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ASTI

AVELLINO

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BARI

In Bari, we'll be in Piazza del Ferrarese at 6:00 PM for a series of activities and games against prejudice.

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BOLZANO

On Thursday, May 17, at 8:30 PM, the Women's Library in Bolzano will host a book presentation of Andrea Simone's "Two Men and a Cradle." Following the presentation, there will be a minute of silence for the victims of homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia.
See event:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216188411772477&set=pcb.10216188290569447&type=3&theater

For the second year in a row, the “Südtirol Homophobia Free” campaign is being launched. It involves asking institutions, youth centers, and private businesses to display the attached poster as a sign of rejection of all homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic discrimination and violence.

The Municipality of Bolzano, as a member of the Ready network, will also host the exhibition on homoparenting entitled “Families,” which will be open to visitors in the Firmian municipal library from May 17 to 25.

All these events will be presented at a joint press conference with the Municipality of Bolzano next Wednesday, May 16, at 11:00 a.m. in the Historical Archives at Via Portici 30.

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CASERTA

CHIETI

- May 17th from 9:00 to 12:00 information stand in Piazza Gian Battista Vico – Chieti

- May 17th from 3pm to 6pm we will participate in an event against homophobia organized in collaboration with the SISM of Chieti on the campus of the "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti

- May 17, 4:30 p.m. Flash mob against homophobia in Piazza Sacro Cuore in Pescara, organized by Amnesty International and La Formica Viola

- May 17th at 5:00 pm film club with screening of the film MILK at Feltrinelli in Pescara, organized with Amnesty and La Formica Viola https://www.facebook.com/events/1918032358229631/

- May 17th at 9:00 pm Arcigay Chieti senior group on the topic of homophobia

- May 18th at 9:00 pm at our office in Viale Maiella 72, film club with screening of the first two episodes of the miniseries “When We Rise” and debate to follow

- May 19, at 5:00 PM, in the "Wojtila" council chamber of the municipality of Lettomanoppello, we will be guests at the event "Homophobia and Adolescence...Let's talk about it," organized by the municipality of Lettomanoppello. Speakers will include President Iezzi and some of our volunteers, psychologist Fabio Gardelli, the mayor and the councilor for social policies of the municipality of Lettomanoppello, and Senator Pezzopane.

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COSENZA

On May 17th, a roundtable discussion will be held in Paola (in the Tyrrhenian province of Cosenza) in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Municipality of Paola. During the discussion, potential positive actions to combat homophobia and, especially, transphobia will be explored, given the widespread ignorance and transphobic violence in our area. Also on this occasion, a very effective awareness-raising and information program will be presented in schools on the Tyrrhenian coast of Cosenza to combat homophobic bullying, including training for both students and teachers.

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CREMONA

WEDGE

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FERRARA

The City of Ferrara dedicates the month of May to the fight against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. May was chosen because since 2004, the European Union has annually celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on the 17th of the month.

Combating all forms of violence and discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people is the commitment of the Municipality of Ferrara, the University of Ferrara, and many local associations and trade unions, alongside the associations Arcigay Ferrara, Arcilesbica Ferrara, Agedo, and Famiglie arcobaleno, which have always been committed to combating homophobia and transphobia and promoting the recognition of LGBTI rights.

The month of May thus becomes a time for reflection, discussion, and sharing of issues that engage all of civil society. This will culminate on May 17th, which will be celebrated with a large street party on the city's rainbow-lined Via Ripagrande, home to the headquarters of all of Ferrara's LGBTI associations. This street party will be a time for political debate, but also for entertainment, with the goal of uniting to defeat a homophobic and exclusionary culture.

A rich program of events will take place throughout May, featuring a variety of settings and locations. (See the program brochure.)

The program for May 17th is very rich and varied and will focus on the pedestrianized stretch of Via Ripagrande for the occasion, which includes the first part of the street, from the intersection with Porta Reno to the intersection with Via Boccaleone.

The event will begin at 5:00 PM with the inauguration of the photographic exhibition "Famiglie," dedicated to rainbow families and organized by the Ready network, a network that involves many Italian municipalities, of which Ferrara is a member.

Also at 5:00 PM, an area dedicated to educational games for children will be set up by Spazio Studio h18, an association founded six months ago and specializing in training and supporting the studies of children and adolescents. An experienced educator will engage children aged 6 to 12 in fun activities designed to stimulate their intellectual abilities.

At 5:30 p.m., the stand will open, organized by the "We Are All HIV-Involved" HIV Institutional Roundtable. This group, which includes many Ferrara institutions and associations, including local LGBTI associations, the Hospital Trust, Avis, the Pharmacy Owners Association, and the Women's Justice Center, will be staffing the space for the occasion, administering free HIV self-tests and providing information and training on prevention. Doctors and nurses from the Infectious Diseases Department of Ferrara Hospital and medical students from the Sism association will also be present.

Following the welcome address from the authorities scheduled for 6:00 PM, a roundtable discussion will address the proposed regional law against homosexuality and transphobia. The panel will include Ferrara's Deputy Mayor and Councilor for Equal Opportunities, Massimo Maisto, and Roberta Mori, President of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Commission for Equal Opportunities.

From 7:30 PM until closing time at midnight, the street will transform into a veritable open-air party with DJ sets, aperitifs, food and wine stands, and plenty of fun.

