Of love and struggle. Today Pride parades through the streets of Turin, invading them with music and colours, but also with social commitment and the desire for revenge and resistance. The appointment is at 4.30 pm in Corso Principe Eugenio, with a completely new route, which will wind through the streets of the center passing through Via Cernaia and Corso San Maurizio and then reaching the stage set up in Piazza Vittorio Veneto no earlier than 7 pm ,30-20.
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Meanwhile last night, along the route, the far-right identity group “La Barriera” applied stickers with the words “The only pride is national pride”. Below the signature there is an Italian flag and a rainbow one covered by an
The anti-Pride stickers that appeared during the night (Photo Maurizio Bosio – Reporters)
Not just a celebration, therefore, but the reclamation of rights which, despite appearing to be taken for granted, are still far from being achieved today. «In June we all feel a greater sense of belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community, but it is also true that we are in a period in which our identities are constantly threatened – explains Sofia Darino, president of the Maurice Club -. It is therefore necessary to be united, network and commit to being present for everyone’s struggles.” Luca Minici is preparing for his first appointment as coordinator of Turin Pride after dozens as an activist: «It is an extraordinary moment of affirmation and visibility, in which we can put our subjectivities under the magnifying glass of the world, representing them in all the forms that we feel are ours, whether joyful, noisy or scandalous.. We want to show a community that wants to assert itself beyond the social judgment of others.” And he concludes: «The support of allies is also very important».
The procession will also be animated by the float set up by The print for the third consecutive year, with a varied line up of artists aimed at reflecting the most interesting trends of the city’s music scene, from the Turin DJ duo Riverside to Nicola Gavino, who expresses himself with a groove with housey and minimalist tones. The journalist Fabrizio Vespa will warm up the start, accompanied by Paolo “Angelo” Parpaglione, founder of the Bluebeaters. «We go to Pride to talk about life – says Andrea Malaguti, director of La Stampa – and we invite readers to join the event to support everyone’s rights».
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This year too, the organizers paid particular attention to accessibility and even more widespread inclusiveness, through the distribution of earplugs at the initial banquet, the presence of silent spaces, refill points for water bottles and a City Sightseeing bus at the head of the parade for those with mobility problems.
