The Transfeminist Women's Network It is an open and plural space for discussion and political development, sharing and socialization, which includes lesbian, bisexual, trans*, asexual, heterosexual, queer, intersex, non-binary and non-conforming activists of Arcigay.
The Transfeminist Women's Network promotes the visibility and self-determination of LGBTQIA+ women, their individual and collective voice through practices of daily existence and resistance, and the construction of meaningful political relationships among women and for women in constant communication with all other subjectivities.
She is the bearer of a feminist/transfeminist perspective that questions the dominant cis-hetero-patriarchal, male chauvinist/macho culture, hetero-normativity and gender binarism, adopting a perspective trans-gender which recognizes, includes and acts on all subjectivities/identities.
It makes the fight against patriarchy, sexism, misogyny, and homo-bi-lesbian-transnegativity its permanent center of gravity and uses an intersectional gaze and perspective, starting from the recognition of the multiple dimensions of discrimination.
It rejects all forms in which fascism manifests and perpetuates itself.
It fights racism, ableism, ageism, and classism, firmly holding together the fight for the recognition and protection of civil rights and the fight for the recognition and protection of social rights.
It is a safe space where inclusion is achieved, where acceptance and mutual listening are practiced. It is a point of reference and a shared home, a place of exchange and cross-fertilization where political relations are rooted in the practice of sisterhood, which stems from mutual care and the sharing of political experiences.
It is a place of training and self-training that promotes the collectivization/socialization of knowledge and with this objective, it builds empowerment paths, organizes information/dissemination meetings on specific topics, such as the sexual and reproductive health of cis and trans* women, consent education, the right to contraception and voluntary termination of pregnancy, gender-based violence against LBTQIA+ women and women with disabilities.à.
It is a social innovation laboratory that aims to create a bold, visible and united force to support formal and substantive equality, with the awareness that the battles and promotion for full self-determination must also have a careful and supportive eye on international struggles.
It is a national community that arises from the bottom up, as it is an expression of the Arcigay territorial committees with which it has a strong bond and constant dialogue, through the implementation of projects, networking meetings, and events.
The Transfeminist Women's Network supports women's activism by recovering the historical memory of women's movements. It aims to strengthen a sense of pride and belonging to the community, creating opportunities to delve deeper into the history of feminism and the lesbian movement, starting with the rediscovery of the stories of lesbian, trans*, and bisexual activists, often silenced or considered "“minors”. She is the bearer of a “horizontal” feminism which, in understanding the horizon of gender equality and equal opportunities, goes beyond it, to move towards the
creation and re-signification of new spaces for participation and representation that are not limited to adherence to the principle, but bring about a transformation of reality, definitively calling into question relationships of power and subordination.
The Transfeminist Women's Network is committed to the ongoing, daily construction of alternative narratives to the toxic, stereotypical, and stigmatizing narratives of LGBTQIA+ women, migrants, and women with disabilities. These narratives portray them either as perpetrators of the violence they suffer or as victims, vulnerable subjects subjected to mechanisms of control. It speaks of liberation and reappropriation of bodies and is committed to ongoing awareness-raising efforts on the use of gender-sensitive and inclusive language. This language represents all subjectivities/identities, without erasing or invisibilizing them. Finally, it invests in networking, promoting opportunities and spaces for discussion with other associations of the LGBTQIA+* movement, women's movements, and feminist and transfeminist collectives, to build a shared political horizon and unified action.
