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 Rights groups reacted furiously on Wednesday after Venice's mayor said he would seek to ban Gay Pride parades for as long as he is in charge of the city of canals. https://www.thelocal.it/20150826/gay-fury-as-venice-mayor-bans-pride-parades Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:47:22 +0200 gay-fury-as-venice-mayor-bans-pride-parades UPDATED: Two Italian expats in Sweden got married in front of hundreds of thousands of people at the Stockholm Pride Parade on Saturday afternoon – to send a message about gay rights to their home country. https://www.thelocal.it/20150801/italian-couple-tie-the-knot-at-swedish-pride-festival Sat, 01 Aug 2015 11:00:00 +0200 italian-couple-tie-the-knot-at-swedish-pride-festival