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Libera Rugby Club is Italy’s first gay-friendly and inclusive rugby team (founded 2013 in Rome) and has now expanded to Milan (Sesto San Giovanni) . The club offers the Lombardy LGBTQ+ community a chance to play rugby in a safe, welcoming environment free of discrimination . Libera Rugby has also been at the forefront of inclusion efforts in Italian rugby (e.g. helping to add an anti-homophobia clause to FIR statutes in 2021) . In 2024 Libera organized the 11th Bingham Cup (the gay rugby world championship) in Rome, involving 5,000 participants and showcasing its role in the worldwide inclusive rugby movement .
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AceTeam is Milan’s pioneering trans and non-binary soccer team. It is a 5-a-side soccer club composed entirely of transgender people and is the first of its kind in Italy . Launched in 2020 through a collaboration between Open Milano ASD and ACET (Association for Transgender Ethics and Culture), AceTeam grew out of the “Te lo do io il Qatar” inclusive football project. The team provides a dedicated, affirming football experience for transgender and non-binary athletes, alongside facing the visibility challenges inherent in playing openly .
A.T.OMO
A.T.OMO is an LGBT tennis association founded in Milan in 1999 to use its members’ passion for tennis to send a message against prejudice and promote full integration of gay and lesbian individuals in society . Since its first year, A.T.OMO has organized the Italian Gay Open (IGO), Italy’s premier LGBT tennis tournament , attracting players worldwide. The event earned patronage from Milan’s Province in 2001. The club maintains a core group of about 50 women and men (not exclusively LGBT) who regularly play doubles matches (e.g., Sunday doubles at Tennis Club Corvetto) .
Front Runners Milano
Front Runners Milano (part of the global Front Runners network) was founded in 2015 and promotes running as an inclusive, equal-access sport for the LGBT community . Inspired by the historical Front Runners clubs established in the 1970s, the Milan club organizes group runs and participates in local races such as the Deejay Ten, StraMilano, StraMagenta, and the Milan Marathon . Front Runners Milano emphasizes camaraderie: despite varied abilities, the group finishes races together, reinforcing values of kindness and equality at every event .