Tag: same-sex union
Rome has just had its first same-sex union
The first same-sex civil union has been held in Rome.
The ceremony has happened three months after a law came into force that accepts same-sex unions.
Italy was the last member of the EU to legally recognise same-sex unions. The civil union bill came about after the European Court of Human Rights upheld complaints of discrimination by same-sex couples, who currently have no legal rights in Italy
Luca de Sario, 30, and Francisco Raffaele Villarusso, 43, were considering getting married in Spain. They had even...
Same-sex unions bill signed into law by Italy’s President
Even if the Chirch stand against same-sex unions in Italy, last week Italian parliament passed same-sex unions bill. Reactions from the Church's representatives were negative.
Catholic Archbishops don't want the law and a leader said it: “There is a big slice of the country that this law does not want it. I believe this way of doing is creeping fascism.”
Despite many negative reactions from the Church, Italy's President Sergio Mattarell signed the bill into law, so he made it clear...
