ITALY
Male to Male relationships: Legal
Punishments for male to male relationships: No law
Female to Female Relationships: Legal
Age of consent: Equal for heterosexuals and homosexuals
Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage: No law
Hatred toward homosexuals and transexuals has been the cause of acts of aggression and violence and murders all over the world.
During 2008, Italy has witnessed 9 murders, 45 aggressions and numerous acts of vandalism and bullying based on hatred against homosexuals and transexuals.
THE PROBLEM OF HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA BELONGS TO EVERYBODY,
NOT ONLY GAYS, LESBIANS AND TRANSEXUALS.
Homophobia and transphobia have a common origin in the hatred for whoever is considered different, whether because of their skin colour, ethnic origins, religious or personal beliefs, age, gender, or the different abilities or disabilities they might have.
We want Europe to be free of discrimination, racism, exploitation,
and to acknolwedge everybody's rights!
We believe that the fight against homophobia and transphobia should become a common objective for all those who have a more just and inclusive society at heart.
All of you are invited to the Turin Pride
on Saturday 16 May
at starting point: piazza Solferino