ARCU is the LGBTI+ association for the whole of Corsica. It was set up in 2019 and is registered in Bastia. Its stated purpose is to defend, represent and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people on the island, to inform them about their rights and their health, and to work against discrimination and violence.
Much of what it does is social rather than political. It runs a discussion group, screens documentary films, and puts on evenings, festivals and round tables so that queer people in Corsica and the people around them can meet. It also organises the island's Pride march, the Marchja di e fiertà, which moves between Corsican towns from one year to the next instead of staying in one city. Its film screenings tour the island in the same way, reaching Bastia, Corte, Ajaccio and villages in between.
This is an association, not a bar or a walk-in centre, and the address is its registered seat. What it runs happens at changing venues around Corsica, and joining or getting in touch is done by email.
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