Many organizations will contribute to the May 17th event, ensuring that the Day becomes a celebration for all in the City of Ferrara, and that the wall of division and discrimination that some still vainly attempt to erect against LGBTI people is torn down.

The event is promoted by Arcigay Ferrara, Arcilesbica Ferrara, Agedo and Famiglie Arcobaleno with Gruppo TransFer and Gruppo Giovani Lgbti+

Thanks for their collaboration and participation, in addition to the Municipality of Ferrara, the University of Ferrara and the Ferrara Hospital.

Ferrara Events Flyer

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FOGGIA

Arcigay Foggia "Le Bigotte", on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, is organizing a series of events called "Homophobia Cage You: Free Yourself", with the moral patronage of the CGIL Foggia and in collaboration with various local associations, and taking place over several days:

• May 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., "Let's Differentiate," a meeting with students from the Einaudi-Grieco school.
• May 17th in the square (Corso V. Emanuele), from 6 to 8 pm, information stands and flash mobs with the moral patronage of CGIL and in collaboration with Agedo, FA, Amnesty Foggia, Radicals M.Teresa Di Lascia, Panunzio Association, RGR, Link, Uds, Ucronia, Impegno Donna, Save The Children, Embassy of Peace.
• May 21, at the CGIL Auditorium in Via della Repubblica 68 at 5:30 p.m., a meeting on homophobia and transphobia, "At the Roots of Hate," organized by the Capitanata Observatory Against Discrimination.

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IMPERIA

LATINA

Tuesday 15th screening of the film “3 Generations” at 7:30 pm at the CGIL headquarters, Via Cerveteri, 3 Latina.

Wednesday 16th presentation of the book by G. De Martino “The pain in a smile” at 7.30pm at 8-11 Fork and brush, via Cesare Battisti, 21 Latina

Thursday 17th Information and awareness stand in Piazza del Popolo, Latina

Saturday 19th pArty membership during the Matrioska evening at the Gufi, Via Isonzo

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LIVORNO

#OmophobiaStop | VI Edition

And this year, Anti-Homophobia Week has arrived, taking place throughout Italy to commemorate the historic date of May 17, 1990, when the WHO removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses. To mark the occasion, in Livorno, we've organized a series of cultural and community events that will bring color to the entire city!

Monday, May 14 – 6:00 PM – Feltrinelli Livorno
Love & Pride: MY PINK SON
Presentation of the book by Camilla Vivian, who decided to support and leave her son free in his growth path that pushed him to feel like he belonged to a fluid and constantly evolving gender.
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1345145905586025/

Thursday, May 17 – 6:00 PM – Viale Marconi, Cecina
LET'S DANCE AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA – CECINA
6th edition of the city flashmob that colors the city center
Join us to fight homophobia…wear something rainbow! Learn the steps here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivIRIJ7xUMc
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/357140494692328/

Friday, May 18 – 6:00 PM – The Industrious Cicadas
Love & Pride: I WANTED TO BE BLONDE
Presentation of the book by Veronica Barsotti.
“Arianna's life is a labyrinth of paradoxical situations. Her children's school, her colleagues, the mothers of her children's friends: everything is filtered through gazes, whether those of others or our own inner vision, the ones most difficult to perceive and often to interpret.”

Saturday, May 19 – 9:00 PM – Il Grattacielo Artistic Center

Theatrical Performance – FA'AFAFINE

Alex, Susan, and Rob. This show is the story of a day in their lives, a day that will change them all. A special day when a little boy becomes a father and mother to his parents, and teaches them not to be afraid. When Alex opens the door, everything will be new.

Sunday, May 20 – 6:00 PM – Terrazza Mascagni, Livorno
LET'S DANCE AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA – LIVORNO
4th edition of the city flashmob that colors the city center
Join us to fight homophobia…wear something rainbow! Learn the steps here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivIRIJ7xUMc
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/357140494692328/

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MANTUA

May 11: ADELMO AND THE OTHERS inauguration of the exhibition on the theme of homosexual exiles in the Lucanian region. It will be set up in the halls of the Volta Mantovana municipality. On May 11, the exhibition will open with a round table discussion entitled "ADELMO AND THE OTHERS – Fascisms and ( R )existences." Present will be Marco Reglia, head of historical memory at Arcigay, Stefano Colletti, professor of history and philosophy, Marco Cerri, provincial vice president of the ANPI Suzzara section, and Cristoforo Magistro, researcher and curator of the exhibition itself.

May 12: LOVE IS LOVE – 1ST MARATHON AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, a marathon in support of Pride, organized by the municipality of Goito. The marathon will begin at 6:00 p.m., passing through Mincio Park and ending in the town square, where there will be a show, music, and risotto, engaging the entire town.

May 13: GOVERNMENT AND ASSOCIATION GROUPS ARE ATTENDING HOMOPHOBIA: A football match against homophobia, featuring teams from the associations and institutions. The event will be held at the Migliaretto stadium in the afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Following the match, there will be a cocktail party in support of Pride.

May 17: First screening of the fourteenth edition of the gay-themed film festival "Almost Nothing – The Details That Matter." This year, the festival will once again be held at the Ariston Cinema. The first screening will exceptionally be on Thursday evening, with further screenings on Tuesdays until the conclusion on June 12, all at 9:15 pm.
The first film screening this year will be a national premiere of the FOX film, “Love, Simon.”.

