Italy
Pride Events
Events
- Queer Lion Award at the 64a International Venice Film Festival
- Museo Arti e Mestieri di un Tempo
- L'amore secondo noi / Love According to Us. Campaign against homophobia and for the rights to differences.
- GRUNE ROSE: A SHORT AND AN EXIBITION TO REMEMBER THE EXTERMINATION OF THE HOMOSEXUALS IN THE DEATH CAMPS
- GRUNE ROSE: A SHORT AND AN EXIBITION TO REMEMBER THE EXTERMINATION OF THE HOMOSEXUALS IN THE DEATH CAMPS
- Days of Gay & Lesbian Cinema / Queer Screens
- ”Two Trans-ordinary stories”. Work, Affections, Solidarities
- Grammatiche d'amore – Love Grammars
Articles and news
- ILGA-Europe sends a submission regarding the status of LGBT rights in Italy (09/09/2009)
- Homophobic attacks on the rise in Italy (04/09/2009)
- Attacks in Rome on two gay men and in a gay club (27/08/2009)
- Italians clash on gay 'marriage' (15/01/2006)
International human rights documents:
Italy has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Italy was a signatory to the 2007 UN Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Criminal law:
Consenting same-sex sexual acts are legal.
The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.
Anti-discrimination:
Discrimination on the basis on sexual orientation is prohibited in the area of employment.
Partnership recognition:
Italy does not provide any legal recognition of same-sex partnerships.
Parenting rights:
Neither joint nor second parent adoption is available to same-sex couples in Italy.
Law on hate and violence:
Laws on hate and violence do not refer to sexual orientation or gender identity and do not recognise sexual orientation neither gender identity as aggravating factor.
