Movimento Omosessuale Sardo ODV

Movimento Omosessuale Sardo ODV (MOS) is an Italian LGBTQ+ association based in Sassari, in northern Sardinia. It describes itself as an association of politics, culture and socialisation for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and for anyone sensitive to the theme of individual and collective rights and freedoms. It is the only LGBT association in northern Sardinia, according to its own presentation. The organisation provides support and first-acculturation services for homosexual and transgender people, including a helpline, face-to-face counselling, an information line on AIDS and STIs, legal assistance and a migrants' desk. Among its most relevant activities is the Gruppo Scuola, which organises awareness and education meetings on a culture of respect for primary and secondary school students, as well as training seminars for teachers, parents and professional categories involved in assistance and education. MOS was founded in 1992 as an Arcigay circle. It left Arcigay in 1996 at the congress of gender separation, when the single national association Arcigay Arcilesbica split into two national associations, Arcigay and Arcilesbica. In the early 2000s MOS registered in the regional register of voluntary associations, becoming a non-profit organisation (Onlus) by law. It characterises itself as an independent, antimilitarist, antiprohibitionist and antiauthoritarian association, with an eye turned to feminist, independentist and anti-neoliberal-globalisation movements. In 2001 it took part in the Sardinian Committee against the G8, and Borderline became its organising secretariat. In 2002 it participated in the European Social Forum in Florence, where it joined the GLBTQ Forum and took part in the formation of Queer for peace, an international network of gays, lesbians and trans people against war, which would take it to Palestine from 2003 to 2008. The association is registered as an ODV (Organizzazione di Volontariato, voluntary organisation) and operates from its headquarters at via Rockefeller 16/c in Sassari. It organises and participates in the Sardegna Pride and runs artistic competitions for schools, such as the 2025 edition of the competition 'Partecipa al Sardegna Pride 2025' on the themes of rights, identity and coexistence. Its governance includes an ordinary and extraordinary assembly of members, which elects the board and approves statutory changes, including adaptations to the Third Sector Code.

Movimento Omosessuale Sardo (MOS) was founded in 1992 as an Arcigay circle in Sassari, Sardinia. At that time Arcigay was the main Italian national LGBTQ association. In 1996, at the congress known as the congress of gender separation, the single national association Arcigay Arcilesbica split into two national associations, Arcigay and Arcilesbica. MOS left Arcigay at that congress and continued as an independent association. In the early 2000s MOS registered in the regional register of voluntary associations, becoming a non-profit organisation (Onlus) by law. It defines itself as independent, antimilitarist, antiprohibitionist and antiauthoritarian, with attention to feminist, independentist and anti-neoliberal-globalisation movements. In 2001 it participated in the Sardinian Committee against the G8, and Borderline became its organising secretariat. In 2002 it took part in the European Social Forum in Florence, where it joined the GLBTQ Forum and contributed to the formation of Queer for peace, an international network of gays, lesbians and trans people against war. This network took MOS to Palestine from 2003 to 2008. Over the years MOS has provided support and first-acculturation services for homosexual and transgender people, including a helpline, face-to-face counselling, an information line on AIDS and STIs, legal assistance and a migrants' desk. Its Gruppo Scuola organises awareness and education meetings on a culture of respect for primary and secondary school students, and training seminars for teachers, parents and professionals involved in assistance and education. The association is the only LGBT association in northern Sardinia, according to its own presentation. MOS organises and participates in the Sardegna Pride and runs artistic competitions for schools, such as the 2025 competition 'Partecipa al Sardegna Pride 2025' on rights, identity and coexistence. It is registered as an ODV (Organizzazione di Volontariato) and operates from its headquarters at via Rockefeller 16/c in Sassari. Its governance includes ordinary and extraordinary assemblies of members, which define the annual programme of activities, elect board members and approve statutory changes, including adaptations to the Third Sector Code.

• 2025

  MOS organises the school art competition 'Partecipa al Sardegna Pride 2025' and holds ordinary and extraordinary assemblies.

• 2002

  MOS participates in the European Social Forum in Florence, joins the GLBTQ Forum and contributes to the formation of Queer for peace.

• 2001

  MOS participates in the Sardinian Committee against the G8; Borderline becomes its organising secretariat.

• 1996

  MOS leaves Arcigay at the congress of gender separation, when Arcigay Arcilesbica splits into Arcigay and Arcilesbica.

• 1992

  MOS is founded as an Arcigay circle.

• MOS travels to Palestine with the Queer for peace network.

Independent, antimilitarist, antiprohibitionist and antiauthoritarian LGBTQ+ association, attentive to feminist, independentist and anti-neoliberal-globalisation movements.

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2. 2Chi siamo – Movimento Omosessuale Sardomovimentomosessualesardo.org
3. 3Movimento Omosessuale Sardo ODV – Wikidatawikidata.org