PRESS RELEASE – ARCIGAY NATIONAL TRANSFEMINIST WOMEN'S NETWORK Today the national mobilization reaches Rome: the procession will depart at 2 pm from Piazza della Repubblica. The mobilization, promoted by anti-violence centers along with feminist and transfeminist groups, continues to grow by the hour. More and more civil society groups are uniting to resolutely affirm the full self-determination of bodies, their inviolability, and the freedom of choice for every person. Thirty years after the passage of Law 66/96 on sexual violence, the streets are once again reaffirming that the inviolability of bodies, inalienable human rights, and the culture of consent are non-negotiable. They are, under Italian and international law, as required by the Istanbul Convention ratified by Italy. “"Without consent, it's rape" is neither a slogan nor a technical term: it means recognizing people's self-determination, the freedom to love and be loved, and full respect for bodies and identities. It is a battle for civilization and democracy that concerns everyone. Recent international scandals demonstrate how urgent it is to decisively combat rape culture, unambiguously and without retreat. Buses are expected to arrive in Rome from all over Italy, a sign of a civil society that is forcefully responding to the call of anti-violence centers and movements. The National Arcigay Transfeminist Women's Network invites everyone to participate in today's march., Saturday, February 28: Meet in Piazza della Repubblica at 1 p.m., departing at 2 p.m. Transfeminist Women's Network – Arcigay Nazionale
Today, February 28, 2026, a national mobilization will take place in Rome.
PRIDE HOUSE – MILAN CORTINA 2026 OLYMPICS
On Friday 13th February, at the Pride House Olimpica – Meet Milano, in Piazzale Oberdan (Viale Vittorio Veneto 2), the meeting entitled “"Women's Equality in Sports Work"”, included in the program of initiatives connected to the path of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics. The event offered a forum for discussion on gender policies in sport, inclusion, and accessibility in sporting and professional contexts.
During the initiative, the following people took part: Michela Calabrò, of the National Secretariat of Arcigay with responsibility for gender policies, and Noemi Riccobene, founder of LadySoccer, who shared reflections and experiences on the role of sport as a space for rights, participation, and equal opportunities, with particular attention to the ongoing challenges regarding full accessibility for women and LGBTQIA+ people and the need to make sport increasingly accessible to all. The event was promoted in collaboration with Marco Arlati Arcigay Sport delegate and member of CONI Lombardia.
The meeting confirmed the value of sport as a cultural and social tool capable of promoting equality, combating discrimination, and building more inclusive communities.
CAMPEGGIA Transfeminist Women's Network 2025
CAMPEGGIA RDT 2025: The transfeminist space you didn't know you were waiting for, but now you can't miss it!
3 days of pure connection, sharing, and collective joy!
️ When? From Friday, August 29th, 4:30 PM to Sunday, 3:00 PM
Where? At Italia Family Camping Village – Viale dei Tigli 52, Torre del Lago (Viareggio, LU)
✨ What awaits you?
* Sociality that warms the heart
* Experiential workshops that make the mind shine
* Fun activities to discover the pleasure of being together
Registration is open and reserved for Arcigay members. For information on registration, please write to [email protected]
The first Dyke March in Italy
The first Italian Dyke March
The first Dyke March in Italy will be held on April 26, 2025 in Rome.
The event is organized by a group of Italian lesbian activists on the occasion of the EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Conference.
The first Dyke March in Italy will be held on April 26, 2025 in Rome.
The event is organized by a group of Italian lesbian activists on the occasion of the EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Conference.
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“Let Us Be AdvoQueers: a lesson in Advocacy in Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista”, an annual project by @retedonnetransfemminista, funded by @elc_lesbiancommunity (EL*C), reaches its conclusion
The LGBTQ+ team of “Let Us Be AdvoQueers” will officially present, in ROME, the project TOOLKIT and will retrace, in dialogue with the public present, the salient stages of conception and implementation of the first national project of Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista having as its object transfeminist ADVOCACY focusing on socio-legal and political LBTQ+ claims, of yesterday, today and tomorrow ️⚖️
️ Final public project initiative ️
Saturday, December 14, 2024
14.30
GAY CENTER (Via Zabaglia 14, ROME)
Event Agenda:
14.30
Institutional greetings from the co-organizing bodies of the initiative.
14.45
Introductory speech on:
– funding body (the EL*C);
– promoting body (Arcigay Transfeminist Women's Network);
– Genesis, development, and future of the “Let Us Be AdvoQueers” project”
curated by the project team.
