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 A group of gay men were outraged after a waiter at a pizzeria in Taranto, Puglia, handed them a bill with a homophobic slur printed on it. https://www.thelocal.it/20140826/waiter-writes-faggots-on-gay-diners-receipt Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:52:00 +0200 waiter-writes-faggots-on-gay-diners-receipt Two gay Italians have been beaten up in the centre of Rome, allegedly by a pair of Russian tourists, a gay culture society reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140114/gay-italians-attacked-by-russian-tourists Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:09:00 +0100 gay-italians-attacked-by-russian-tourists The body of a 28-year-old gay man has been found on the bank of Rome's River Tiber, with wounds that suggest he may have been the victim of a homophobic murder. https://www.thelocal.it/20140108/body-of-gay-man-found-by-rome-river Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:14:00 +0100 body-of-gay-man-found-by-rome-river The gay rainbow-flag theme for the Christmas lights on Rome's main shopping street that were switched on Friday have sparked an unholy row in the Eternal City. https://www.thelocal.it/20131206/gay-christmas-lights-spark-rome-row Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:52:00 +0100 gay-christmas-lights-spark-rome-row