"Inside the MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan, four Italian LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have created a space where LGBTQ+ Olympians, fans, and allies can safely come together. Continuing a longstanding athletic tradition, Milan's Olympics Pride House was established to shed light on the lack of LGBTQ+ rights in the games' host country of Italy. "We are not really known to be the most openly LGBT-friendly country," Pride House Project Manager Joseph Naklé told the Washington Blade."
"The Pride House is hosting "talks and roundtables every night," Naklé said, as well as movie screenings, speaker events, and an Out and Proud night featuring seven LGBTQ+ Olympic athletes. The concept of the Pride House arose from the idea of traditional Olympics hospitality houses. The first one opened its doors to LGBTQ+ athletes in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, according to Pride House International."
Milan hosts an Olympics Pride House at the MEET Digital Culture Center, created by four Italian LGBTQ+ advocacy groups to offer safety and visibility for LGBTQ+ Olympians, fans, and allies. The space leverages Olympic media attention to highlight gaps in LGBTQ+ rights across Italy and to amplify community voices. Programming includes nightly talks and roundtables, film screenings, speaker events, and an Out and Proud evening featuring seven LGBTQ+ Olympic athletes. The Pride House continues a tradition that began at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Italy's current government under Giorgia Meloni has enacted measures limiting recognition and parental rights for LGBTQ+ people.
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