The Palermo chapter of Arcigay, Italy's main LGBTQ+ organisation, with its own premises in the historic centre called Officine Arcobaleno. The space is shared and open rather than an office, so groups meet in it and things happen there in the evenings. It is not staffed every day, so check before turning up.
What it runs matters more than what it is. Protego is its anti-discrimination centre for people who have experienced homophobic or transphobic violence. La Migration works with LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees. Alongside those it keeps a psychological desk, a legal desk, a health service, an information service for deaf LGBT people, and a library it is still assembling. Arcigay Palermo Risponde is a support line you can reach by SMS, WhatsApp or Telegram.
It is also the organisation behind Palermo Pride, which makes it the first address for a visitor who wants to know what is on in the city beyond the bars.
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