In Italy, especially in recent years, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of Pride Month and the choice to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride in different places in the Bel Paese. Mind you, even in those that – until a few years ago – were decidedly distant from the community. All of this, it is known, reflects an unsurprising cultural change and greater commitment to inclusion and equality.
In fact, Pride celebrations have spread to various Italian cities, involving not only traditional urban centers, but also – as we already anticipated – those places that in the past were considered less open or welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community. Thus, parades, festivals, cultural events and initiatives to raise awareness of this issue, organized especially during Pride Month, are now becoming increasingly popular.
Why is Pride Month celebrated in June?
Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Remembered today as the Stonewall riots (Stonewall riots), we are talking about a series of riots and protests sparked by the LGBTQIA+ community in response to police searches and oppression at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar frequented by members of the queer community. It was at this very location that a series of very violent confrontations between LGBTQIA+ groups and the NYPD took place.
This event marked a real turning point in the struggle for rights, inspiring this movement of activism as we know it today.
THE OFFICIAL DATES OF ALL PRIDE EVENTS IN ITALY
JUNE 10, 2023
Stretto Pride 2023 – Messina
Rome Pride 2023
Pordenone Pride. FVG Pride.
Foggia Pride 2023 / Puglia Pride 2023.
Genoa Pride 2023 / Liguria Pride 2023.
Avellino Pride 2023 / Irpinia Pride 2023.
Lecco Pride 2023
Cuneo Pride 2023
Riviera Pride 2023 – Dolo
JUNE 17, 2023
Varese Pride 2023
Bergamo Pride 2023
Catania Pride 2023
Bari Pride 2023
Parma Pride 2023
Turin Pride 2023
La Spezia Pride 2023
Mantua Pride 2023
Treviso Pride 2023
Civitanova Pride 2023 / Marche Pride 2023.
Jesi Pride 2023
JUNE 24, 2023
Milan Pride 2023
Chieti Pride 2023 / Abruzzo Pride 2023
Palermo Pride 2023
Perugia Pride 2023 / Umbria Pride 2023
Taranto Pride 2023
Cagliari Pride 2023 / Sardinia Pride 2023
Smarza Pride 2023 / Trieste Pride 2023
Laguna Pride 2023 / Venice Pride 2023
25 JUNE 2023
Imola Pride 2023
Pride of Reggio Emilia 2023
Pride of Provinvia. Pride of Ciriè 2023
JULY 1, 2023
Pride of Naples 2023
Bologna Pride 2023
Lecce Pride 2023 / Salento Pride 2023
Syracuse Pride 2023
Ragusa Pride 2023
Egadi Pride 2023 / Favignana Pride 2023
Lodi Pride 2023
JULY 8, 2023
Florence Pride 2023 / Tuscany Pride 2023.
Latina Pride 2023 / Lazio Pride 2023
Verona Pride 2023
JULY 15, 2023
Belluno Pride 2023
JULY 22, 2023
Matera Pride 2023
Reggio Calabria Pride 2023
JULY 29, 2023
Molise Pride 2023 / Campobasso Pride 2023
AUGUST 6, 2023
Rimini Summer Pride 2023
SEPT. 2, 2023
Brescia Pride 2023
SEPT. 9, 2023
Pride of Straits 2023 / Taormina
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Alcamo Pride 2023
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
Vesuvius Pride 2023 / Scafati Pride 2023.
Monza Pride 2023 / Brianza Pride 2023.
SEPTEMBER 30 TO OCTOBER 7, 2023
Aosta Pride Week 2023