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November 20th is celebrated all over the world TDoR, the Transgender Day of Remembrance, to commemorate the victims of anti-transgender hatred, prejudice, and discrimination (transphobia). The event was launched in 1998 by transgender activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith to remember Rita Hester, whose murder in Massachusetts sparked the web project "Remembering Our Dead," and in 1999, a candlelight vigil in San Francisco. Since then, the event has grown to include commemorations in hundreds of cities around the world.
Every year, various cities organize initiatives to commemorate this date, mainly through torchlight processions, sit-ins, and candlelight celebrations.
The Transgender Europe's Trans murder monitoring project Every year, it collects data on the murders of trans people around the world: according to this observatory, 226 names should be added to the list of victims in 2014. The black mark belongs to to Brazil with 113 homicides. The Italian figure for 2014 is not reported, but once again it risks being among the highest in Europe: the press reported last August the case of the murder of a 31-year-old transsexual in Salerno. That single case alone would be enough to bring the number of murders of transgender people in Italy from 2008 to today to 28, a figure second only to Turkey and which must be added to the countless attempted murders and daily acts of violence.
To celebrate the TDoR and remember the victims of transphobic hatred, Arcigay has organized numerous initiatives throughout the country through its affiliated clubs. Here's the schedule:
BOLOGNA | Arcigay "Il Cassero" and MIT: Thursday, November 20 Candlelight at 6:30 pm in Piazza San Francesco to commemorate the victims of transphobic hatred.
CECINA | Arcigay Cecina Freedom and Rights: Sunday, November 23 In Corso Giacomo Matteotti, starting at 3:30 pm, there will be old-fashioned games and a baby dance. Then, at 5 pm, we will begin remembering the victims of transgender violence and women, before continuing with a flashmob, everyone wearing white shirts, to the song “Break the Chain.”.
FOGGIA | Arcigay "The Bigots": Wednesday, November 19 At 8:30 pm, "Transamerica," a screening of the film club organized and hosted by Arci Murales, on Via Arpi, Foggia; on Thursday, November 20, an event organized by the T Genus Magna Grecia association in Taranto; and on Friday, November 21, at 8:30 pm, two transgender people, on both FtoM and MtoF (female to male and male to female) journeys, will share their stories at Arci Murales Vago on Via Arpi, Foggia.
NAPLES | Arcigay Antinoo: Thursday, November 20 From 5 to 8 pm in Via Toledo, a torchlight procession will be held in memory of the victims of transphobic hatred, organized by the ATN association and supported by the Arcigay Committees of Naples and Salerno, as well as the Campania Rainbow Coordination Committee. Arcigay Antinoo Napoli has also organized its own campaign against transphobia, "Trans Pride.".
PAVIA | Arcigay Pavia "Coming-aut": Tuesday, November 18 From 10 pm at the Caffè Teatro in Pavia (Corso Strada Nuova 75), readings from "Beyond Gender Cages. The Pangender Manifesto" by Mirella Izzo.
PERUGIA | Arcigay Omphalos: Saturday, November 22nd At 4 p.m. in Piazza della Repubblica, Foligno, a torchlight procession will commemorate the victims of transphobia.
PESARO | Arcigay Agorà and GAP-Gay and Proud UrbinoThursday, November 20 at 9 pm commemoration at the Cappellini Institute in Via Oddi 11 in Urbino.
PESCARA | Arcigay Pescara: Thursday, November 20 At 3:30 PM, at the Tornimparte cemetery, a memorial service will be held for Manuela Di Cesare, the transgender woman violently murdered in Pescara in 2007. Starting at 7 PM, a torchlight procession will depart from the square in front of the Francavilla train station, organized by the four Arcigay clubs in Abruzzo, along with other LGBTQI organizations and civil society groups, to say "no" to transphobia.
PISTOIA | Arcigay "La Fenice": Thursday, November 20 At 6:00 pm at the Feltrinelli bookshop on Via degli Orafi 31, a meeting with Laura Lopes Siera, author of the autobiographical novel "The Pink Bow That Passed Through Medjugorje." Bert d'Arragon will be present.
REGGIO EMILIA | Arcigay Gioconda: Thursday, November 20, starting at 8 pm, the Rosemary project of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, in collaboration with Arcigay Gioconda Reggio Emilia, at La Ghirba – bio-osteria della Gabella (via Roma, 76), offers an evening dedicated to the theme of transsexualism through an aperitif and the screening (at 9 pm) of the biographical documentary “La persona De Leo N.” Introduced and presented by the testimony of the protagonist Nicole De Leo. For the occasion, the photographic exhibition “Transformazione. Immagini di vita quotidiana” by photographer Michael Rivera Estevez, created with the Rosemary project, will be on display.
