It is “very serious” that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, “instead of responding, addressing and taking action on the merits that emerge from theFanpage investigation which detects a very large problem at the basis of his youthful anti-Semitism, racism and apologia of fascism, has taken the opportunity for a very strong attack on the freedom of the press and the freedom of journalists”. Thus the secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein, today on the sidelines of Milan Pride. “It’s as if he said it would be better for him not to come out. Instead, citizens have the right to know what is happening within the party that represents the Prime Minister of this country. And it’s incredible that you haven’t found the strength to distance yourself and kick these people out of your party,” added the Dem leader.
“During this year and a half of Meloni’s government, Italy slipped to 36th position out of 48 in the ranking on Lgbtqia+ rights. We cannot accept this, we want to bring Italy into the future and fully into Europe”, Schelin’s words before the procession’s departure.
“We want equal marriage because love is not discriminated against and we will not let the right decide who we have the right to love,” said the Democratic secretary. “We need a law to not leave mayors alone on the recognition of homosexual couples,” she added.
And again: “Al G7 an opportunity was lost because of the Italian government. The words ‘gender identity’ and ‘sexual orientation’ are missing from the final declaration. A resounding step backwards”, the dem highlighted.
It is on Pride, he says, “today will also be a day of participation for everyone’s rights, for LGBTQIA+ rights which are fundamental and must be recognized as such”. “There are 7 parades today, it is a day of pride and visibility for the battles for rights, starting with that for a law against homomobilesbotransphobia, there continues to be a need in the face of the many and too many attacks and discrimination that these people experience every day “, said Schlein, accompanied by MEP Alessandro Zan.
“I’m always happy when there is recognition of equality”, he then added, commenting the words of Marina Berlusconi to the Corriere della Sera on civil rights.
“I have to say that it should be a much more transversal thing than it is because there are other countries where as well the right they came to government and did not change important advances such as equal marriage, so it is not clear why the Italian right is determined to remain the furthest behind in Europe on these issues and to oppose these fundamental rights”, observed Schlein.
