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ITALY TAKES THE FIELD AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
Arcigay launches the new edition of "Italy in the field against homolesbobitransphobia AWARDS 2023", to fight all forms of hatred and discriminatione in the world of sport, which can and must contribute so much in terms of education, respect, inclusion, and friendship.
This year we will have THENORTHFACE at our side, A leading outdoor brand, they've been working with us for years to champion civil rights and strongly believe in the value of sport and inclusion, fighting against all forms of hatred and discrimination.
The initiative starts today, May 10th, and will end on the 1st.° July.
- Athlete
- Sports club
- Fans
- Sports journalist
- Outdoor
The vote of the commission will be added to that of the public who, from 4 to 18 June, will be able to express their preference.a on the site www.arcigaysport.it
The stage for the delivery of the AWARDS 2023 will be that of NAPOLI PRIDE which will take place on the 1st° July.
Applications can be made directly or proposed by third parties and sent from 10 to 31 May to the address sport@arcigay.it
2022 Awards Winners
SPORTS AREA
Sport, like family and school, is one of the social places where a person, a citizen, is trained and educated to respect and value diversity.
Unfortunately, sport is also the place where it is currently difficult in Italy to come out and freely live one's sexual orientation or gender identity, regardless of the type of sport one practices.
Homophobia, transphobia, and all forms of hatred, whether manifested at sporting events or in sports venues, must be combated, and it's time for sports clubs to take visible steps forward on these issues. The sport that enters our homes every week is a tool for spreading positive and educational messages and must also be effective in the fight for civil rights.
Arcigay aims to support and amplify the entire Italian LGBTI+ sports community, offering a forum for information on teams and sports initiatives, fostering constructive dialogue and fostering best practices.
We decided to create the Arcigay Sport map and the Arcigaysport Instagram profile to give a voice to all LGBTI+ athletes in Italy and beyond, including fans, sports managers, coaches, referees, spectators, and LGBTI+ sports enthusiasts.
If you're part of a sports team or group, if you'd like to build a team, or if you'd like information about Arcigay's sports-related projects, contact Marco Arlati, a member of the Arcigay National Secretariat responsible for sports.
Cell. 3478664745 Email: sport@arcigay.it
The actions that will be implemented are:
Fighting homophobia and transphobia in sports at all levels, starting with a call to the various CONI federations to incorporate their commitment to combating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in sport into their statutes.
To be an amplifier of sports culture within our LGBTI+ community, giving space and importance to all the sporting realities that have emerged in Italy in recent years and encouraging the birth of others.
Provide full support to all projects and actions implemented by third parties to combat and resolve the problem of insults in stadiums and arenas. These insults are at the root of hatred and destroy the intrinsic values of sport.
Foster a culture of coming out in sport.
Build partnerships and synergies at major sporting events in Italy, as strategic tools for promoting the country's well-being and social and civic growth, leveraging sport's potential to promote civil rights and fight against all forms of discrimination.
Develop and spread diversity management and equality standards in companies and businesses that love and believe in sport, investing and taking on the role of sponsor and/or owner.
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ITALY TAKES THE FIELD AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
Italy takes the field against homophobia
AWARDS 2023
2nd edition
Giorgio Minisini
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Athlete” category
Italy takes the field against homophobia
AWARDS 2023
2nd edition
Juventus
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Sporting Club” category
Italy takes the field against homophobia
AWARDS 2023
2nd edition
Alessandra Di Stefano
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Sporting Journalist” category
Italy takes the field against homophobia
AWARDS 2023
2nd edition
Lazio and Freedom APS
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Cheering Section” category
Italy takes the field against homophobia
AWARDS 2023
2nd edition
Runaway Milano ASD
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Outdoor Sporting Agency” category
In May 2023, Arcigay launched the second, renewed edition of the “Italia in campo contro l'homophobia AWARDS”, the first-ever Arcigay's nation-wide sports-related award aiming at contrasting all forms of hatred and discrimination in the sporting environment, by recognising, acknowledging and rewarding the importance of visibility and representation of the LGBTI+ community in the sports sector.
According to Arcigay's vision and mission, along with families and schools, sports is the social sphere where individuals get shaped to respect and enhance differences the most. In 2023, the North Face, leading outdoor performance clothing and gear brand, which has been cooperating with Arcigay for years in order to promote the advancement of civil rights in Italy, formally partnered with Arcigay for the second edition of “Italia in campo contro l'homofonia AWARDS”, furtherly promoting the transformative and inclusive power of sports efficiently combating all forms of hatred and discrimination.
The second edition of “Italy in the field against homophobia AWARDS” began on May 10th 2023 and ended on July 1st 2023.
