released two new slogans for its #noomofobia campaign, in the form of digital banners and posters: "Some boys marry boys. Get over it!" and "Some girls marry girls. Get over it!" The campaign reinforces the movement for the recognition of same-sex unions, an issue on which Parliament is expected to legislate in recent weeks. "Because the best law against homophobia," explains Arcigay President Flavio Romani, "is a law that ensures full equality for same-sex couples and demonstrates that the Italian government is on our side.".
2014 Campaign – Count on Me (No Homophobia – No Transphobia)
On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Arcigay is launching the "Count on Me" awareness campaign. A video shared online gives voice to heterosexuals close to LGBT people, their relatives, friends, and colleagues who believe the LGBT community's struggles are justified and are therefore willing to fight alongside them. The "Count on Me" campaign therefore calls on them to mobilize, take a stand, and make LGBT people feel the support of all those who believe the fight for rights is a battle for the benefit of all. In addition to the video, the campaign includes posters, postcards, stickers, and T-shirts and will be featured in over 30 events that Arcigay, through its local chapters, has scheduled in as many Italian cities on Saturday, May 17.
“The world is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil deeds, but because of those who watch and say nothing.” – Albert Einstein
2013 Campaign – Get Over It (No Homophobia – No Transphobia)
The campaign was born thanks to the work of many volunteers and the collaboration with the English association Stonewall from which the slogan "“Some people are gay. Get over it!”, created by the boys and girls of a Bristol school during a workshop against discrimination.
The slogan is aimed directly at homophobes and those who hypocritically claim to be supportive of gay, lesbian, and transgender people, yet then hinder them from achieving their rights and full equality. It's a deliberately harsh slogan that invites Italians to acknowledge the banality of reality and encourages them to confront and address exclusion, prejudice, and indifference. Arcigay has decided to adapt the slogan to LESBIANS, BISEXUALS, and TRANS, translating it into various languages, dialects, and even slang expressions on the backs of tens of thousands of postcards distributed.
It's a simple and direct message that contains a precious invitation to respect everyone. It's an unequivocal request addressed to those who don't want to engage with this issue.
In 2012, Arcigay also launched a national information and awareness campaign entitled "Io denuncio" (I denounce), thanks to funds from the 5×1000 tax return. The campaign, which directly targeted the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, featured 10,000 posters and over 80,000 flyers distributed by the association's local committees throughout the country. The campaign aims to promote reporting as a tool to combat homophobia. Reporting means being neither an accomplice nor a victim. Reporting is a great act of responsibility.
2011 Campaign – Italy United Against Homophobia
A national awareness campaign against homophobia launched by Arcigay, in collaboration with 15 other organizations. The campaign involves the distribution of 15,000 posters, 45,000 flyers, and 8,000 posters nationwide. It will be accompanied by reflection and discussion sessions in dozens of Italian cities. In terms of numbers, the 2011 campaign is Arcigay's largest ever.
The poster and promotional campaign will involve 50 provincial capitals.
2010 Campaign – Love Always Wins Over Hate
National campaign of public billboards by Arcigay, in collaboration with Arci, Rete degli Studenti Medi, ArciLesbica, Agedo, Famiglie Arcobaleno, Associazione radicale Certi Diritti, Rete Lenford, Dì Gay Project, 3D and GayLib, and distribution of a flyer (forehead And back).
2009 Campaign – Intolerants Anonymous
National campaign by Arcigay, in collaboration with ArciLesbica, Agedo – Association of parents, relatives and friends of homosexuals, Famiglie Arcobaleno CGIL – Office of New Rights, ARCI, Certi Diritti, Mario Mieli Homosexual Culture Circle, Dì Gay Project, GayLib, Rete Lenford, Rete degli Studenti Medi with posting and distribution of flyers (forehead – back) and publication of the website www.intollerantianonimi.it[:en]May 17, 1990 It is a historic date for the LGBTI world. That day the’World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses in the International Classification of Diseases, determining what youwe know that sexual orientation is simply part of the’identity of each of us, and that there is no “pathology” or “deviance”.
For this, dSince 2007, on May 17th of each year, the World Day of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
as a moment of reflection and action to denounce and fight against all physical, moral, or symbolic violence related to sexual orientation.
Arcigay has been committed to this issue since 2009, organizing reflection sessions and awareness campaigns throughout the country to respect sexual identities and combat this phenomenon.
In the section Materials > Data and Research (Homo-Transphobia) you will find all the reports that Arcigay produces and distributes annually regarding the main homo-transphobic incidents recorded by the mass media.