15.15
Presentation of the TOOLKIT ”UNEXPECTED.
Lesbian Advocacy* Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”⏳
curated by the project team.
16.00
Final Q&A
This is a free, public event. You can also join the event live, online (https://meet.google.com/fir-qggw-ibf), and on Instagram!
Initiative by Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista, organized in collaboration with Arcigay Roma and Differenza Lesbica
TRANSFEMINIST DATING
Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista organizes transfeminist events: workshops for discussion and political development, and book presentations that helped us navigate the quarantine together during lockdown, feel closer, and speak up, discuss, and grow together. Find the calendar of transfeminist events. hereTo review the workshops you can subscribe to the Arcigay YouTube channel and select the playlist of the Transfeminist Women's Network.
Lez Us Be AdvoQueers Project
THE PROJECT: ACTIONS AND OBJECTIVES
in the first phase the activists will be involved in distance learning (via FAD platform);in the second phase they will participate in territorial events divided by macro-area.
“Let Us Be AdvoQueers: A lesson in advocacy at Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista”: a project by Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista, funded by @elc_lesbiancommunity (EL*C)
️ Program of initiatives – Southern Macro-Area territorial meeting (Catania, 11/16/2024) ️️⚧️
Saturday, November 14, 2024
10.00 – 20.00
Legambiente headquarters (Piazza Cavour, Catania); Prampolini Bookbinding (Via V.Emanuele II, 333, Catania)
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Legambiente headquarters (Piazza Cavour, CATANIA);
10.00-14.00
”UNEXPECTED.
Lesbian Advocacy* Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”⏳
Training on theories and case studies—past, present, and future—of national transfeminist advocacy, with a focus on LGBTQ+, organized by Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista.
‼️Event by registration (registration form in BIO), aimed at Arcigay activists (Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista; Arcigay territorial committees) and people interested in becoming one‼️
This will be followed by a group lunch featuring typical Catanian rotisserie dishes with a vegetarian twist, for all participants.
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2.00 pm
Walking tour by AGAT
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Prampolini Bookbinding (Via V.Emanuele II, 333, CATANIA)
7:00 PM
Book presentation, "Ancestors and Great-Grandchildren: Lesbian Identity Through Time." Meeting with Sara Poma, Natascia Maesi, Michela Calabrò, and Lia D'Urso.
♀️Following, aperitif in the bookstore ♂️
A free public event, organized by @arcigaycatania and Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista.
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Agenda of initiatives curated by Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista and @arcigaycatania
️ “Let Us Be AdvoQueers: an advocacy lesson at Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista”: a project by Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista, funded by @elc_lesbiancommunity (EL*C) ❤️❤️
️ Initiatives Program – Northern Macro-Area Project Meeting ️️⚧️
Saturday, September 28, 2024
10.00 – 20.00
Modena, @lospazionuovo
Viale IV Novembre 40/B
Free entrance and parking at Via Padre Candido 86
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10.00-14.00
”UNEXPECTED.
Lesbian Advocacy* Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”⏳
Training on theories and case studies—past, present, and future—of national transfeminist advocacy, with a focus on LGBTQ+, organized by Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista.
‼️Event by registration (registration form in BIO), aimed at Arcigay activists (Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista; Arcigay territorial committees) and people interested in becoming one‼️
Following, a group lunch, with vegetarian options, will be served for those participating.
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3:00 PM
Presentation of the book, "Never Get Bored. Two Moms for Three Children," with the authors, Giada Buldrini and Serena Galassi (@duemammetrefigli).
♀️Following, a round table discussion with testimonies from lesbian and rainbow same-sex parent families. ♂️
✍️ Final book signing with the authors.
Public initiative, free admission, curated by @arcigaymodenams, Famiglie Arcobaleno Modena and @libreria.ubik.modena.
