Massimo takes part in a talk organised by Liguria’s pride march activists to discuss how schools have become a major battlefield where reactionary political forces operate.

Lorenzo and Massimo participate at a conference organised at the University of Sassari to discuss the state of queer and anti-queer politics today.

Massimo is invited to discuss the backslide of LGBTIQ+ and reproductive rights in Italy during the last decade.

Massimo contributes to a public conference organised at the Chamber of Deputies on the current state and perspectives of the Italian law that formally guarantees the right to abortion.

Massimo takes part in a talk where he is questioned on the rise of anti-gender mobilisations and the state of LGBTIQ+ politics in Italy today in an event organised around the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Massimo discusses about the fight against anti-LGBTIQ+ violence alongside local politicians and members of civil society organisations in an event organised around the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Massimo discusses alongside EMP Alessandro Zan on the state of LGBTIQ+ youth in Europe in an event organised around the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Massimo was invited to discuss anti-gender politics at Ome’s Love is Love celebrations around the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Mid-March, all members of the research project come together for an open workshop where they share the advancements on the different research objectives. The workshop is followed by a closed-door meeting to coordinate the following months of work.

The National Observatory for Gender Identity (ONIG) organised an international conference at the University of Naples Federico II on the theme of transgender health throughout life. Massimo Prearo takes part to the first panel titled “From backlash to human rights”.

Elisabetta De Giorgi and Massimo Prearo join a conference organised by the Inter-university Center for Hungarian and Central European Studies around the social, cultural, and political developments in Central Europe in the last three decades. Their discussion touches on the politics of gender in Hungary in a comparative perspective.

Massimo Prearo is invited to a round table to discuss the rise of reactionary lobbies alongside other professionals and civil society organisers. The event is organised during the celebration for the 10 year anniversary of social justice association I Sentinelli di Milano.

Massimo Prearo is invited to deliver a part of the training addressed at unionised professionals of the education sector. You can access an overview of the day in the video linked below.

At a moment of heightened tensions around paranoid projections of gender ideology and legislative interventions on schools, Massimo Prearo is invited at a roundtable to help take stock of 10 years of anti-gender mobilisations in Italy.

The entire team of the LGBTIQ+ Equality Project meets to review the state of advancement on each of the three main research objectives and to discuss the way forward. It is also the occasion to discuss our Open Science procedures and plan some future events.

Massimo Prearo is invited by the Equal Opportunities Committee’s president, Porpora Marcasciano, to take part to a hearing (udienza conoscitiva) alongside local civil society actors and experts.

The topic of the hearing is: “Pride in Bologna – July 6th celebration and march: its meaning, its demands, and its goals”.

You can watch the recording of the hearing by clicking on the button below.

Massimo Prearo takes part to the closing event of Politecnico’s Pride Week. He discusses the documentary movie Are You Proud? alongside Davide Fassi.

The event takes place in Aula De Donato, Edificio 3 – Campus Leonardo e Aula De Carli – Edificio B9 Campus Bovisa Durando

Massimo Prearo is invited to an open talk hosted by the Spolato LGBTQ Center in Padova. Alongside other scholars and LGBTQIA+ organisers he discusses the politics of anti-gender and anti-LGBT+ mobilisations.

Pamela Pansardi, Massimo Prearo e Federico Trastulli present the first results of a national survey on LGBT+ themes.
The conference takes place at 4 pm in Aula A – Palazzo “Ex Economia” in Via dell’artigliere 19, Verona.

In occasion of the International Day against Homolesbobitransphobia, Massimo Prearo is invited to give a talk on the state of LGBT+ rights in Italy and Europe. The event is organised with the support of local associations (Arcigay Orlando Brescia, Purple Planet PV, Brescia Pride, Rete Ready) and under the patronage of local municipalities.

On February 22 and 23 the LGBTIQ+ Equality Politics project officially kicked off with our first team meeting! The two days were a precious occasion time to exchange on our research.