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 As Italy's government clamps down on the rights of same-sex parents and stops registering their children's births, one expectant couple says moving abroad is their best option. https://www.thelocal.it/20231211/the-only-escape-route-why-italian-same-sex-parents-are-fleeing-to-spain Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:48:46 +0100 the-only-escape-route-why-italian-same-sex-parents-are-fleeing-to-spain Italian identity cards will no longer refer to children's parents as "mother" and "father" but use gender neutral terms for parents, the government announced in a move welcomed by civil rights campaigners on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210115/mum-and-dad-references-to-be-removed-from-italian-kids-id-cards Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:36:14 +0100 mum-and-dad-references-to-be-removed-from-italian-kids-id-cards A right-wing government minister known for his hardline Catholic views was named Italy's new minister for European Affairs on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190710/hardline-salvini-ally-takes-eu-post Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:11:08 +0200 hardline-salvini-ally-takes-eu-post Couples who seek surrogacy abroad won't be able to register themselves as co-parents to their children in Italy, the country's highest court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20190509/italy-wont-recognize-gay-couples-as-dads-to-surrogate-babies-top-court Thu, 09 May 2019 13:59:42 +0200 italy-wont-recognize-gay-couples-as-dads-to-surrogate-babies-top-court Tens of thousands of people marched in the northern Italian city of Verona on Saturday to protest a meeting of the anti-gay, anti-abortion US-based World Congress of Families. https://www.thelocal.it/20190331/tens-of-thousand-march-in-verona-against-anti-abortion-meet Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:45:24 +0200 tens-of-thousand-march-in-verona-against-anti-abortion-meet The far-right League’s famously hardline conservative senator Simone Pillon was left outraged after a transgender actor and former politician spoke to schoolchildren about gender identity for a TV show. https://www.thelocal.it/20190121/league-senators-furious-over-transgender-qa-with-kids Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:19:39 +0100 league-senators-furious-over-transgender-qa-with-kids Italy's Data Protection Authority has advised against a reform proposed by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini that would replace the word 'parents' with 'mother and father' on children's national ID cards. https://www.thelocal.it/20181116/data-protection-matteo-salvini-mother-and-father-on-childrens-id-cards Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:28:37 +0100 data-protection-matteo-salvini-mother-and-father-on-childrens-id-cards Mariasilvia Spolato, hailed as the first Italian woman to come out as gay in public, died this week at the age of 83. https://www.thelocal.it/20181109/mariasilvia-spolato-first-italian-woman-lesbian-to-come-out-dies Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:59:26 +0100 mariasilvia-spolato-first-italian-woman-lesbian-to-come-out-dies A property confiscated from a Naples mafia boss is to be put to better use as a shelter for LGBT people fleeing persecution in Italy and overseas. https://www.thelocal.it/20180620/italy-mafia-villa-mediterranean-lgbt-centre Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:34:11 +0200 italy-mafia-villa-mediterranean-lgbt-centre Lorenzo Fontana, Italy's new Minister for Families and Disabilities who has made negative statements about gay families and reproductive rights, was targeted by hackers who inserted adverts for erectile dysfunction remedies into the search results for his website. https://www.thelocal.it/20180604/italy-families-minister-lorenzo-fontana-pharma-hack Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:31:57 +0200 italy-families-minister-lorenzo-fontana-pharma-hack Italians who marry their same-sex partner abroad cannot have their marriage recognized at home, Italy's top court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20180515/same-sex-marriages-performed-abroad-wont-be-recognized-in-italy Tue, 15 May 2018 13:20:50 +0200 same-sex-marriages-performed-abroad-wont-be-recognized-in-italy Three gay couples in the northern city of Turin have been able to legally register their children to both parents, in a first for Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180423/lgbt-families-children-legally-registered-turin Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:46:07 +0200 lgbt-families-children-legally-registered-turin Italian designer Stefano Gabbana, one half of the iconic Dolce & Gabbana brand, said on Sunday that he was tired of being labelled by his sexuality. https://www.thelocal.it/20171218/dont-call-me-gay-we-are-human-beings-first-says-designer-stefano-gabbana Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:57:04 +0100 dont-call-me-gay-we-are-human-beings-first-says-designer-stefano-gabbana The centre-right Forza Italia party has called for restrictions on the colour schemes of grave sites in a northern Italian town in reaction to the brightly coloured grave of a gay rights activist. https://www.thelocal.it/20171107/forza-italia-calls-for-restrictions-on-graves-colour-schemes-over-vivid-tomb-of-lgbt-activist Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:15:00 +0100 forza-italia-calls-for-restrictions-on-graves-colour-schemes-over-vivid-tomb-of-lgbt-activist An Italian toilet icon in southern Italy has upset the LGBT community. https://www.thelocal.it/20170814/hotel-with-separate-gay-toilet-icon-causes-uproar Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:42:13 +0200 hotel-with-separate-gay-toilet-icon-causes-uproar Accusations of homophobia have surfaced in southern Italy after a teenage couple were reportedly told they could not hug in public at a beach resort in Caserta last Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170807/gay-couple-forbidden-from-hugging-at-beach-resort Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:22:05 +0200 gay-couple-forbidden-from-hugging-at-beach-resort Italy reached a "historic milestone" in granting civil unions in 2016, but is a long way from being LGBT-friendly, a report published on Wednesday warned. https://www.thelocal.it/20170517/italy-one-of-the-worst-countries-in-western-europe-for-gay-rights-report Wed, 17 May 2017 16:40:54 +0200 italy-one-of-the-worst-countries-in-western-europe-for-gay-rights-report A poster advertising a gay night at a southern Italian bar has prompted outcry, with local political groups calling for the event to be cancelled. https://www.thelocal.it/20170412/italian-bar-cafe-faces-backlash-over-gay-last-supper-poster Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:30:02 +0200 italian-bar-cafe-faces-backlash-over-gay-last-supper-poster In a landmark ruling for LGBT rights, an Italian court has recognized two gay men as fathers to their adopted children. https://www.thelocal.it/20170309/italy-recognizes-first-adoption-by-two-gay-men Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:10:06 +0100 italy-recognizes-first-adoption-by-two-gay-men Valentina Sampaio, the first transgender model to make the cover of French "Vogue", will be flying the flag for the LGBT movement at Milan fashion week. https://www.thelocal.it/20170222/meet-the-transgender-model-fighting-for-a-better-world-at-milan-fashion-week Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:21:48 +0100 meet-the-transgender-model-fighting-for-a-better-world-at-milan-fashion-week