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5.30pm
”"Aperi-LBTQueer" lesbian-transfeminist event from Modena
Bartending:
Sara De Fe
DJ set:
NICA DJ
@nica94_dj
Public initiative, free admission, curated by @arcigaymodenams and @serate_taco_rosa.
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6:30 PM
Stand up comedy show by FRAD @frad_ramma️
Frad will bring a captivating stand-up comedy show, ironically exploring themes such as feminism, lesbianism, queerness, relationships and human contradictions.
Public initiative, free admission, organized by @arcigaymodenams and Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista.
3rd Camp of the Arcigay Transfeminist Women's Network
August 30-31 and September 1, 2024, Torre del Lago, Viareggio
Also this year the activists of the Arcigay Transfeminist Women's Network They are organizing the transfeminist camp, a 3-day program of political development, training, experiential activities, and socialization, at the Italia Family Camping Village Viareggio | Club del Sole*** in Torre del Lago Puccini, Viareggio (LU).
#Arcigay #rdt #retedonnetransfemminista #transfemminismo #femminismo #lgbtqia #torredellago #Campeggia #melasentocalda
Lesbophobia is the hatred and aversion towards lesbians (homosexual women).
It is the specific violence that adds contempt towards homosexual people (homophobia) to discrimination against women because they are women (sexism/misogyny).
We fight against hatred, we demand equal rights and equal protections. With anger and with love.
Lesbian Flag: Created by Tmmoney in 2019. Starting from the top, the colors represent gender nonconformity, community, diverse relationships with one's being a woman, serenity, and femininity.
“"Mothers Outlawed" Lesbian and Transgender Demonstration in Piazza dell'Esquilino 'For Full Maternity Recognition'”
“"Mothers Outlawed" Lesbian and Transgender Demonstration in Piazza dell'Esquilino (Rome) 'for full recognition of maternity rights'”
“"Lesbians from across Europe will take to the streets of Rome on Saturday, April 27, in Piazza dell'Esquilino to support lesbian mothers and trans* people under attack by the policies of Giorgia Meloni and her far-right majority," Arcigay announced in a statement. Last March, the Court of Padua—it is recalled—ruled in favor of lesbian mothers, rejecting the Italian Prosecutor's Office's request to remove the non-biological mother from the birth certificates of 38 children. A few days later, the Ministry of the Interior appealed the Padua Court's favorable decision, setting a very dangerous precedent. This legal action, which comes after a year of political attacks, threats, and ministerial circulars, is, in fact, just another attempt by Prime Minister Meloni and her majority to make the lives of lesbian mothers, trans* people, and rainbow families the battleground of the upcoming European elections. On the occasion of the International Day of Lesbian Visibility, Italian and European lesbian movements will make their struggle and resistance against the Italian government visible by protesting the creation of first-class mothers (biological and heterosexual) and second-class mothers (lesbian, intentional, adoptive, foster, single) and demanding full recognition of motherhood. The initiative is jointly organized by Alfi, Arcigay Roma, Differenza Lesbica, Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista, Arcigay Modena "Matthew Shepard", rainbow families, Lesbians Bologna, the Luki Massa Association, the Liberas Association and the Italian Lesbian List, and the Lesbian Community of Europe and Central Asia (EL*C). A press conference will be held on Friday, April 26, at the Arci Nazionale headquarters at Via dei Monti di Pietralata 16, to present the event "Mothers Outside the Law. Lesbians United for the Full Recognition of Motherhood."”
“Patriarchy: a possible male (re)action”.
Saturday, March 9, 2024, 5:00 PM
Music for Peace, via Balleydier 60 (Genoa)
Arcigay Genova opens a space for reflection on the role of the male figure in today's society entitled “Patriarchy: a possible male (re)action”.
This public event will be the first in a series of events aimed at reflecting on the role that society requires and imposes on people who socialize as men. Taking example from transfeminist practices, who over time have built a long journey of elaboration and deconstruction of the female role, we want to undertake a similar journey for men as well.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be attended by:
– Matteo Botto, PhD student in sociology at the University of Genoa.
