Open air cinema with OUT! in the Peace Park in Cattolica

(Sesto Potere) – Catholic – August 1, 2023 – After a great response last year, the municipality of Cattolica releases! — LGBTQ+ Film Mini-Review — Open air with a free screening of Mad (2022, directed by Emanuele Crialese, with Penélope Cruz) followed by a discussion on gender disclosure. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 8 at 21:00 in Parco della Pace, from Piazza IV Novembre (seating is limited, but the park can accommodate guests on its lawn).

Over the past fifty years, the status of LGBTQ+ people in society has improved in many countries; in 1991 Organization
World Health has removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses, while the political and cultural path has led to
increased attention to issues of sexual orientation and gender identity in institutions.

The European Commission recently stressed that the European Union must be at the forefront of efforts to better protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people by combating discrimination against them, keeping them safe, building inclusive societies and leading the fight for global equality. .

However, progress in the area of ​​human rights has not always been unimpeded. In fact, there are still more than 60 states in the world that
in their legal system, they persecute the civil and social freedoms of LGBTQ+ people; a dozen even provide for the death penalty.

And even in countries where the situation of LGBTQ+ people has improved significantly, discrimination still persists.

A recent study of the Emilia-Romagna region showed that 80% of LGBTQ+ residents were subjected to insults and ridicule, 50% to threats and 11% to physical or sexual violence.

The Municipality of Cattolica is at the forefront of promoting 360 degree inclusiveness, creating a socio-cultural context in which all people
comfortable. Hence the joining of the Municipality of Cattolica last December to RE.A.DY, the National Public Network.
Anti-Discrimination Administration for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Sponsorship and Participation in Summer Pride
which will take place in Rimini on Sunday 6 August.

The project has received the patronage of Arcigay Rimini and the Call Call Violence Center and will be implemented in collaboration with
Critical System and Toby Dammit.