Antinoo is the Naples committee of Arcigay, the Italian LGBTQI+ association, and it has been the anchor of queer life in the city for decades. Its rooms are in Vico San Geronimo, a lane off Via Benedetto Croce opposite the Ubik bookshop, close to Piazza San Domenico Maggiore.
Most of what happens there is support rather than nightlife: a helpline, a legal desk, a psychological support desk, a desk for LGBTQI+ migrants, a library and documentation centre, a youth group and a senior group. Visitors staying a while are welcome to walk in.
The association also organises the things the city sees from outside. Napoli Pride, billed as the Mediterranean Pride of Naples, the KIU queer festival and the Antinoo Movie film programme all come from here, and so does FreeID, the queer social bar a few doors along at number 19.
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