Diritti alla storia: Una visibile partecipazione al campo LGBTAQI+

Henri Lefebvre’s essay redefines the traditional concept of the fate of cities, emphasizing the importance of collective exploration and subjective appropriation of urban spaces through inclusive social processes. He values the role of politics and citizenship in concrete human relations, attributing rights not only to territorial ties but also to participatory practices, potentially undermining capitalist decision-making. This right to the city is evident in experiences reconstructing the relationships between urban spaces and queer subjectivities. These forms of rights can empower emerging social groups, being legally unstable yet legitimizing within social communities. Practices by LGBTQI+ groups in asserting the right to the city adopt various strategies and tactics, potentially transforming social norms and empowering different groups. However, cities can be a battleground as urban topography often reflects relationships of dominance, such as patriarchal or heterosexual ones, perpetuated by governmental spatial planning.