Italy
ILGA-Europe members
- 3D - Democratici per pari Diritti e Dignita LGBT
- Arcigay
- Arcigay Frida Byron Ravenna
- Arcigay Gioconda Reggio Emilia
- Arcigay Gruppo Ora
- Arcigay Il Cassero
- Arcigay La Giraffa
- Arcigay Piacenza
- Arcigay Pisa
- ArciLesbica
- Associazione InformaGay
- Associazione Radicale Certi Diritti
- Centro Universitario Bolognese di Etnosemiotica
- Circolo di Cultura Omosessuale Mario Mieli
- Circomassimo - Associazione gay e lesbica
- Comitato provinciale Arcigay Alan Mathison Turing
- Comitato provinciale Arcigay CIG - Milano
- Comitato Provinciale Matthew Shepard
- Coordinamento Torino Pride LGBT
- Di Gay Project
- Famiglie Arcobaleno
- Ireos - Centro Servizi Autogestito Comunita Queer
Pride Events
Events
- Videoqueer Short Movie Competition IX Ed
- Florence Queer Festival IX Ed.
- Equality and Justice LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex) Rights in the XXI Century
- 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
ILGA-Europe news and articles
- 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)
Resources
- hivoices - leaflet
- Programme of the LGBT trade union conference, June 2011
- Report on Homophobia in Italy, 2010
- Forme moderne di eterosessismo nella formazione degli adulti
- Report on Suicidality among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth
- LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS BEFORE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Anti-discrimination
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited in the area of employment.
Legal gender recognition of trans people
Italy has administrative procedures to obtain legal gender recognition - however only after compulsory sterilisation and compulsory divorce.
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.
Criminal law on hate speech/crime
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.
Freedom of assembly/Pride events
Pride events have taken place with authorisation.
Criminal law on age of consent
The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.
Asylum
Learn more about LGBTI asylum in Italy in our asylum section.
