[:en]Every year on November 20, LGBTI and queer communities around the world celebrate Transgender Day of Rememberance (TDoR), a day to commemorate all victims of transphobic hatred.
ARoma Just a week ago, another victim of that hatred was recorded: a young transgender girl found stabbed to death in a park. Arcigay Roma will remember her on Sunday, November 19th, with a candlelight procession departing at 8:00 PM from the EUR Magliana metro station and heading to Viale Romolo Murri, where the girl's body was found.
But not only in Rome, but throughout Italy, there are initiatives planned to celebrate the TDoR. Here are the main ones:
TO Naples The Trans Freedom March will take place on Saturday, November 18th at 5 pm in Piazza Dante. This event is co-organized by the Naples Transsexual Association (ATN), supported by the City of Naples, the Arcigay Committee of Naples, the Campania LGBT associations, the MIT, and national trans associations.
TO Varese At Palazzo Estense (the town hall), on Sunday, November 19th at 4:30 PM, there will be an event featuring testimonies from trans* people from the Province of Varese, focusing on the phenomenon of transphobia in Italy. Speakers will include Loredana Monti (Head of the Trans Group of Arcigay Varese), Yvan Molinari (Arcigay Varese member), and Giovanni Boschini (President of Arcigay Varese). The event is sponsored by the Municipality of Varese.
TO Bolzano A flashmob is scheduled for Monday the 20th in Piazza Domenicani at 6 pm. Furthermore, on Wednesday the 22nd at 8:30 pm at the headquarters in via Galilei 4/a, the trans-themed film “Boys don't cry” will be screened.
TO Lecce Arcigay Salento La Terra di Oz and Agedo Lecce are organizing a training and information conference on transgender issues on Sunday, November 19th. The event will be held at La Nuova Ferramenta Arci, Via Pappacoda 23, starting at 6:30 PM.
TO Reggio Emilia On Saturday, November 18th, at 10:00 PM, Ghirba – Biosteria della Gabella (Via Roma, Porta Santa Croce) will host a live performance with videos by and featuring Eva De Adamo, MtF trans woman and vice president of ArciLesbica Ferrara. Additionally, on Sunday, November 19th, at 3:30 PM, a guided tour of the Museum of the History of Psychiatry – Lombroso Pavilion (Via Giovanni Amendola, 2) will be offered, recounting the history of the asylum and the people who lived there, with a specific focus on transgender and homosexual patients.
TO Pavia On Tuesday, November 21st, in the Aula del '400 at the University, starting at 8:45 pm, "Door to Door: My Daughter is Trans" will be held. This evening will discuss gender transition and the various social, legal, and medical aspects that affect the lives of those who decide to undertake it. This evening will feature real experts and testimonials from those who have experienced and are experiencing the transition. Then, starting at 10 pm, a candlelight vigil will be held in Piazza Guicciardi to commemorate the victims of hatred, prejudice, and discrimination against transsexual and transgender people.
TO Trento On Monday, November 20th, the Oltre le Mura youth group is organizing an information stand in Piazza Pasi from 5 to 7 p.m. to remember the many victims of transphobia. Stories of victims of violence will be shared, and passersby will be given a quiz to test their knowledge of transgender issues.
TO Taranto Sunday, November 19: Starting at 9:00 PM, at the Arcigay and Hermes Academy headquarters at Via Pupino 90, there will be a screening of "The Danish Girl," a 2015 film directed by Tom Hooper, an adaptation of David Ebershoff's 2000 novel. Following the screening, psychologists from the LGBTIQ Listening Center will facilitate the discussion. Additionally, on Monday, November 20, at 7:30 PM, a candle-lighting ceremony will take place in Piazza Maria Immacolata, with the names of several victims of transphobia being read and their stories shared.
TO Catania On Monday, November 20, a reading will be organized in the San Berillo neighborhood, which hosted Pride 2017, involving some local residents and figures from politics and trade unions.
TO Rovigo On Saturday, November 18th, from 9 a.m., Politropia Arcigay will be present with an information stand in Via Benvenuto Tisi da Garofolo, at the weekly market.
TO Udine On Monday, November 20th, at 8:00 PM in Room T4 of Palazzo Di Toppo-Wassermann (Via Gemona 92), the Iris university association, in collaboration with Arcigay Arcobaleno Trieste Gorizia, Arcigay Friuli, Arcilesbica Udine, and Cedig Trieste, and as part of the Passi Avanti 2017 program, offers a further look at gender-based violence, shining a spotlight on transmisogyny, the stigma faced by transgender women. Additionally, on Wednesday, November 22nd, at 8:00 PM, the Visionario cinema (Via Fabio Asquini 33) will screen the film "A Fantastic Woman" by Sebastián Lelio.
TO Syracuse The meeting "Transition between Society and Biology" will take place on Monday, November 20th, at 5:00 p.m., at the Arcigay headquarters at Via Malfitano 7. Speakers will include Silvia Spataro, Councilor for Equal Opportunities; Armando Caravini, President of Arcigay SR; Pina Bonanno (Founder of MIT); Mario Vetri (Physician); Maria Vittoria Zaccagnini (Psychologist); and Alessandra Gennuso (Representative of the Transgender Community). Moderator: Giovanni Caloggero, Arcigay National Councilor.
TO Caserta A flashmob will be held on Monday, November 20th, at 5:00 PM in Largo San Sebastiano – Via G. Mazzini. This will be followed by a screening of the film “Boys Don't Cry” at 7:00 PM at Rain/Salone CGIL, Via G. Verdi 15.
TO Siena On Thursday, November 23, at 4:00 p.m., the San Niccolò complex/former chapel (Via Roma 56) will host a presentation of the book Altri Transiti (Other Transits), featuring author Carolina Vesce and Simonetta Grilli, professor of family anthropology at the Department of Social, Political, and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Siena. Anthropologists Giulia Pieraccini and Roberta Parigiani will also be present.
TO Ancona The short film "CRISALIDE" will be screened on Saturday, November 18th at 6:00 PM at the POLIARTE Design Academy – Via Valle Miano 41 a/b. Identity between dream and reality.
TO Grosseto Saturday, November 18th at 6:30 p.m. at the Girls' Bookshop – Via Pergolesi 3/A
“OTHER TRANSITS” are scheduled” Conversation with the book's author Carolina Vesce.
Introduced by anthropologist Giulia Pieraccini.
TO Siena Thursday, November 23, at 4 p.m. at the San Niccolò Complex/Ex Cappella – Via Roma 56
“OTHER TRANSITS” are scheduled”
Conversation with the book's author Carolina Vesce.
The event will be hosted by Simonetta Grilli, professor of Family Anthropology at the Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Sciences – University of Siena, with the participation of anthropologist Giulia Pieraccini and Roberta Parigiani.
TO Poggibonsi Sunday, November 26th at Tortuga Spazio Libero – Via Provinciale 1
8.00 pm – film screening
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON
11:00 PM – Gender-Free Party
Time to Par(T)y
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