Also this year, the 14th, on the occasion of Saint Valentine the initiative " starts“The Same Kiss“, organized by Gay Center with Arcigay in various cities of Italy: this year we will be in the square with an awareness initiative against homotransphobia.
2025 began with an attack on two couples of young people, and in the first 40 days of the year the situation only got worse.
For this, for Valentine's Day we will be in various cities: Rome, Reggio Calabria, Latina, Viterbo, Rieti, Frosinone, Albano Laziale, Quarto (NA), where information leaflets will be distributed and Baci Perugina donated by Perugina.
In particular to Rome on February 14th at 5pm, the volunteers of Arcigay Roma and Gay Center will be at Ostiense Square to reiterate a clear message: every kiss has the same value.
It will also be an opportunity to inform about the reality of the so-called "“conversion therapies“: Although homosexuality has no longer been considered an illness since 1990, treatments aimed at correcting the sexual orientation and gender identity of LGBTQIA+ people, in an attempt to make them heterosexual and cisgender, are still legal in Italy and many European countries.
Being LGBTQIA+ is not a choice, nor something that can or should be changed. Therefore, alongside the celebration of love in all its forms, we want to continue denouncing the violence and discrimination that still affect our community.
We are waiting for you!