The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rainbow flags fly across Europe at Gay Pride parades Thousands of people took to the streets to support LGBT rights in cities across Europe on Saturday, with marchers waving rainbow flags and condemning discrimination in all its forms. https://www.thelocal.it/20180610/rainbow-flags-fly-across-europe-at-gay-pride-parades Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:41:15 +0200 rainbow-flags-fly-across-europe-at-gay-pride-parades Italian MPs to debate homophobia bill A bill to criminalize homophobia has divided politicians ahead of a debate in the lower house of parliament this Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130724/italian-mps-to-debate-homophobia-bill Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:38:00 +0200 italian-mps-to-debate-homophobia-bill 'Gay Pride is also an event for families' Last Saturday, thousands of Italians marched for Gay Pride. Vincenzo Branà, President of the Bologna branch of the gay rights association Arcigay, was also there. He tells The Local what he thinks the future holds for gay rights in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20130621/gay-pride-is-also-an-event-for-families Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:36:00 +0200 gay-pride-is-also-an-event-for-families Tens of thousands march for Gay Pride in Rome Tens of thousands of people paraded noisily on floats through the historic streets of Rome on Saturday to celebrate Gay Pride, amid calls for Italy to follow France's example in legalizing gay marriage. https://www.thelocal.it/20130617/tens-of-thousands-take-to-romes-streets-for-gay-pride Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:46:00 +0200 tens-of-thousands-take-to-romes-streets-for-gay-pride Rome Mayor says he won't attend Gay Pride New Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino’s decision not to attend Gay Pride in Rome tomorrow has sparked an outcry in the capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20130614/outcry-as-rome-mayor-says-he-wont-attend-gay-pride Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:46:00 +0200 outcry-as-rome-mayor-says-he-wont-attend-gay-pride Italian minister to attend gay pride in Palermo Josefa Idem, Italy’s minister of equal opportunities, has said she will attend Gay Pride in Palermo, Sicily, on June 14th, according to Italian press reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20130606/italian-minister-to-attend-gay-pride Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:58:00 +0200 italian-minister-to-attend-gay-pride