Trans Men In Italy Are Entering The Miss Italy Pageant After It Banned Trans Women From Competing
The movement started after Federico Barbarossa, a trans man activist,said he had successfully registered as he was assigned female at birth.
Trans men in Italy are entering the Miss Italy pageant after it banned trans women from competing.
After a trans woman was crowned the first trans Miss Netherlands in July, Patrizia Mirigliani, the organizer of the Miss Italy pageant, criticized the Dutch pageant, saying that it was an “absurd strategy to make the news”.
Mirigliani’s comments caused a controversy, but Miss Italy organizers still confirmed that only people who are assigned female at birth can compete.
Federico Barbarossa, a trans man activist, then announced on Instagram that he had successfully registered for Miss Italy as he was assigned female at birth.
He also encouraged other trans men to sign up to protest the organizers’ decision.
Since then, more than 100 trans men have reportedly registered for the competition.
Miss Italy organizers told local media that it had indeed received “some” of these applications.
It confirmed that the men will be eligible to take part in the selection process, starting with local casting.
