From: marco bellavia Subject: NEWS FROM ITALY Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 15:14:17 +0100 (MET) The gay scene in Italy maybe is not as rich as in the U.S., possibly due to the presence in our territory of many towns of small size, that is with less than 300000 inhabitants, but nevertheless we have got a national gay organization which is federeted, and with branches in many northern towns, and in some important southern cities. The name of that organization is ARCI GAY, and it has a national branch in Bologna, the president of which is Mr Franco Grillini. Here is a list of some of the local branches, following the national one. ARCI GAY NAZIONALE Piazza di Porta Saragozza 2 Bologna Phone: +39 51 436700 Fax: +39 51 423636 ARCI GAY / Centro di Iniziativa Gay Via Torricelli 19 Milano Phone: +39 2 8394604 ARCI GAY PEGASO Via della Clementina 2 Bergamo Phone: +39 35 230959 ARCI GAY DAVID Via del Leone 5 Firenze Phone: +39 55 288126 ARCI GAY Via Vico 200 Roma Phone: +39 6 3612173 Circolo MARIO MIELI (I don't know wether it's part of ARCI GAY or not) Via Ostiense 202 Roma Phone: +39 6 5413985 ARCI GAY ANTINOO Vico San Geronimo 17/20 Napoli Phone: +39 81 5528815 ARCI GAY Via Genova 7 Palermo Phone: +39 91 324917/8 Other brances are in the following towns: BARI, BOLZANO, CAGLIARI, CATANIA, EMPOLI, FORLI', GENOVA, MESSINA, PADOVA, PERUGIA, PISA, RAGUSA, SASSARI, TORINO, UDINE, VARESE, VENEZIA, VERONA, VICENZA. There are also the following libraries: Centro di Documentazione CASSERO Piazza di Porta Saragozza 2 Bologna Phone: +39 51 433395 Omologie/Fondo Olivari c/o C.I.G. Via Torricelli 19 Milano Phone: +39 2 8394604 Centro di Documentazione Via O. Morgari 17/H Torino Phone: +39 11 6509860 Fondazione Sandro Penna Via Santa Chiara 1 Torino Phone: +39 11 4364749 Gay House Via Ghiberti 8/b Roma Phone: +39 6 93547483 Centro di Documentazione ERNESTO Via Piave 6 Varese Phone: +39 332 234055 To buy books/magazines/videos related to homosexuality there are to private bookstores: BABELE Via Sammartini 23 20125 Milano Phone: +39 2 6692986 BABELE Via Paola 44 00186 Roma As far as I know there are two students groups: GAYA MATER STUDIORUM c/o CASSERO - Bologna Phone: +39 51 433395 Meetings on Monday, 10 pm R.O.S.P.O. c/o Facolta' di Architettura Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci Milano Meetings on Tuesday and Friday, 12am to 2pm Groups related to AIDS: Lega Italiana Lotta all'AIDS in Bologna Phone: +39 51 6347644 ASA Via Panzeri 11 Milano Phone: +39 2 58107084 POSITIF Via dei Ciancaleoni 6 Roma Phone: +39 6 4881859 Groups of parents of homosexuals: Bergamo: c/o ARCI GAY on Thursday 8pm Firenze: c/o ARCI GAY Associazione di GEnitori Di Omossessuali Milano: c/o ARCI GAY AGEDO on Thursday 2pm to 5pm Some information was taken from the montly gay magazine: BABILONIA Via Ebro 11 20110 Milano Phone: +39 2 5696468 / 57404788 Telefax: +39 2 55213419 issue number 2 February 1993, so some addresses may be not correct, but I am absolutely sure about Milan and Bologna addresses. I must mention a new magazine dedicated to lesbians, which has recently come out with its first experimental issue: TOWANDA! Via Imbonati 3 20158 Milano