– May 18: FOSTER CARE FOR HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES This event will be divided into two distinct parts: the first will be a seminar entitled "AffidarSI. A welcoming look at LGBT foster care" at the Sala degli Stemmi of Palazzo Soardi. Speakers will include Dr. Patrizia Gamba, Social Worker of the Casa dell'Affido of the Municipality of Turin, Dr. Federica Anghinolfi, Head of the Integrated Social Service of the Valdenza Union, and Dr. Fadia Bassmaji, promoter of the AffidarSI project and foster carer.

The free training event is aimed at social workers, educators, and psychologists (training credits required) and is open to the public.
The second part features the show "Family Album" at 9 pm (venue to be determined). This is a show for everyone, suitable for children, produced by "SINONIMA teatro cultura bellezza." A discussion with the audience will follow.

May 25: RIGHTS AT WORK: ACHIEVEMENTS, PROTECTION, DISCRIMINATION IN THE TIME OF THE CIRINNÀ LAW. An event on the topic of work will discuss how the situation of LGBT people in the workplace has changed since the Cirinnà Law, as well as discrimination in the workplace.
Speakers will include Massimo Mariotti, head of the CGIL Milan New Rights Help Desk, and lawyers from the Rete Lenford LGBT rights advocacy association. The event will be held at 9:00 PM in the Goito Town Hall.

May 27: OUR CHILDREN: PART OF THIS WORLD, NOT A WORLD OF THEIR OWN. This event, organized in collaboration with Agedo Mantova, will be attended by the president of Agedo Milan. It will be held in the afternoon and will feature parents from Agedo Mantova and Agedo Milan sharing their experiences of the relationship with their children after discovering their LGBTQ+ status. At the Teatro delle Cappuccine, 4:30 p.m.

May 27: LITERARY REVIEW "BREAKFAST WITH THE AUTHOR" is the final event of the literary review, featuring Chinese writer Shi Yang Shi, who will present his book "Silk Heart." The event will be held at the IBS+LIBRACCIO bookstore at 11:00 a.m.

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MESSINA

Arcigay Makwan Messina, university associations, electoral committees close to our concerns, and other participating associations are organizing a demonstration for May 17th at 5:00 p.m. The rally will take place in Piazza Cairoli, where representatives of the associations will give speeches. This will be followed by a procession along Viale San Martino and back to Piazza Cairoli, where street artists will perform and guests will also give speeches.
9.00pm film club with aperitif

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MILAN

The Arcobaleno Coordination invites you to the presentation event of the MIX Milano Festival and Milan Pride Week: two of the most important events for the LGBTQI community. For years, through cinema and social mobilization, they have contributed to creating a culture of inclusion that makes Milan a hub for the fight for rights and the fight against all forms of discrimination (including homophobic, lesbian, bisexual, and transphobic).

We look forward to seeing you at the Sala President of the ANTEO Palazzo del Cinema in Piazza XXV aprile, 8 for the screening of “Heartstone,” the winning film of the 2017 MIX Milano Festival.

FREE ENTRY (subject to availability)

HeartStone
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson / Iceland – Denmark 2016 / 130′

Film Plot
In a remote fishing village in Iceland, two teenagers, Thor and Christian, are about to face a truly turbulent summer.
One of them will try to win the heart of a girl, while the other will discover special feelings for his best friend. As summer draws to a close and the bitter Icelandic cold returns, it's time to put aside childish games and face adult life.

http://www.festivalmixmilano.com/2017/heartstone/

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MODENA

May 17, 2018, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

May 2018 – Month Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Events calendar

From April 21st to May 22nd

"Women of the Rainbow" Photo Contest*, organized by Gruppo Donne Arcigay Modena, in collaboration with the Municipality of Modena and WIB Gaycs Modena.

The aim of the contest is to represent and bring to life the woman who loves, believes, hopes, suffers, laughs—in short, lives—as a lesbian, bisexual, trans*, LGBTQI mother, queer, or intersex woman. The winner will receive a Fujifilm Instax Mini 70 + 20 Film (62x46 mm) camera and a certificate for their commitment to fighting homophobia from Modena Councilor for Equal Opportunities, Irene Guadagnini.

Thursday, May 10, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Galleria Europa, Piazza Grande Modena

“Above the Rainbow – A series of meetings on the colors of the LGBTI* universe” – First meeting: “"LGBTI Migrants: Lives at Stake Between International Protection, Double Discrimination, and Daily Hardships"”, with a focus on the experience of the Province of Modena.

Presentations by Giorgio Dell'Amico, Head of Arcigay National Migrants, and Amnesty International Modena Soccorsa Quaranta, as well as firsthand accounts from LGBTI migrants living in the area.

Friday, May 11th from 8:30 PM to 3:00 AM

Citadel Bastion, Tiananmen Youth Square, 5

#TOMO – Modena against homophobia and transphobia

Evening in support of the recognition of human rights for all, against the discrimination faced by lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans and intersex.

buffet dinner shows, games, speeches and testimonials, photographic exhibition

dance DJ sets, entertainment, guests, shows – Let's have fun together!

During the evening, photos from the “Women in the Rainbow” contest, received by May 9th, will be on display.

Councilor for Equal Opportunities Irene Guadagnini will speak.

By the association WIB GAYCS MODENA in collaboration with Cliché – I'M NOT AFRAID association – Arcigay Modena Matthew Shepard.

But how do sailors do it?

