Events
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JUST AS YOU ARE - Readers with a suitcase
02/09/2025
The second edition of ‘Così come sei - Letture Arcobaleno per le Famiglie’ (Just as you are - Rainbow Readings for Families) is back, an event sponsored by the Secretariat of State for Internal Affairs. An event dedicated to the beauty of diversity and the pride of being oneself, through a journey through the colourful pages of illustrated books. The event will be held on Tuesday, 2 September, at 6 p.m. in the picturesque Montelupo Park in Torraccia (Domagnano Castle). Suitable for children aged 0 to 99 and beyond, the event is an invitation to rediscover the pure, respectful and enthusiastic view of the world that children have. To ensure inclusivity for all, the readings will be accompanied by LIS interpreter Fabiana Rossi. In case of bad weather, the event will move indoors to the Sala Montelupo in Domagnano. An afternoon for the whole family dedicated to literature, colours and hospitality.
RIMINI SUMMER PRIDE 2025
Saturday, July 26th 2025
EXIST. EXIST. EXIST.
To exist means to resist every day the attempts to erase us: trans* people excluded from institutional and healthcare spaces, rainbow families denied, paths to self-determination obstructed, violence denied, discrimination ignored. The lack of prevention of homo-lesbo-bi-transphobic acts, the Varchi Law, the anti-choice rhetoric of pro-lifers, the obstacle of any emotional education: all contribute to locking us into rigid, marginalised, heteronormative, imposed models.
To exist means to have a safe and representative space where we can feel part of something, where we can fight but also rejoice. This is why we call on local and national politicians to promote inclusion. We need real rights: registration of the sons and daughters of rainbow families, alias policies in schools and workplaces, a secular state that protects all subjectivities. And international justice: for Palestine, for Ukraine, for all oppressed peoples.
Our struggles have an unquenchable force because they are based on what makes us exist: our bodies, our affections, our families.
Affirming our existence is therefore a political act, an act of pride and resistance. We celebrate it with the exciting and overwhelming parade to be held on SATURDAY 26 JULY, but also with the meetings and shows of Pride Week from 21 to 27 July at La Community 27.
Programme
· 4 p.m.: the floats start playing music
· 5 p.m.: the parade meets in Piazzale Kennedy
· 6 p.m.: departure from Parco del Mare
· from 8 p.m. on the Piazzale Fellini roundabout: music, performances and guests until 1 a.m.
Promoted and organised by Arcigay Rimini “Alan Turing”, with the patronage of the Municipality of Rimini, the Province of Rimini and the Emilia-Romagna Region.
See you on the streets. Because existing, today, is our revolution.
Presentation Conference
The official presentation of the association will take place on Thursday 29 May 2025 at 6pm at the Montelupo Hall in Domagnano.
Thank you for being with us
Dear friends of Associazione 121,
We would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for coming out in such large numbers to our presentation evening. We filled the Montelupo hall with more than 100 people who came to hear about who we are, what we want to do, and to sign up. This filled us with pride and, above all, made us realise that what we are doing really matters to the community of our Republic. So thank you very much to all of you for such a warm welcome. We hope to receive a similar welcome from the institutions and from all the doors we will knock on to pursue our goals. The birth of the association was immediately reported in the local press, and in the future it will also be reported in the international press.
During the event, we introduced ourselves and explained why we believed an association like this was necessary. We explained the contents of our statute to everyone present and commented on the current state of LGBT+ rights in San Marino, which are not yet on par with those in European Union countries, something we would like to see changed. There were video messages of congratulations from important international political figures working in Europe for the protection of the rights of LGBT+ communities, followed by speeches and interesting questions from the audience, whom we hope we have at least intrigued to follow us and explore these issues further.
The presentation evening was only the starting point of what will be a very long journey, but thanks to our commitment and, above all, that of the volunteers who will give us some of their time to help us in our activities, we are sure that we will achieve more than a few results. Thanks to you, of course.
The Board