Α symposium for gender identities and sexual orientation by Onassis Cultural Centre, national LGBTQ+ helpline 11528, Deree - The American College of Greece and the U.S. Embassy in Athens.

Outview Film Festival 2015, from May 7 to 15, in collaboration with Neo Films, presents the film that won the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival 2014: «Pride». Award winning film will be the official opening film of the Outview Film Festival on May 7 at 20:30 at the Greek Film Archive.

Mosaiko.gr met with LGBT rights activist, attorney and former-adviser on gay rights to Bill Clinton, Richard Socarides recently, to discuss same sex marriage, activism and his Greek heritage.

On June 20 and 21, Thessaloniki is welcoming for the third year the Thessaloniki Pride. Since this year, the city bears the title of European Youth Capital, the festival is part of the program and dedicated to-what else? - The youth.

The problem is that a lot of students feel like they've talked to their school and most commonly they say that teachers are not doing anything about it. I those cases it is very important for them to tell a parent because they then need to advocate for them in school.

Successful advocates for gay rights tells what it was like for them or their loved ones to come out of the closet and what would help the next LGBT generation to thrive.

"Not political, but exerts political power through the art"

From May 15-25, 2014, at the Film Archive, 8th Outview Film Festival will be presenting the strongest program to date. With over 70 films, Masterclasses, workshops, events, more prizes, and featured artists, and for the first time so many guests directors, through partnerships with embassies, institutes and strong media, this festival is a film happening in our city that can boast to be a progressive and open city even during the crisis.

"Hollywood taught the straight how to see gay people, and gay people how to see themselves," says Lilly Tomlin, and she could not have expressed better how cinema reflected social perceptions regarding homosexuality, from the birth of the 7th art until the very recent decades.

Despite recent legal and social progress, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals continue to face intolerance and inequality around the world. LGBT youth in particular face discrimination, harassment and violence in their communities, at school and at home. In short, many of them live in fear.