Andrea is a Project Officer at the Outsport Office within the AiCS LGBTI Department and a contributor to AiCS’ Identità Alias gender inclusion policy (2024). Their work focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), LGBTIQ+ rights, human rights, and the role of public and digital spaces in fostering access, safety, and participation. Andrea has worked in non-formal education and training contexts, including with neurodivergent youth, and as an author and research assistant has developed advocacy-oriented content for a range of publications and organisations.
The first ever World Cup Pride Match is scheduled for June 26, 2026 in Seattle. But that’s not the main news. In a historic first for the FIFA Men’s World Cup, Seattle will host a designated Pride Match on June 26, 2026, aligned with the city’s official Pride weekend. Lumen Field will transform into a showcase […]
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It’s been a whopping 28 years since the last time the Azzurre made it to the semifinals: despite having taken part in every Women’s Euro edition since the championship started in 1984, the team never made it past the quarter-finals.
But there is yet another record…
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La nazionale maschile è fuori dai Mondiali da undici anni, ma quella femminile fa storia (nel verso giusto)
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The latest institution to bow to Donald Trump’s transphobic pressure is UPenn (University of Pennsylvania). The Trump-UPenn conflict first began in 2022 with Lia Thomas—the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I swimming title—who is now facing the erasure of her athletic achievements. A few weeks ago, after months of constant […]
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The Outsport method is a training and coaching approach for youth and adults that uses sport as a learning tool to foster personal growth and social competencies in the field of diversity, inclusion, and community building. It’s part of non-formal education, specifically Education Through Sport (ETS), and was recognized as a good practice by the […]
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Carini-Khelif case: LGBTI-phobes know nothing about IOC rules or sports medicine, trust convicted chairmen but still call for fairplay. All to the detriment of the most marginalized people. (Photo, Circo Fusco – Credit: ANSA) Just days after the world-wide tantrums thrown by homophobes and transphobes regarding the presence of drag queens at the Opening Ceremony of Paris […]
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The Erasmus + MESIS project aims to foster inclusive sport communities by developing competencies and e-learning tools based on the Outsport approach. As part of the core project activities, four partners from Italy, Bulgaria, Portugal and Slovenia will select 15 participants (60 in total) who will join a comprehensive Capacity Building session designed to build […]
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Scenario In the modern and highly developed 21st century it’s still necessary to talk about Sport for all Genders. European sports continue to be heavily influenced by traditional concepts of gender roles, which categorize individuals strictly as either “men” or “women,” reinforcing a dominant binary and masculine perspective. This prevailing narrative within sports inevitably leads […]
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“Combating Hate Speech in Sport”, a new joint project co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe aims to explore innovative approaches to tackle racism, homo-bi-transphobia, sexism and other manifestations of hate speech. Although both the European Union and the Council of Europe have developed regulatory […]
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Sport.Youth.Inclusion – SYI is a European Erasmus+ project aiming to improve the inclusion of discriminated young people in schools, grassroots sport teams and youth communities. With the help of PE teachers, coaches and youth workers, SYI selected 24 good practices coming from Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and Italy that use the ETS (Education Through Sport) […]
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