Omphalos is Perugia's LGBTI+ association. It has been working in the city since 1992, when it started out of a small flat on the outskirts, and it calls itself the centre of the LGBTQIA+ community in Umbria. It belongs to the ARCI network, runs as a non-profit and is open to anyone who wants to join.
Most of what it does happens at its premises on Via della Pallotta. There is a listening and welcome centre, free rapid HIV and syphilis testing, a legal desk, a desk for migrants and one for violence in lesbian relationships. The documentation centre keeps the association's archive.
Social life runs through the groups. There is a youth group, a women's group, a group for trans and non-binary people and one for older members, along with a theatre workshop, a games group, trekking outings, a swimming team, a volleyball team and Omphalos Voices, the rainbow choir.
Omphalos also runs BeQueer, the city's LGBTQIA+ club night, and the membership card is what gets you in there. The same card brings discounts at partner hotels and restaurants around Umbria.
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