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 Italy has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for its refusal to grant a residency permit on family grounds to a New Zealand citizen who wanted to come and live with his Italian partner. https://www.thelocal.it/20160701/italy-must-pay-gay-couple-20000-for-discrimination-right-to-family-life Fri, 01 Jul 2016 12:32:55 +0200 italy-must-pay-gay-couple-20000-for-discrimination-right-to-family-life A Rome family court has approved a lesbian couple's request to simultaneously adopt each other's daughters in a legal first in Italy, gay groups said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160302/italy-tribunal-approves-lesbian-couples-adoption-of-each-others-children Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:07:13 +0100 italy-tribunal-approves-lesbian-couples-adoption-of-each-others-children An Italian priest was immediately suspended from his church in the northern city of Trento on Tuesday after defending paedophilia during a live television interview, arguing that “children often seek affection”. https://www.thelocal.it/20151007/i-understand-paedophilia-not-gays-italian-priest Wed, 07 Oct 2015 11:37:33 +0200 i-understand-paedophilia-not-gays-italian-priest A former footballer from Brindisi has been crowned Mr Gay Italia 2013, while an Iraqi refugee, who fled his home after his family asked for him to be killed because of his sexuality, was awarded a special prize for bravery. https://www.thelocal.it/20130902/ex-footballer-crowned-mr-gay-italia Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:36:00 +0200 ex-footballer-crowned-mr-gay-italia