A workshop between dance and theatre, uncovering gender stereotypes in songs, led by Daina Pignatti

with the photographic eye of Dante Farricella

A movement workshop, blending dance and theater, three days plus a final performance, dedicated to people of all ages and body types, ready to laugh and uncover the stereotypes of masculinity and femininity hidden in the songs we listen to even when we don't pay much attention.

Saturday, May 12th from 2 to 5 pm

Sunday, May 13th from 2 to 6 pm

Wednesday, May 16th from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Public return at La Tenda, Viale Molza, corner of Viale Monte Kosica

Thursday, May 17 at Cinema FilmStudio 7B, Via Nicolò dell'Abate, 50 – Modena

By the association “A Different Eye”

For registration and information

info@adifferenteye.it or tel 3470454509

From Monday 7th to Sunday 20th May

External access monitor to the Town Hall in Piazza Grande

Screening of the photographic exhibition of the partner institutions of RE.A.DY (National Network of Public Administrations Against Discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) including the municipal administration of Modena entitled "Rainbow Families". For Modena photos by Melissa Iannace.

Wednesday, May 16 9.00 am – 1.00 pm

Parma, Barchessa Hall, Via Bizzozero 19

Arcigay Modena and CGIL Modena participated in the final seminar of the European FHOFIJ project. on discrimination against LGBTI people in the workplace, with a presentation of Modena's experience in training representatives and delegates on homotransphobia and protections.

Thursday, May 17, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Galleria Europa, Piazza Grande Modena

“Above the Rainbow – A series of meetings on the colors of the LGBTI* universe” Second meeting: “"Found in Translation: Trans* and Intersex Identities: Services, Best Practices, and Future Prospects"”, focusing on the experiences of the Province of Modena, what exists and what is still missing.

Moderated by Milena Bargiacchi, Head of Trans* Issues at Arcigay Modena and President of the Bologna Trans* Group. Speakers will include testimonies from trans* people in the area on university, work, and medicalization.

Thursday, May 17, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Modena Territorial Chamber of Labor, Piazza della Cittadella 36, Modena

“It's Time to Be Families – Civil Unions: Existing Rights and Potential Rights” – Conference organized by CGIL Modena in collaboration with Arcigay Modena and Famiglie Arcobaleno.

The training sessions will be interspersed with firsthand accounts from rainbow families living in the city and province of Modena.

Thursday, May 17, 9:00 PM at Cinema FilmStudio 7B

Screening of the film “120 Beats Per Minute” (2017 – Robin Campillo)

Entrance fee: 6 euros – 5 euros for under 30s

Shortly before the screening Restitution of the theatre workshop "But how do sailors do it?"“ and a short speech by MoReGay and Arcigay Modena.

Friday, May 18, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Spritz Bar, Via del Taglio – Modena

LGBTI Aperitif “Cosmo Night”, theme of the evening: Be Proud of Who You Are.

During the evening, photos from the “Women in the Rainbow” contest, submitted by May 16th, will be on display.

Councilor for Equal Opportunities Irene Guadagnini will speak.

Saturday, May 19, 5:00 PM

Test Days in Piazza Grande at InformaGiovani – Notte Bianca 2018.

By the Infectious Diseases Department of the Modena Polyclinic, Arcigay Modena, MoReGay.

Thursday, May 24, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Galleria Europa, Piazza Grande Modena

“Above the Rainbow – A series of meetings on the colors of the LGBTI* universe” – Third meeting: “"The Geometry of Families – Experiences and Characteristics of LGBTI Parenting"”

Moderated by AGEDO Modena Representative Antonella Parrocchetti. Testimonials from members of the Rainbow Parents Network and Rainbow Families about the city and province of Modena.

Sunday, May 27 from 4pm to 7pm. Awards ceremony time: 6:30pm

Piazza San Francesco, Modena

“Living Library: Listen to Your Prejudice” @ Stuzzicagente Modena

Initiative organized by Arcigay Modena in collaboration with SocialPoint, local associations, and the SanFra association.

During the initiative, Councilor Irene Guadagnini will award the winner of the competition. “The Women of the Rainbow”, organized by the Women's Group of Arcigay Modena in collaboration with the Municipality of Modena and Wib Gaycs Modena.

Following from 8pm at Lambruscheria Modena, Calle di Luca 16, presentation of the book “Existences” Of Manuel Barberini, stories tinged by different types of discrimination that intertwine with each other. The author will be presentand the speaker Adelaide Neri. Organized by Arcigay Modena Matthew Shepard in collaboration with the SanFra Association.

Thursday, May 31, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Galleria Europa, Piazza Grande Modena

“Above the Rainbow – A series of meetings on the colors of the LGBTI* universe” – Fourth and final meeting: viewing of the documentary “Asexual – Free Not to Do It”, edited by Eleonora Soresini, journalist for “Le Iene”.

A debate will follow, featuring the director and hearing testimonies from the asexual people portrayed in the documentary.

• “Above the Rainbow – A series of meetings on the colors of the LGBTI* universe”:

A series of four weekly meetings exploring and presenting the diverse colors and facets of the LGBTQIA+ rainbow of identities, because knowledge leads to understanding, deconstructing stereotypes and prejudices, and putting citizens, individuals, and humanity back at the center of civic and community life. Every Thursday, May 10-31, 5:30 pm, Galleria Europa, Modena.

