Angelica Polmonari is an Italian jurist and a transfeminist lesbian activist for LGBTQIA+ rights at the local, national and international levels. She has been advocating for LGBTQIA+ people’s agency and visibility both in society and politics within Arcigay, the main Italian LGBTQIA+ organization, incorporating 74 local committees, and ILGA World, the major worldwide LGBTQIA+ federation, comprising 1837 member organizations from 169 countries. She is the present Chair of the Women’s Steering Committee of ILGA World, the international spokesperson of the first-ever Italian transfeminist LBTQIA+ network, Arcigay Rete Donne Transfemminista, and the first out lesbian female President of one of the longest-running local committees of Arcigay, Arcigay Modena “Matthew Shepard”. Angelica Polmonari worked as Human Rights Expert, Policy Advisor and Lead Project Manager for international institutions and national nongovernmental organizations for human rights, namely the European Parliament and IBO Italia, one of the earliest Italian NGOs for international cooperation, sustainability and international volunteering.
