In 1996, Grillini supported Naples as the venue for Gay Pride, defining the image of Naples as an open, inclusive city and a leader in the defense of civil rights.
Monday, June 22 at 12.00 in the Sala dei Baroni of the Maschio Angioino, seat of the City Council of Naples, the Mayor of Naples Gaetano Manfredi will confer Honorary Citizenship to Franco Grillini, “"for the high civil, political, human and social value of his activity and for his historical connection with the City of Naples"”
Activist, founder, and honorary president of Arcigay, Franco Grillini helped define Naples' image as an open, inclusive city, and a leader in the defense of civil rights, generating a profound cultural transformation that still characterizes the city today.
Among the reasons supporting the recognition – born from an Order of the Day of the Democratic Party – there is also Grillini's support for the candidacy of Naples as the seat of the national pride of 1996. and whose 30th anniversary is celebrated right now: The Gay Pride 1996 It was the first major demonstration for LGBTQIA+ rights in Southern Italy and represented a historic turning point for the city and for the entire South, marking the beginning of a process of public and institutional awareness on the issue of equality, the birth and consolidation of a local network of associations that is now among the most active and relevant in the country.
Grillini in 2001 was the first openly gay man to be elected to Parliament Bringing the concerns of the LGBTQIA+ community into the legislative debate and making a decisive contribution to the country's democratic growth and the promotion of a culture of respect.
“The one awarded to Franco – he says Antonello Sannino, president of Antinoo Arcigay Naples – This is the first honorary citizenship ever granted in Italy to an activist in the LGBTQI+ movement; our city is once again at the forefront of civilization and democracy. We are grateful to Mayor Manfredi, the City Council, and the Democratic Party for supporting our request. Franco, who strongly supported that first Neapolitan Pride parade in 1996, thanks to his great clarity and political foresight, immediately understood how our city could make a decisive contribution to the recognition of the rights and happiness of LGBTQI+ people.
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