In the last fifty years one of the most colourful and alive neighbourhood in Milano is at the same time witness of Italian Post-colonial heritage and centre of LGBTQ+’s nightlife. This bound started in 1869 when Italy conquered Assab’s Harbour and nowadays is stronger than ever, so strong that some people calls Porta Venezia’s neighbourhood “Asmarina” (“little Asmara”, the capital city of Eritrea).