*First photography contest “Women of the Rainbow”,
Organized by the Arcigay Modena Women's Group "Matthew Shepard," in collaboration with the Modena City Council's Department of Equal Opportunities and WIB Gaycs Modena.

Women in the Rainbow is about that woman who loves, believes, hopes, suffers, laughs, in short, lives, even as a lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, LGBTQI mother, queer or intersex, captured in a photograph.
So arm yourself and set out to find the shot that best represents your idea of a Woman in the Rainbow! There are no restrictions on situations or subjects (within reason!); unleash your imagination by sending us your photos of people, situations, landscapes, or dramas!

Contest Procedure: We will ask you to send us 1 to 3 photographs via email: [email protected] by May 22nd. The competition entry form can be requested by email to the same address, by text/WhatsApp/phone: Valentina 3341299650, or by messenger to Valentina Squaw Quattrocchi. All images entered into the competition and received within two days of the following events will be exhibited during the evening of May 11th, organized by the WIB Gaycs Modena association at the Baluardo della Cittadella, and during the Cosmo Night evening on May 18th, organized by Arcigay Modena at the Spritz Bar on Via del Taglio. The winner will be announced and the prize will be awarded on May 27th in Piazza San Francesco, during Stuzzicagente, following the activity. “Living Library: Listen to Your Prejudice”, organized by Arcigay Modena “Matthew Shepard” in collaboration with Social Point and the Modena volunteer associations.

We start with the first event tomorrow:

https://www.facebook.com/events/2153186098055175/

From April 21st to May 24th our Women's Group's photography contest:

https://www.facebook.com/events/559269724456638/

Plus, throughout the month we're supporting Mantova Pride by spreading the word about the initiative in collaboration with the show "Psychiatric Alcatraz." Anyone who presents the coupon we're sending will receive a 30% discount, and for every coupon collected, €2 will be donated to Mantova Pride. In Sassuolo from May 3rd to 13th and in Modena from May 17th to 27th.

https://www.facebook.com/Psychiatric catraz/

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NAPLES

May 17th

World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

The Male In Pink 

The Maschio Angioino will be illuminated in pink on the 16th, 17th and 18th and the colonnade of Piazza del Plebiscito in rainbow 

Events and initiatives in the Metropolitan City of Naples

May 15th, 3:00 pm, Naples, Piazza del Gesù, Flash mob with Je so' pazzo-exopg, Arcigay Napoli youth group and ImGayAnyproblem?.

May 16, 10:00 am, Naples, A day against homophobia and transphobia with high school students. The event was held under the patronage of the Municipality of Naples and in collaboration with the Metropolitan City.

May 16th, 7:30 pm, Pompei, at the Ventimila Pounds Association, at Via Carlo Alberto 70, “LiberaMente”, discussion and discussion with citizens and young people on homophobia and transphobia and coming out. Event open to all towards Pompei Pride.

May 17th, 10:00 am, Naples, Department of Social Sciences – The LGBT Observatory of Federico II University meets with students from the "Don Milani" high school for the day against homotransphobia. At 12:00 pm, the meeting continues with students from the Department of Social Sciences, and at 3:00 pm, Professors Fabio Corbisiero and Giustina Orientale Caputo discuss diversity management and gender discrimination in the workplace with Professor Maria Del Mar Maira Vidal of the Complutense University of Madrid.

May 17th, 6:30 pm, Naples, Chiaja Hotel de Charme, Poetè Grand Finale against HomoTransphobia with WORDS BETWEEN MEN, an anthology of Italian gay poetry from the twentieth century to the present by Luca Baldoni. Speakers: Luca Baldoni, Francesco Lepore (Editor-in-Chief, GayNews). Readings by Gennaro Maresca.

May 17, 5:00 PM, Avellino, Piazza della Libertà, regional march against homotransphobia with Apple Pie and the Campania Rainbow Coordination: everyone to Avellino!!!

May 18, 6pm, Naples, NEA Space Presentation of “Shoulder to Shoulder – The (mis)adventures of Carlo and Luana” by Christian Coduto Readings by Raffaele Ausiello and Annarita Ferraro Moderated by Claudio Finelli

May 18th, 9.30 am, Vico Equense, The Mayor and the Equal Opportunities Commission will meet with local students and teachers in the square, and a symbolic wall of prejudice and hatred will be torn down.

May 19th, 8:00 pm, Pompei, At PompeiLab, on Via Astolelle, the second crossing, "CINEPRIDE" begins with the film "Stonewall." This traveling film club is organized by the Ferro3.0 Associations of Scafati, the Pompei Youth Forum, PompeiLab, Ventimila Pounds of Pompeii, and Arcigay Vesuvio Rainbow of Torre Annunziata. This event is part of Pompei Pride.

May 19th, 10:00 am, Annunziata Tower, De Chirico High School, towards the Pompei Pride screening of the film “a Kiss”, debate with students, teachers and the director Ivan Cotroneo. Moderated by Principal Felicio Izzo.

May 23, 6pm, Naples, IOCISTO Bookstore presentation of the book Living Fleshlights by Ariase Barretta.

May 25th, 9:30 am, Naples, Aula Magna School of Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, during the International Research Week, we will discuss “Gender Today. Affirmative and Depathologizing Approaches.”.

May 25th, 3pm, Naples,   Council Room, Naples City Hall, "Transforming the Organization of Places of Detention: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People: Rights and Identity." Roundtable discussion on the rights of LGBT* prisoners. Event promoted by the Sinapsi Center of Federico II University, the PuntOorg International Research Network, sponsored by the City of Naples, and supported by Arcigay Napoli, MIT, ATN, ONIG, and the GIC Foundation.

