While EU policies are oriented towards a new definition of the couple, marriage, adoption and gender relationships; some Member States don’t seem willing to follow this trend. Attitudes and policies towards LGBTQI people and gender equality change significantly in the different EU countries. Indeed, the index for gender equality (GEI) shows the gap emerging from one country to another and records a low value for a European Union which promotes equality. Taking, however, into account the 2013 ILGA Europe Annual Report, out of 49 countries surveyed, only UK and Belgium have the lowest rate of discrimination in Europe. Inequalities and discriminations against women and LGBTQI people are more widespread in some social fields, such as employment, education, access to services, by making more difficult the achievement of the EU 2020 objectives for a smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. Nevertheless, in many EU countries various initiatives have been promoted by the civil society in order to raise the awareness of the citizens and policy makers about any kind of discrimination against women and LGBTQI communities.Considering these circumstances, the project Gender E.R.A. aims at offering to the young people an opportunity for discussion and reflection leading to redefine the concept of gender, to deepen the rights of women and LGBTQI communities and to overcome and recognize sexist and homophobic stereotypes and prejudices. In addition, the project aims to make young participants active actors for the struggle against homophobia and discrimination based on sex, gender identity and sexual orientation. Through these objectives, the participants will be more aware of the EU values and policies, will be able to recognize and combat the human rights violations related to the gender issues and will develop their activism and self-esteem, as well as their sense of initiative and self-criticism.The project will take place from 18th to 25th September 2016 (travel days included) in Tusa and will involve 25 young people between 18 and 30 years old (4 participants + 1 group leader per country. They will have different cultural, social backgrounds and, of course, with different sexual orientation, in order to obtain a non-homogenous group and to facilitate a fruitful and stimulating peer-education. Participants may be activists, volunteers, youth workers or youth interested in the subject of the project and motivated to live a short mobility experience abroad and deal with people from different countries and cultures. The group leader, besides having the above characteristics and being over 18 years old, must have experience in group management and in youth work.The activities foreseen by the project, will be mainly based on non-formal education, on human rights education and on gender education. Some activities will be dedicated to the "gender theory" promoted by gender studies, in order to redefine the concept of "gender". Other activities will be useful to deepen the women and LGBTQI rights in Europe and within the different EU countries; to understand and recognize discriminatory and homophobic attitudes and to overcome false stereotypes and prejudices based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Finally, a final session will be focused on the creation of a campaign to raise the awareness of local and international communities against any kind of discrimination and inequality towards women and LGBTQI communities. Through all these activities, the participants will be encouraged to acquire different knowledge, skills and competencies as well as attitudes and behaviors, which are useful to contribute to their personal growth.Through the partner organizations and participants’ actions, the project will have a positive impact on local, international and European stakeholders, thus multiplying its effect and impact. The dissemination and visibility activities of the whole project and of the awareness campaign, as well as the positive activism developed in the young participants, will give positive inputs to local and international actors (such as civil society organizations, young people, local communities, the organizations and public institutions, policy makers). They could be stimulated in developing partnerships and networking that will allow an exchange of knowledge, skills, best practices and policies to support women and LGBTQI rights and improve their social condition. Moreover, the example of a small town, Tusa, may have a positive impact on other neighboring municipalities in order to promote awareness-raising initiatives and to be involved in future Erasmus+ projects.