They had it denied In the 2022. Then again in 2023. And now the new one has arrived he confirms: the symbol of Marche region will not be among the many who support the Marches Pride 2024the event that every year draws attention to the rights of LGBTQ+ communityand which this year will be held on June 22nd next to Anconaafter the previous editions a Civitanova Marche (2023) e Pesaro (2022). According to the Region, administered by a council of centre-rightwith governor Francesco Acquaroli (FdI), “the event presents the characteristics of a political event, as evidenced by the ‘manifesto’ published on the requesting party’s website which describes the social, cultural and above all political principles on which the event itself and the activity of the organized committee are based”. Therefore, the note from the council continues, “these characteristics are in contrast with point 4.1 of annex 1 – of resolution 920/2018 – and therefore we regret to inform you that the request cannot be accepted“.
“It’s an answer that We expected totally and it doesn’t surprise us at all,” he says to fattoquotidiano.it Matteo Marchegianigeneral secretary of Arcigay Comunitas Ancona. “This year too the Marche Region has lost an opportunity to take a position on an issue which, today more than ever, is of vital importance”. Not only. “There has never been a desire on the part of the Acquaroli council to establish a dialogue – continues Marchegiani – even just to understand the Why we choose to demonstrate and above all what we do the rest of the year.” And then he concludes: “After all we remember, our territory was the experimental laboratory of the prime minister Giorgia Meloni in order to explore what the possibilities could be to broaden his political consensus to the detriment of minorities” but “ having said this, let’s continue on our way. Ours is one gentle revolution and slow that will slowly bear fruit.”
An event that returns again after five years capital Marche. And at the time, both the former president of the Region, Luca Ceriscioli (Pd) than the mayor of Ancona Valeria Mancinelli (Pd) had supported the rainbow parade. But the last municipal elections in the Doric city (2023) saw a change of front: the new mayor, Daniele Silvetti – supported by a broad centre-right coalition – denied patronage to the demonstration. “We received a response from the municipality of Ancona but without motivation – adds Marchegiani who reads us the letter received signed by Silvetti and the councilor for Great Events Angelo Eliantonio -. In short, they thanked us but they were not for the request for patronage and for the intentions we propose.”
And the question has raised new ones controversy Between the opposition. “I’m not surprised that the Marche Region has once again denied its patronage to Pride,” he explains to fattoquotidiano.it Maurizio Mangialardi, group leader of the Democratic Party in the regional council. “Just look at the tight that the center-right council is doing on law 194 or on the question of end of life where the attack is much more marked – he continues -. The only axis that works is the institutional one and here, in our territory, the supply chain continues on its own suffocation of rights“.
It is not the first time that the Pride theme has heated up political spirits in the area. In the regional council of June 2022, the case was raised by the dem councilor, Manuela Bora who had asked the council whether or not it shared the denial to patronage. And the answer was the same as this year: “The Marche Pride committee has the characteristics of a political activism movement – the Fratelli d’Italia councilor had supported Guido Castelli -. Therefore the event is not eligible for patronage essence“. Not only. Castelli had also hoped that during the event there were no “episodes of blasphemy“: “I very much hope that our Lord and Our Lady can be held harmless from any form of improper exposure.”