– Michela Calabrò, Arcigay's national representative for gender policies and coordinator of Arcigay's Transfeminist Women's Network.
– Francesco Ferreri, Cultural anthropologist specializing in gender, sexuality, and the body, and a sex consultant. Content creator known as "Antropoché?" Collaborates with and leads Mica Macho's consciousness-raising groups.
The debate will be moderated by Daniela Pittaluga, psychologist and psychotherapist.
Intersectionality of Discrimination and LGBTQIA+ People
November 4, 2023 | Municipality of Impruneta
On Saturday 4 November from 5pm at the Loggiato del Pellegrino in Piazza Buondelmonti in Impruneta, the public meeting entitled “Intersectionality of Discrimination and LGBTIQA+ People“, promoted by the Municipality of Impruneta as a component body of the Re.A.Dy, the National Network of Public Administrations Against Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
With the meeting “Intersectionality of Discrimination and LGBTIQA+ People”The aim is to explore the theme of discrimination, based on the overlapping of different social identities in people and the concurrence of multiple factors (sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity or origin, disability) linked to different types of oppression such as racism, sexism, homophobia, lesbophobia, transphobia, and ableism. People's identities are not made up of isolated categories, but are inevitably interconnected: hence the term intersectionality. They will participate in the event Michela Calabrò, Arcigay's Gender Policy Delegate, Natascia Maesi, president of Arcigay
Self-awareness workshops
THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL
Self-awareness workshops promoted by Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista.
Feminist consciousness-raising is a political practice born within Italian feminist collectives in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Together with the comrades of the Siena branch of NUDM, we want to revisit it.
We will start with ourselves to explore the central themes of our transfeminist work and activism, in the knowledge that the personal is political!
To learn more, write to [email protected]
TRANSFEMINIST CAMP 2023
2nd edition
September 1-2-3 | Marina di Ravenna
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April 26, 2023
Lesbian Visibility Day
Initiative as part of LGBT+ History Month and Lesbian Visibility Week
November 25, 2022
Rights are not attacked, they are defended
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Gender Violence. Violence and discrimination can be committed in many ways, such as denying rights or, worse, attacking the few laws that protect women.
Hands off our bodies!
In 1978, abortion became a right in Italy, but today, 41 years after the abrogative referendum that saw thousands of people take to the streets to defend it, can we still say that the possibility of resorting to voluntary termination of pregnancy is guaranteed in Italy?
The ever-increasing percentage of conscientious objectors in public hospitals and the lack of secular and public health clinics that provide accurate information are obstacles to people's self-determination. In many countries around the world, abortion is still illegal, and women find themselves forced to abort abroad or, worse still, resort to clandestine abortions, risking their lives.
WE WANT A STRUCTURAL AND FINANCIAL REFORM OF HEALTH CARE CENTER CENTERS, TO MAKE THEM TRULY ACCESSIBLE, SECULAR, AND WITH A PRESENCE NOT ONLY IN URBAN CENTERS BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE SUBURBS.
NO is NO
Italy is one of eight European Union countries that does not offer a sexuality education program in schools at any level. School is one of the first places where personal expression confronts prevailing social models, and sexuality and affectivity are an integral part of human beings and their identity.
We want schools at all levels to provide education in affectivity, relationships, and a sexuality that emphasizes respect for oneself and others. Positive and informed sexual education can help young people prevent STIs/HIV and access contraception, and support them in recognizing and combating gender-based violence, bullying, cyberbullying, and revenge porn.
Consent education is essential to eradicate gender stereotypes and patriarchal culture and to foster consent within intimate relationships.
NO means NO; it should be clear, but it isn't at all. This is why it's important to define the concept of "sexual consent": it's necessary to make the limit even clearer, starting in school. Anything that isn't a clear YES is violence. This is why it's essential to bring this topic into the public debate and teach it, starting in schools.
