Arcigay Arcobaleno is the LGBTQIA+ association for Trieste and Gorizia, and it has worked in both cities since 1994. In a city with no permanent gay venue it is the first place to ask what is on.
From its rooms on Viale della Terza Armata it offers free, anonymous HIV and syphilis testing with counselling on sexual health. No medical referral is needed, but you have to book. It also runs work against homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools and campaigns on sexually transmitted infections.
The social programme is what a visitor is most likely to meet. Queerida is its recurring LGBTQIA+ night, with a guest drag queen and a DJ set, and there is a queer board-game evening as well. Both are free. Events move between venues around the city rather than sitting at one address, so it is worth checking where the next one lands.
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