Campaigns carried out:
2016 Campaign – Homophobia is not an opinion
Arcigay has launched a communications campaign featuring four images of LGBTQ+ people from countries with laws that criminalize and penalize homophobia and transphobia. The four images were reproduced in banners for websites and social media, and in postcards and posters distributed in the 60 Italian cities where Arcigay is present. On the banners and printed materials, the images are accompanied by the slogan "L'“homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are not an opinion.”.
2015 Campaign – No Boys Marry Boys (No Homophobia – No Transphobia)
In 2015, Arcigay released two new slogans for its #noomofobia campaign, in the form of digital banners and posters: "Some boys marry boys. Get over it!" and "Some girls marry girls. Get over it!" The campaign reinforces the movement for the recognition of same-sex unions, an issue on which Parliament is expected to legislate in recent weeks. "Because the best law against homophobia," explains Arcigay President Flavio Romani, "is a law that ensures full equality for same-sex couples and demonstrates that the Italian government is on our side.".
2014 Campaign – Count on Me (No Homophobia – No Transphobia)
On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Arcigay is launching the "Count on Me" awareness campaign. A video shared online gives voice to heterosexuals close to LGBT people, their relatives, friends, and colleagues who believe the LGBT community's struggles are justified and are therefore willing to fight alongside them. The "Count on Me" campaign therefore calls on them to mobilize, take a stand, and make LGBT people feel the support of all those who believe the fight for rights is a battle for the benefit of all. In addition to the video, the campaign includes posters, postcards, stickers, and T-shirts and will be featured in over 30 events that Arcigay, through its local chapters, has scheduled in as many Italian cities on Saturday, May 17.
“The world is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil deeds, but because of those who watch and say nothing.” – Albert Einstein
2013 Campaign – Get Over It (No Homophobia – No Transphobia)
The campaign was born thanks to the work of many volunteers and the collaboration with the English association Stonewall from which the slogan "“Some people are gay. Get over it!”, created by the boys and girls of a Bristol school during a workshop against discrimination.
The slogan is aimed directly at homophobes and those who hypocritically claim to be supportive of gay, lesbian, and transgender people, yet then hinder them from achieving their rights and full equality. It's a deliberately harsh slogan that invites Italians to acknowledge the banality of reality and encourages them to confront and address exclusion, prejudice, and indifference. Arcigay has decided to adapt the slogan to LESBIANS, BISEXUALS, and TRANS, translating it into various languages, dialects, and even slang expressions on the backs of tens of thousands of postcards distributed.
It's a simple and direct message that contains a precious invitation to respect everyone. It's an unequivocal request addressed to those who don't want to engage with this issue.
2012 Campaign – I Denounce
In 2012, Arcigay also launched a national information and awareness campaign entitled "Io denuncio" (I denounce), thanks to funds from the 5×1000 tax return. The campaign, which directly targeted the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, featured 10,000 posters and over 80,000 flyers distributed by the association's local committees throughout the country. The campaign aims to promote reporting as a tool to combat homophobia. Reporting means being neither an accomplice nor a victim. Reporting is a great act of responsibility.
2011 Campaign – Italy United Against Homophobia
A national awareness campaign against homophobia launched by Arcigay, in collaboration with 15 other organizations. The campaign involves the distribution of 15,000 posters, 45,000 flyers, and 8,000 posters nationwide. It will be accompanied by reflection and discussion sessions in dozens of Italian cities. In terms of numbers, the 2011 campaign is Arcigay's largest ever.
The poster and promotional campaign will involve 50 provincial capitals.
2010 Campaign – Love Always Wins Over Hate
National campaign of public billboards by Arcigay, in collaboration with Arci, Rete degli Studenti Medi, ArciLesbica, Agedo, Famiglie Arcobaleno, Associazione radicale Certi Diritti, Rete Lenford, Dì Gay Project, 3D and GayLib, and distribution of a flyer (forehead And back).
2009 Campaign – Intolerants Anonymous
National campaign by Arcigay, in collaboration with ArciLesbica, Agedo – Association of parents, relatives and friends of homosexuals, Famiglie Arcobaleno CGIL – Office of New Rights, ARCI, Certi Diritti, Mario Mieli Homosexual Culture Circle, Dì Gay Project, GayLib, Rete Lenford, Rete degli Studenti Medi with posting and distribution of flyers (forehead – back) and publication of the website www.intollerantianonimi.it[:]