The categories to be awarded increased from 4 to 5:
The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Athlete
The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Sporting Club
The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Cheering Section
The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Sporting Journalist
The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Outdoor Sporting Agency
The award selection committee comprises both a technical jury of LGBTI+ sports experts and a popular jury, being the overall jury composed of both the members of the “Sports Group” of Arcigay and the representatives of 35 Italian LGBTI+ Sports teams/groups.
The selection committee convened on Saturday June 3rd 2023, on the occasion of the DOLOMITI PRIDE in Trento.
Jointly to the commission's vote, single individuals could express their online preferences on the website www.arcigaysport.it from June 4th to June 18th 2023.
The closing award ceremony for AWARDS 2023 took place at the NAPOLI PRIDE on July 1st 2023.
Applications were open from May 10th 2023 to May 31st 2023. Applications in all categories are evaluated on a range of criteria, including the nature and scope of initiatives, ownership and level of commitment, their impact, quality and sustainability of initiatives and the direct involvement of people exposed to anti-LGBTI+ discrimination in policy-making. Written applications for the five above-mentioned categories are to be submitted to the official e-mail address of the Sports Groups of Arcigay, sport@arcigay.it. The applicants are expected to substantially prove the high-standard quality of the activities the applicants themselves previously implemented to the direct benefit of the social inclusion and both individual and collective well-being of LGBTI+ people in their corresponding sporting context of reference. Each applicant is supposed to submit a formal candidacy detailedly describing each sport-related public LGBTI-inclusive declaration, position statement and initiatives respectively released and carried out throughout the preceding year.
Winners 2022
Italy takes the field against homophobia
AWARDS
1st edition
Claudio Marchisio
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Athlete” category
https://www.facebook.com/Arcigay/videos/1102855306932948
Juventus
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Sporting Club” category
https://www.facebook.com/Arcigay/videos/790364465459859
Francesca Fagnani
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Sporting Journalist” category
https://www.facebook.com/Arcigay/videos/1170438887138810
Crazy about Rugby
“The most LGBTI+ Inclusive Cheering Section” category
https://www.facebook.com/Arcigay/videos/788896835813072
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The Vision of the “Sports Group” of Arcigay
Sports, having both the potential and responsibility to promote education, respect, inclusion and companionship, is one of the social settings where individuals get educated about respect and the value of diversity the most.
Unfortunately, in Italy, in sports it's still nowadays difficult to come out and freely live one's sexual orientation or gender identity, regardless of the type of sport being practiced.
Homophobia, transphobia, and any form of hatred that manifests in sporting events or sports facilities must be fought against, and it's time for sports organizations to take a visible step forward on the above-mentioned issues. Sport is a tool to spread positive and educational messages.
Arcigay aims to provide a safe space where people may find information about LGBTI-inclusive teams and sports initiatives, to promote the establishment and exchange of LGBTI-inclusive sports-related best practices.
Arcigay opted for the designing of an Arcigay Sport Map and the opening of an Instagram profile Arcigaysport in order to give a voice to all LGBTI+ athletes in Italy and beyond, as well as to sports fans, sports executives, coaches, referees, spectators, and enthusiasts of LGBTI+ sports throughout the country.
If you are part of a team or a sporting group, if you want to build a team, if you are in need of any information about Arcigay's sports-related projects, contact Marco Arlati,
the first-ever “Sports Affairs Coordinator” of Arcigay, Marco Arlati and elected member of the national Executive Board of Arcigay.
Phone: +39 3478664745 Email: sport@arcigay.it
The Mission of the “Sports Group” of Arcigay
-Combating homophobia and transphobia in sports at all levels, beginning with the submission of a formal request to several CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) federations to commit themselves against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
-Echoing the benefits of an inclusive sports culture within the LGBTI+ community, giving space and importance to all sports initiatives that have emerged in Italy in recent years and facilitating the rising of further ones;
-Providing cooperative third parties with full support to address and solve the massive issue of insults in stadiums and arenas, insults that are at the very root of anti-LGBTI+ hatred in sport and undermine the values that sport itself upholds;
-Promoting coming out in sports;
-Establishing collaborations and synergies at major sporting events in Italy, adopting strategic tools for promoting well-being and the country's civil and social growth, leveraging the potential of sports for the promotion of civil rights and the fight against all forms of discrimination;
-Developing and promoting diversity management and equality tools and standards within companies and organizations that believe in the potential inclusiveness of all sports, by investing and taking on the role of sponsors and/or owners.
On May 4, 2016, the 244th National Council of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) amended its statute to insert an ad-hoc provision aiming at combating discrimination based on sexual orientation in sports. However, more than two years later, none of the sports federations affiliated with CONI has embodied that specific provision into its corresponding statute.
Arcigay calls on the CONI federations to adopt a specific statutory provision prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.