ROME | Gay Center – Via Nicola Zabaglia 14: Saturday, November 15th meeting with Alexandra Petanovic, a Serbian transsexual; Wednesday, November 19 at Gruppo Zero presentation of the book Requiem Rosa, by Alexandra Petanovic; Friday, November 21st at the Youth Group meeting on transsexualism, with young trans people.
ROVIGO | Politropia Arcigay Rovigo – Via Mure San Giuseppe, 12: Sunday, November 23 at 7pm commemorative video followed by an update on the Trans situation in Italy and screening of the documentary “E Giorgia sia”. .
TURIN | Turin Pride Coordination: Saturday, November 22nd The Trans March will depart from Piazza Vittorio Veneto at 4:30 PM. A band composed of the groups Blou Daville & Brass Volé will play during the procession, while in Piazza Castello the commemoration will be accompanied by the voice of soprano singer Fe Dzidzofe Avouglan. Also on Saturday, at 3 PM, at the ARCI Torino headquarters on Via Verdi 34, as part of the Torino Film Festival Off, there will be a screening of "Felliniana" by Simone Cangelosi and Luki Massa. Speakers will include Simone Cangelosi and Porpora Marcasciano. On Sunday, November 23, from 2 PM to 6 PM, in the conference room of the Museo della Resistenza (Corso Valdocco, 4/A), the conference "The Prospects for Reform of Law No. 164/1982 on Sex Reassignment" will take place. On Wednesday, November 26, at 9 PM, at CasArcobaleno on Via Lanino 3/A, there will be a screening of the film "Belle al Bar" by Alessandro Benvenuti, starring Eva Robins. On Saturday, November 29th, at 5:00 PM, at the Ginzburg Civic Library (Via Lombroso, 16, Turin), there will be a screening of the film "Mater Natura" by Massimo Andrei. There will also be readings by the Mirafiori Women's Association and Women for the Defense of Civil Society, testimonies by transgender people, and a discussion.
TRENTO – BOLZANO | Trentino-Alto Adige ELGBTQI* Network: Tuesday, November 18 at 8 pm at the Women's Library in Piazza Parrocchia 15 (Bolzano) and Thursday, November 20, At 8:00 p.m., in the CARITRO Foundation Conference Room at Via Calepina 1 (Trento), there will be two opportunities to meet with Lucia Calzà, author of the book "Marina, Noi, Gli Altri, Gli Animali," and Elisa Bellè, researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies at the University of Trento, to reflect on the connection between gender, violence, and transphobia. The Helpline dedicated to sexual orientation and gender identity will also be presented.
TRIESTE | Arcigay Arcobaleno: Thursday, November 20 At 7:00 PM at the Ubik Bookshop (Piazza della Borsa, 15), a testimonial meeting will be held on transition, highlighting its medical, psychological, and legal implications, as well as its personal implications. A presentation will also be given of the project currently being developed by Arcigay and Cedig, which will be submitted to the Region for support for transgender people, those in transition, and post-operative care.
UDINE | Transgender FVG – Arcigay Friuli – ArciLesbica Udine – IRIS University Association: Thursday, November 20 At 6:00 PM in the Sala Ajace in Udine (Piazza della Libertà), "The Right of Transit. From the Scalpel to the Registry, the Rights of Transsexual People" will be a discussion featuring Ottavia Voza (National Secretariat of Arcigay – responsible for trans rights and homotransphobia), Carlo Trombetta (Coordinator of CeDIG – Center for Gender Identity Dysphoria – Trieste), Federico Sandri (Psychologist and sexologist – specializing in gender dysphoria and psychological support for transitioning individuals), and Alice Conco. Moderating the discussion will be Giacomo Deperu, Commissioner for Equal Opportunities for the Municipality of Udine, representing the LGBTI movement in Udine.
VICENZA | Arcigay June 15th - Thursday, November 20th At 8 pm at the Bocconcino Café (Via 4 Novembre 69), an evening of remembrance, but above all, information and discussion will take place. The focus will be on the experiences of several young people who lived for several days as someone of the opposite sex, encountering daily difficulties and clichés. Their accounts will be analyzed by Silvia Pasqualin, a clinical psychologist.