Attacking rights is violence
Vulvodynia, pudendal neuropathy, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, and chronic pelvic pain are socially invisible conditions, but not to those who experience them on a daily basis. And they aren't recognized by the National Health System (only endometriosis is partially recognized).
The lack of recognition by the NHS, the diagnostic delay and the lack of qualified healthcare personnel are proof of a healthcare system that is negligent towards the bodies of women and AFAB people (Assigned Female at Birth, assigned female at birth), unable to provide care and protection to people suffering from these conditions.
We want prevention, early diagnosis, and improved quality of care. We want to be trusted and supported by healthcare professionals.
We want it to be recognized as a disabling disease and financial support for those affected.
_ Transfeminist Women's Network, Arcigay, and Team Healthy Peers
ARCIGAY NATIONAL CONGRESS
November 11, 2022 – Latina
Section under update
STOP THE VIOLENCE. USE THE RIGHT WORDS.
(Day International Conference on the Elimination of Violence against Women).
From January to November, there were 91 femicides in Italy. Every time a woman is killed because she is a woman, we witness a series of toxic narratives reported by the press. For this reason, this year, on the occasion of 25 November, Day For the International Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women, we wanted to collect some real headlines that appeared in national newspapers and rewrite them. Words can kill twice, and if we want to stop violence, we need to learn to describe it with different words.
Lesbian Visibility Day, April 26, 2020
Arcigay Transfeminist Women's Network And Arcigay National Trans Network They created the "Visibility is..." campaign, in which lesbian women and transgender women give voice to what they see as a necessary political act. Visibility for all of them means redemption from blackmail, but also self-love, something that liberates them from the gaze of others. It's a way to shout to the world that "lesbian" is a word to be proud of, a word to be spoken out loud.
“Visibility is the instrument of a revolution that re-signifies and socializes lesbian subjectivity, transforming lesbian women into r-existing existences, capable of creating new imaginations and new narratives that speak of freedom and liberation. For this and so much more, days like this exist, and I hope we always live with pride. Happy April 26th to all of us.” Natasha Maesi, responsible for gender policies in the national secretariat of Arcigay.
TDoV Campaign 2020
IRREGULAR FEMININE PLURALS
Femminili Plurali Irregolari is a project promoted by Arcigay, La Cicloide, and Artsmedia and funded by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Department of Equal Opportunities pursuant to the Notice for the Funding of Projects Aimed at Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women, also in Implementation of the Istanbul Convention (GUN 171 of July 24, 2017 – Letter F). It was created with the aim of raising public awareness of the violence experienced by lesbian, bisexual, disabled, and transgender women. The project was structured in several phases over a six-month period, aimed at fostering processes of individual and community empowerment. It directly involved lesbian, bisexual, disabled, and transgender women, who actively participated in co-developing the campaign through online discussions and focus groups.
The output of the project was this video made on the occasion of the INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (November 25, 2019)
FPI – IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS: LATINA AND MANTUA
FPI – FINAL EVENT
Every day, #LOTTOMARZO (2021 Edition)
Every day, #LOTTOMARZO (2020 Edition)
Every day, #LOTTOMARZO (2019 Edition)
Enjoy your visibility
No control over my body
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The Transfeminist Women's Network It is an open and plural space for discussion and political development, sharing and socialization, which includes lesbian, bisexual, trans*, asexual, heterosexual, queer, intersex, non-binary and non-conforming activists of Arcigay.
The Transfeminist Women's Network promotes the visibility and self-determination of LGBTQIA+ women, their individual and collective voice through practices of daily existence and resistance, and the construction of meaningful political relationships among women and for women in constant communication with all other subjectivities.
She is the bearer of a feminist/transfeminist perspective that questions the dominant cis-hetero-patriarchal, male chauvinist/macho culture, hetero-normativity and gender binarism, adopting a perspective trans-gender which recognizes, includes and acts on all subjectivities/identities.
It makes the fight against patriarchy, sexism, misogyny, and homo-bi-lesbian-transnegativity its permanent center of gravity and uses an intersectional gaze and perspective, starting from the recognition of the multiple dimensions of discrimination.
