In Genoa, on October 1, 2002, "L'APPRODO, ARCIGAY GENOVA" was founded, an association affiliated with ARCIGAY, and therefore with ARCI, founded by gays and lesbians from Genoa and open to everyone, homosexuals and heterosexuals from all over Liguria.
The association is a non-profit, voluntary social solidarity organization. It was initially born out of the need to coordinate all the volunteers who in recent years have worked to stimulate the deepening and diffusion of cultural initiatives on homosexual issues at the municipal, provincial, and regional levels, and to develop a proactive and constructive culture on issues of difference, particularly those related to sexual orientation. The organization's initial goal was to to offer homosexuals in the Liguria region a meeting place for growth and development, a place for discussion and discussion.
Today, the ARCIGAY GENOVA L'Approdo association is actively committed to promoting the right to physical and psychological health among the gay population, giving the Ligurian gay community a voice in institutions and society. It is a democratic, non-violent, anti-racist association that promotes freedom while fully respecting everyone's rights and the equal integration of all men and women without discrimination based on their sexual orientation.
We want to respond to the discomfort that homosexual people still experience in our society due to the discrimination and intolerance to which they are exposed on a daily basis with a ""landing"", intended not only as a point of arrival and welcome, but also as starting point for rebuilding a positive self-image and find the psychological and social tools to face the world around us.
The association is made up of people who believe in promoting visibility as a tool for personal and societal growth, and who believe in solidarity and free service.
On November 7, 2005, at the Annual Members' Meeting, it was decided to transform the Club into a Provincial Committee, in accordance with the National Council's recommendations. From that moment on, the Committee, as there were no other Clubs in Liguria, all Arcigay members residing in the Region belong to it, and those who decide to join even if they are not residents.
The association offers the following services and carries out the following activities:
* Gay-lesbian helpline service every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm;
* Reception service for homosexual people at the social headquarters;
* Dialogue with local institutions to promote the quality of life of homosexual people.
* Professional advice (psychologist, andrologist and infectious disease specialist)
* Moments of recreational and social activities for homosexual people such as social dinners, film screenings, parties, excursions, etc.
* Organization of the Day of Remembrance (January 27);
* Organization of the World Day Against Homophobia (May 17);
* Organization of events related to PRIDE Day (June 28);
* Organization of World HIV/AIDS Day
* Fundraising for AIDS research (Bonsai donation during Easter week).
* Organization of cultural events such as book presentations and theatrical performances.
In particular, it organized:
1. events for which no sponsorship or contribution was requested
* Homage to Pasolini (Circolo Arci Triccheballache on 11/19/02)
* Presentation of the book The Shameless by Delia Vaccarello (FNAC 12/19/2002)
* Evening of Love (Arci Tribe Club on 02/13/03)
* Course for telephone helpline operators (04-18/03/2003)
* The squillo Pride Party (Zapata Social Center on 05/07/03)
* Presentation of the book "Stop This Long Time" by Matteo B. Bianchi (Festa dell'Unità 08/30/03)
* Tondelli evening with the presentation of the book Caro Pier by the author Enos Rota, editor of the book and friend of the deceased writer (Festa dell'Unità 23/08/03)
* Denied Culture – Meeting with Francesco Gnerre Analysis, criticism, insights and trends in homosexual literature (Le Madeleine cafè 25/06/04)
* Homophobia-homofolly (Arci Mascherona Club on 13/01/04)
* Homophobia-homofolly (Virgo Nightclub on 06/24/04)
* Presentation of the book The Braibanti Trial by Gabriele Ferluga, with remarks by Gigi Malaroda (Festa dell'Unità 31/08/04)
* Homophobia-homofolly (HOP Theatre Elsewhere on 12/01/04)
* World AIDS Day (December 1, 2005, in collaboration with Sinistra Giovanile and Lila)
* Production of the Short Film Visibility (April 2005)
* Creation of the Visibility Pill, a shortened version of Visibility presented at the Queer Video Competition of the Florence Festival in Florence on 18/05/2005
* Production of the short film L'offesa – una strada in salita completed on 14/11/2005 to be presented at the Short Film Competition for the Centenary of the CGIL
* Presentation of Cecchi Paone's book at the Fnac bookstore (19/05/2006)
* Presentation at the Fnac bookshop of the books Angeli da un'ala soltantoî and Gay diritti e pregiudizi by Sciltian Gastaldi (20/05/2006)
* "Oh love, oh love, how many things love makes you do" (2 shows on 20-21/06/2006 on the occasion of Gay Pride)
2. events sponsored and financed by public bodies
* Research on health status and protective behaviors and perception of HIV risk in the homosexual and bisexual population (June/July/August 2005 - contribution from the Municipality of Genoa; Province of Genoa; Liguria Region; CGIL Chamber of Labor Metropolitan Area of Genoa; IV Valbisagno District; VI Medio Ponente)
* World Day of Dialogue between Religions and Homosexuality (13/01/2006 – sponsored by the Province of Genoa and the Liguria Region)
* Day against Homophobia (May 2006 – sponsored by the Province of Genoa and the Liguria Region – contribution from the Province of Genoa, the Liguria Region and the Central Eastern District)
* Pride 2006 (June 2006 – sponsored and supported by the Municipality of Genoa; Province of Genoa; Liguria Region)
* World AIDS Day (01/12/2006 - sponsored and supported by the Municipality of Genoa; Province of Genoa; Liguria Region)
* Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 2007 – sponsored by the Municipality of Genoa; Province of Genoa; Liguria Region)
* Day Against Homophobia (May 2007 – sponsored by the Municipality of Genoa, the Province of Genoa and the Liguria Region; Municipio I; Municipio III; Municipio IV; Municipio V – contribution from the Province of Genoa)
* World AIDS Day (December 2007 – sponsored by the Municipality of Genoa; III Municipio; V Municipio; VI Municipio; IX Municipio; Province of Genoa; Liguria Region – contribution from the Liguria Region)
* Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 2008 – sponsored by the Municipality of Genoa; Province of Genoa; Liguria Region; III Municipio; VIII Municipio – contribution from the Municipality of Genoa; Province of Genoa; Liguria Region)
* Day Against Homophobia (May 2008 – sponsored by the Municipality of Genoa, the Province of Genoa, and the Liguria Region; Municipio I; Municipio III; Municipio IV; Municipio V – contribution from the Municipality of Genoa and the Province of Genoa)
* Course for telephone friend operators (October 2008 – contribution from the Liguria Region)
After careful work, the Association succeeded in having a motion approved in May 2008 to establish an International Day Against Homophobia in the Councils of the Municipality of Genoa, the Province of Genoa, and the Liguria Region.