May 28th, 10 o'clock, San Giorgio a Cremano , Municipality of San Giorgio a Cremano – LGBT Observatory
Students from the University of Naples Federico II and Arcigay Napoli met to discuss homotransphobia at the event "Rainbow Cities and Rights.".
Speakers will include Giorgio Zinno, Mayor of San Giorgio a Cremano; Angela Viola, Councilor for Culture of San Giorgio a Cremano; Professor Fabio Corbisiero of Federico II University; and Engineer Antonello Sannino of Arcigay Naples.

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PADUA

Padua's initiatives for May 17th. I emphasize that all the initiatives are connected and organized as part of the program of events organized for Padua Pride.

Thursday, May 17, 6:00 PM
Presentation of Elements of Homosexual Criticism
by Mario Mieli
with Lorenzo Bernini and Massimo Prearo

At Lìbrati. The Women's Bookshop of Padua

In celebration of the political and cultural journey being forged together with the citizens of Padua for Padua Pride 2018, Lìbrati. Padua's women's bookshop awaits you on Thursday, May 17th at 6:00 PM for the presentation of Elementi di critica omosessuale (Elements of Homosexual Criticism), Mario Mieli's most important work, considered the most important theoretical essay produced within the political-existential experience of the first Italian gay movement. The book, originally Mieli's thesis in moral philosophy, has had a complicated publishing history, first published by Einaudi in 1977 and then by Feltrinelli in 2002. After a long period during which the text was no longer available, Feltrinelli published a new edition at the end of 2017, the release of which we can only celebrate.

Guests and speakers of the evening: Lorenzo Bernini and Massimo Prearo.

From the back cover:

Mieli's proposal, illustrated in the book and experienced firsthand with extreme consistency, is a utopia to be lived, starting from the premise that the liberation of eros in its neglected and repressed forms is the only serious antidote to the deadly dominance of the Norm and capitalism. It is, Mieli says, a matter of opening a breach in the psyche mutilated by the dictatorship of normality to allow the transsexuality buried within each of us to emerge, "the original and profound hermaphroditism of every individual." This work of liberation is the foundation of a process of dissolution and recomposition of human identity that aims to achieve a new androgynous and pansexual subjectivity. Themes of this kind, also dear to certain science fiction, make Mieli a forerunner of many subsequent studies and reflections that, starting in the 1980s, have re-examined the categories of sexuality in the name of a creative vision of the concepts of gender, orientation, and sexual identity. Mieli's recipe was impossible, but his thinking remains even today, even more so than yesterday, in tune with cultural and social evolutionary lines that move toward overcoming dualisms and traditional interdictions.

Lorenzo Bernini is an associate professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Verona. With Professor Adriana Cavarero, he founded the PoliTeSse Research Center (Politics and Theories of Sexuality, www.politesse.it), of which he is now director. His interests range from classical modern political philosophy (especially Thomas Hobbes) and twentieth-century French thought (especially Michel Foucault), to contemporary theories of radical democracy, critical theories of race, and queer theories. His books include Queer Apocalypses: Elements of Antisocial Theory (Edizioni ETS, 2013), translated into Spanish (Editorial EGALES, 2015) and English (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), and Queer Theories: An Introduction (Mimesis, 2017), which is currently being translated into Spanish.

Massimo Prearo, a PhD in Political Studies from the EHESS in Paris, was a Marie Curie Fellow at the Politesse Research Center at the University of Verona (2013-2015). Alongside his work on LGBTQI movements, he is currently conducting research on anti-gender movements as part of a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Verona. He has published The Pride Factory: A Genealogy of LGBT Movements (ETS) and edited the volume Politics of Pride: Sexuality, Subjectivity, and Social Movements (ETS). His latest book, The Anti-Gender Crusade: From the Vatican to the Demonstrations for Everyone (Kaplan), has just been published.

PRIDE PENS – LGBT-themed poetry reading

Edited by Serena Piccoli

La Betonica Theatre Company and Lestordite Cultural Association

Thursday, May 17, 2018, on the occasion of the World Day Against Homophobia

Piazza dei Signori, 9 pm – Padua

On stage La Betonica and Lestordite

A selection of poems written by 20th-century and contemporary authors on LGBT issues, including: Franco Buffoni, Carol Ann Duffy, Mario Mieli, Maureen Duffy, Giovanna Cristina Vivinetto, Dario Bellezza, Angela Davis, Umberto Saba, Marina Cvetaeva, Marco Simonelli, Adrienne Rich, Elizabeth Bishop, Giorgia Monti, Francesca Del Moro, and Valentina Pinza.

The reading is performed by: Serena Piccoli, Martina Ometto and Marco Paganelli

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RAVENNA

Friday, May 18, 6:00 PM – Ravenna – Buzzi Hall, Via Berlinguer 11

Arcigay "Dan Arevalos" Ravenna is organizing—with the patronage of the Province of Ravenna and in collaboration with the Municipality of Ravenna—a meeting on the Mori Regional Law Project to combat homosexuality.

We will reflect on its importance and potential implications, concluding with a question-and-answer session focused on what we can actively and concretely do to facilitate its rapid approval.