It rejects all forms in which fascism manifests and perpetuates itself.
It fights racism, ableism, ageism, and classism, firmly holding together the fight for the recognition and protection of civil rights and the fight for the recognition and protection of social rights.
It is a safe space where inclusion is achieved, where acceptance and mutual listening are practiced. It is a point of reference and a shared home, a place of exchange and cross-fertilization where political relations are rooted in the practice of sisterhood, which stems from mutual care and the sharing of political experiences.
It is a place of training and self-training that promotes the collectivization/socialization of knowledge and with this objective, it builds empowerment paths, organizes information/dissemination meetings on specific topics, such as the sexual and reproductive health of cis and trans* women, consent education, the right to contraception and voluntary termination of pregnancy, gender-based violence against LBTQIA+ women and women with disabilities.à.
It is a social innovation laboratory that aims to create a bold, visible and united force to support formal and substantive equality, with the awareness that the battles and promotion for full self-determination must also have a careful and supportive eye on international struggles.
It is a national community that arises from the bottom up, as it is an expression of the Arcigay territorial committees with which it has a strong bond and constant dialogue, through the implementation of projects, networking meetings, and events.
The Transfeminist Women's Network supports women's activism by recovering the historical memory of women's movements. It aims to strengthen a sense of pride and belonging to the community, creating opportunities to delve deeper into the history of feminism and the lesbian movement, starting with the rediscovery of the stories of lesbian, trans*, and bisexual activists, often silenced or considered "“minors”. She is the bearer of a “horizontal” feminism which, in understanding the horizon of gender equality and equal opportunities, goes beyond it, to move towards the
creation and re-signification of new spaces for participation and representation that are not limited to adherence to the principle, but bring about a transformation of reality, definitively calling into question relationships of power and subordination.
The Transfeminist Women's Network is committed to the ongoing, daily construction of alternative narratives to the toxic, stereotypical, and stigmatizing narratives of LGBTQIA+ women, migrants, and women with disabilities. These narratives portray them either as perpetrators of the violence they suffer or as victims, vulnerable subjects subjected to mechanisms of control. It speaks of liberation and reappropriation of bodies and is committed to ongoing awareness-raising efforts on the use of gender-sensitive and inclusive language. This language represents all subjectivities/identities, without erasing or invisibilizing them. Finally, it invests in networking, promoting opportunities and spaces for discussion with other associations of the LGBTQIA+* movement, women's movements, and feminist and transfeminist collectives, to build a shared political horizon and unified action.
TRANSFEMINIST DATING
Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista organizes transfeminist events: workshops for discussion and political development, and book presentations that helped us navigate the quarantine together during lockdown, feel closer, and speak up, discuss, and grow together. Find the calendar of transfeminist events. hereTo review the workshops you can subscribe to the Arcigay YouTube channel and select the playlist of the Transfeminist Women's Network.
November 25, 2022
Rights are not attacked, they are defended
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Gender Violence. Violence and discrimination can be committed in many ways, such as denying rights or, worse, attacking the few laws that protect women.
Hands off our bodies!
In 1978, abortion became a right in Italy, but today, 41 years after the abrogative referendum that saw thousands of people take to the streets to defend it, can we still say that the possibility of resorting to voluntary termination of pregnancy is guaranteed in Italy?
The ever-increasing percentage of conscientious objectors in public hospitals and the lack of secular and public health clinics that provide accurate information are obstacles to people's self-determination. In many countries around the world, abortion is still illegal, and women find themselves forced to abort abroad or, worse still, resort to clandestine abortions, risking their lives.
WE WANT A STRUCTURAL AND FINANCIAL REFORM OF HEALTH CARE CENTER CENTERS, TO MAKE THEM TRULY ACCESSIBLE, SECULAR, AND WITH A PRESENCE NOT ONLY IN URBAN CENTERS BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE SUBURBS.
