Making the Invisible Visible: LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Sport across Italy and the EU - 20 October 2026

Making the Invisible VisibleDedicated to inclusive practices in sport, this event looked at challenges and opportunities facing LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sport today; the ways visibility, representation, and community shape the world of sport in Italy and the EU; and the history of Florence’s first gay soccer team. It featured Matteo Bonotti (Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University) Karla Žeravčić (PhD Researcher and member of the Queer and Feminist Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group, European University Institute), and three players from the ASD Revolution team, Florence. Extracts from the documentary Il calciatore invisibile (dir. Matteo Tortora, 2018) were shown during the event.