The following will be present:

Roberta Mori – Regional Councillor and President of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Mirco Bagnari – Regional Councilor
Ouidad Bakkali – Councilor of the Municipality of Ravenna with responsibility for gender policies and culture
Margherita Graglia – Psychotherapist, trainer and essayist
Bruno Moroni – Arcigay “Dan Arevalos” Ravenna
Ciro di Maio – Arcigay “Dan Arevalos” Ravenna
LGBT+ Youth Group Faenza
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REGGIO EMILIA

This year, too, in Reggio Emilia, we will celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia with a week of events.

May 11th – training day for journalists “SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS AND MEDIA” promoted by Gaynet Italy and the Order of Journalists and in collaboration with the Municipality of Reggio Emilia

May 13th – We will be in Piazzale Europa from 8.30am to 6pm during Remida Day to offer FREE and RAPID HIV TESTS

May 15th – Weekly meeting with our meeting group PARLIAMENT OM to the Arci Gardenia Club 9:00 PM

May 16th – 10.00pm DRAG QUEEN NIGHT! party in Ghirba – Gabella's biosteria with the Salamandra Sisters, possibility of dining at the restaurant from 8.00 pm (reservations at 320 2883618). Event in support of the Mantua Pride

May 17 –  The Powder Magazine The photographic exhibition of the interinstitutional roundtable against homophobia and transphobia in Reggio Emilia will be inaugurated at 12:00.

May 17 – 10:30 AM WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN A DEMONSTRATION AT THE REGIONAL PALACE IN BOLOGNA TO DEMAND A REGIONAL LAW AGAINST HOMOTRANSNEGATION’

May 20th – 6.45 pm Presentation of writings and poems by the author Artemide B. at Clandestine Kitchens

May 20 – We will be happy to participate in the prayer vigil for the victims of homophobia and transphobia organized by the Regina Pacis Church at 8:45 pm.

Reggio Emilia Events Poster

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SYRACUSE

TARANTO

Taranto celebrates the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.

The fifth edition of “The Week Against HomoBiTransphobia” is back, promoted by on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (May 17) from Wednesday 16th to Tuesday 22nd May from Arcigay Strambopoli, the largest Italian LGBTI association in the province of Taranto, in collaboration with the Hermes Academy Onlus Cultural Association, CasArcobaleno – Taranto, the “Il Salotto delle Muse” Popular Library, the “Rompiamo il Silenzio” CAV, UDS – Student Union, Student Movement, Non Una Di Meno Taranto, Arci Grottaglie, Nobilissima Taranto Cultural Association, Amnesty International – Taranto Section, the Nelson Mandela Intercultural Center, and numerous schools in the Ionian province.

The Rainbow Flag flies from the Town Halls

The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (or IDAHOBIT, an acronym for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia) is an event promoted by the European Union, celebrated annually on May 17th since 2004. The aim of the day is to promote and coordinate international awareness-raising and prevention events to combat homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia.

On the occasion of the International Day against HomoBiTransphobia, at the request of the associations Hermes Academy Onlus and Strambopoli, Arcigay Presidium in the province of Taranto, from the central balcony of City Hall in Taranto and on the facade of the Carosino Town Hall (TA) for the fourth consecutive year, of the Grottaglie Town Hall (TA) for the third year and Municipalities of Faggiano (TA), from Ginosa (TA) and Of Leporano (TA) for the second year, of San Giorgio Ionico for the first year, Wednesday, May 17 The rainbow flag flies, a testament to the commitment of local governments in the fight against all forms of discrimination.

The appointments

Wednesday, May 16 The Undercover Literary Café, at Via Antonio Pacinotti #1 in Martina Franca (TA) hosts the presentation of Mario Artiaco's book "Io, Lauro e le Rose" (Me, Lauro and the Roses). Rosy Paparella and Angela Lacitignola will be in conversation with the author.

Thursday, May 17, starting from 3:00 PM, at the Orfeo Cinema Theater The short films "Ballata alla Città dei Due Mari" and "L'assrum" by Leo Pantaleo, a Taranto-born actor, director, and costume designer who passed away a year ago, will be screened. Following the testimony of Luca Lippolis, Leo's longtime partner, actor and activist Luigi Pignatelli will meet with students from Taranto's high schools and facilitate the discussion with the aid of several videos produced by the Arcigay Strambopoli Youth Group (admission fee: €3).

To the 6:30 PM we move Immaculate Mary Square (formerly Piazza Giordano Bruno), which, until 9:30 pm, is inhabited by artists from the Hermes Academy, activists from Arcigay, students from UDS and the Sudentesco Movement, and militants from NUDM. As part of the new stage of The Village of Differences Creative and educational activities, improvisations, and intergenerational gatherings are planned, led by the Arcigay Taranto Youth Group (led by Federico Marzo), the Over Group, the Women's Group, and the Rainbow Migrants Group. The aim is to spread the culture of diversity, share stories and listen to the self and others, and share opportunities for discussion on gender and LGBTIQ+ issues, STIs, and HIV+ stigma.

Participation in all activities is free. For further details, please contact +39 388 874 6670. The organization thanks the Taranto Municipal Police and the Digos (Special Operations Unit) for their collaboration.

The format, inaugurated in Piazza della Vittoria on May 16, 2015, on the occasion of the International Day against HomoBiTransphobia, is being repeated, with the moral patronage of the Provincial Office of the Equality Councilor and the Municipality of Taranto, every Saturday in the pedestrian area and the Arcigay information stand in Piazza Maria Immacolata has become a point of reference for many young and old.