NO is NO
Italy is one of eight European Union countries that does not offer a sexuality education program in schools at any level. School is one of the first places where personal expression confronts prevailing social models, and sexuality and affectivity are an integral part of human beings and their identity.
We want schools at all levels to provide education in affectivity, relationships, and a sexuality that emphasizes respect for oneself and others. Positive and informed sexual education can help young people prevent STIs/HIV and access contraception, and support them in recognizing and combating gender-based violence, bullying, cyberbullying, and revenge porn.
Consent education is essential to eradicate gender stereotypes and patriarchal culture and to foster consent within intimate relationships.
NO means NO; it should be clear, but it isn't at all. This is why it's important to define the concept of "sexual consent": it's necessary to make the limit even clearer, starting in school. Anything that isn't a clear YES is violence. This is why it's essential to bring this topic into the public debate and teach it, starting in schools.
Attacking rights is violence
Vulvodynia, pudendal neuropathy, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, and chronic pelvic pain are socially invisible conditions, but not to those who experience them on a daily basis. And they aren't recognized by the National Health System (only endometriosis is partially recognized).
The lack of recognition by the NHS, the diagnostic delay and the lack of qualified healthcare personnel are proof of a healthcare system that is negligent towards the bodies of women and AFAB people (Assigned Female at Birth, assigned female at birth), unable to provide care and protection to people suffering from these conditions.
We want prevention, early diagnosis, and improved quality of care. We want to be trusted and supported by healthcare professionals.
We want it to be recognized as a disabling disease and financial support for those affected.
_ Transfeminist Women's Network, Arcigay, and Team Healthy Peers
STOP THE VIOLENCE. USE THE RIGHT WORDS.
(Day International Conference on the Elimination of Violence against Women).
From January to November, there were 91 femicides in Italy. Every time a woman is killed because she is a woman, we witness a series of toxic narratives reported by the press. For this reason, this year, on the occasion of 25 November, Day For the International Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women, we wanted to collect some real headlines that appeared in national newspapers and rewrite them. Words can kill twice, and if we want to stop violence, we need to learn to describe it with different words.
Lesbian Visibility Day, April 26, 2020
Arcigay Transfeminist Women's Network And Arcigay National Trans Network They created the "Visibility is..." campaign, in which lesbian women and transgender women give voice to what they see as a necessary political act. Visibility for all of them means redemption from blackmail, but also self-love, something that liberates them from the gaze of others. It's a way to shout to the world that "lesbian" is a word to be proud of, a word to be spoken out loud.
“Visibility is the instrument of a revolution that re-signifies and socializes lesbian subjectivity, transforming lesbian women into r-existing existences, capable of creating new imaginations and new narratives that speak of freedom and liberation. For this and so much more, days like this exist, and I hope we always live with pride. Happy April 26th to all of us.” Natasha Maesi, responsible for gender policies in the national secretariat of Arcigay.
TDoV Campaign 2020
IRREGULAR FEMININE PLURALS
Femminili Plurali Irregolari is a project promoted by Arcigay, La Cicloide, and Artsmedia and funded by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Department of Equal Opportunities pursuant to the Notice for the Funding of Projects Aimed at Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women, also in Implementation of the Istanbul Convention (GUN 171 of July 24, 2017 – Letter F). It was created with the aim of raising public awareness of the violence experienced by lesbian, bisexual, disabled, and transgender women. The project was structured in several phases over a six-month period, aimed at fostering processes of individual and community empowerment. It directly involved lesbian, bisexual, disabled, and transgender women, who actively participated in co-developing the campaign through online discussions and focus groups.
The output of the project was this video made on the occasion of the INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (November 25, 2019)
FPI – IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS: LATINA AND MANTUA
FPI – FINAL EVENT
Every day, #LOTTOMARZO (2021 Edition)
Every day, #LOTTOMARZO (2020 Edition)
Every day, #LOTTOMARZO (2019 Edition)
Enjoy your visibility
No control over my body
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