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 Reggio Emilia becomes first city in Italy to offer gender-neutral toilets The northern city of Reggio Emilia plans to introduce Italy's most progressive policies to date to accommodate transgender and intersex people, including offering gender-neutral bathrooms and adding a third gender option on official forms. https://www.thelocal.it/20190423/reggio-emilia-becomes-first-city-in-italy-to-offer-gender-neutral-toilets Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:25:07 +0200 reggio-emilia-becomes-first-city-in-italy-to-offer-gender-neutral-toilets Meet the transgender model 'fighting for a better world' at Milan Fashion Week 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 Italy says operation not needed for sex change It is no longer necessary to undergo a sex change operation in order to change your gender at the civil registry office, Italy's Court of Cassation ruled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/italy-says-op-not-needed-for-sex-change Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:01:44 +0200 italy-says-op-not-needed-for-sex-change