Also planned for May 17th are theatrical performances (image and impro theatre), conceived by Pignatelli, at the CAV Rompiamo il Silenzio in Martina Franca, the Arci headquarters in Grottaglie, and the MeetUp headquarters in San Giorgio Jonico.

Throughout the day, at the sites listed above, Arcigay volunteers will illustrate the new awareness campaign promoted on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia 2018.

Friday, May 18th, starting from 8:00 PM, it is renewed, in Rainbow House (Arcigay headquarters in Corso Italia #64C in Taranto), the appointment with the talking books of the Human Library.

Saturday, May 19th, in addition to the usual stand on the pedestrian area, Arcigay Strambopoli and Hermes Academy will meet atUlmo Palace (Via Duomo #55), which, starting at 7:00 PM, hosts the Taranto leg of the BigTour. Promoted by the AL.ICE Social Cooperative, it's a one-day journey of the Bari International Gender Film Festival, bringing the themes of gender, identity, and sexual orientation to other provinces in Puglia, encouraging the sharing of experiences with the local community. From respect and solidarity towards all forms of diversity to the fight against discrimination and homophobia: a rich program of films, debates, performances, music, and visual art in the heart of Taranto's old town.

On the program: video and sound installation, performance “Queertetto” by and with Pignatelli and his/her students, screening of “Loris is fine” by Simone Bozzelli (Italy, 2017) and “Test” by Chris Mason Johnson (USA, 2013). Followed by a discussion with the two directors and a musical selection by Mimmo Pesare. Admission fee (6 euros).

Sunday, May 20th Prince of Piedmont Square in Grottaglie (TA), starting from 10.30 am, hosts a happening organized by Arci and Sinistra Italiana. Pignatelli will speak and the Rainbow stand will be present.

At o'clock 20.00 we move in Rainbow House (Arcigay headquarters in Corso Italia #64C in Taranto), for the workshop “Under the Same Sun?” and a new appointment with the Sunday film club.

Monday 21st May Arcigay meets students and parents of the’Manzoni Comprehensive Institute Of Lizzano (TA) and the community of Carosino (TA) at the Ayala Castle, which hosts, from 11.00 to 22.00, a series of activities facilitated by the Youth Group and the Women's Group of Arcigay Strambopoli.

Tuesday, May 22, starting from 10.30 am, the’former Cloister of Santa Teresa, headquarters of the Basaglia Day Center, hosts the social theatre performance “The lines of thought”. At 20.00 we move in Rainbow House (Arcigay headquarters in Corso Italia #64C in Taranto), for the cultural aperitif “What’s Different?”

The Week Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia It is organized at the end of the The Month of the Culture of Differences (now in its sixth edition), a series of daily initiatives promoted in Taranto and its province, from April 17 to May 17 (International Day against HomoBiTransphobia) by the Hermes Academy Onlus Cultural Association and Arcigay Strambopoli, in collaboration with various institutes in the province of Taranto, the Nelson Mandela Intercultural Center, and the Diritti e Libertà Association, with the aim of spreading the culture of differences, educating new generations (and not only) about beauty, listening, sustainable development, and the prevention and fight against phenomena of homobitransphobia, bullying, racism, gender violence, sexually transmitted diseases and infections, and the stigma of HIV+ and STI+ people.

The Month of the Culture of Differences It is part of the activities of the LGBTIQ+ Listening Center (psychologists, sexologists, lawyers and mediators are present at the Hermes Academy headquarters) in Via Pupino #90 in Taranto Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 12.00; however, it is preferable to book an appointment at +39 388 874 6670), of the IsolArcobaleno Project, of the Social Bridge Project and of the social-health campaign (morally sponsored by the Provincial Office of the Equal Opportunity Councillor, the Municipality of Taranto, the Municipality of Avetrana, the Municipality of Carosino, the Municipality of Faggiano, the Municipality of Ginosa, the Municipality of Grottaglie, the Municipality of Laterza, the Municipality of Leporano) for the prevention and fight against phenomena of homo-bi-transphobia, gender violence, xenophobia, cyberbullying, STIs (sexually transmitted infections), stigma against HIV+ people (HIV-positive) and, more generally, stigma against STIs+ people.

The activities promoted daily, including workshops and psychological and legal consultations, do not benefit from public funding or private contributions, but are based on a pure philanthropic spirit and the voluntary work of its members.

To view the program of the sixth Month of the Culture of Differences, for collaboration proposals and sharing of ideas, vision, mission and objectives, consult the website www.hermesacademy.blogspot.it or contact the +39 388 874 6670.

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TURIN

TRENTO

UDINE

VARESE

VERCELLI

May 17: Awards ceremony for the anti-homophobia competition organized with the Biella Department of Equal Opportunities. The competition will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, in the Città Studi Aula Magna in Biella. The competition is open to all schools in the Biella area. Before the submission of the works, many schools requested the training that was part of the information package for participating schools and classes.

June 2: Third concert against homophobia, "ROCK FOR LOVE," will be held in Vercelli at OFFICINE SONORE, our event partner, from 5:00 PM to midnight. Bands registered for our concert will play free of charge for the cause. During the evening (and before), you can purchase event T-shirts and Arcigay merchandise, and anti-homophobia materials will be distributed.

https://www.facebook.com/events/621229724882781/

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VERONA

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