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February 15, 2013

Remembering Mario Mieli, Italy's 'first gay intellectual'

He died 30 years ago but he is still alive in the Italian LGBT people's memories and in the Circolo Mario Mieli association's activities

Italy is preparing to remember Mario Mieli, a leading figure in the Italian and international gay movement in the 1970s, on the 30th anniversary of his death (12 March).

Roman association Circolo Mario Mieli, which inherited Mieli’s legacy, will present a book of poems and is going to host a three-day conference in April and a photographic exhibition in Autumn.

Circolo Mario Mieli’s president, Andrea Maccarrone, told Gay Star News: ‘Mario Mieli was a prominent figure in the Italian gay movement of the early years.

March 30, 2012

Trans Italy celebrates and looks forward

Italy is marking 30 years since it’s groundbreaking law allowing trans people to change gender – but the debate about their rights continues

Italy is preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Law 164 – which allowed Italian transgenders to change sex for the first time – on 14 April with a national conference and smaller meetings in many cities, from north to south.