Italy
Protests against homosexual marriage in Rome
Tens of thousands of people in Rome against the planned introduction of registered partnerships for homosexual couples in Italy demonstrated. Especially encounter new opportunities in the adoption laws to criticism.
Tens of thousands of people in Rome against the planned introduction of registered partnerships for homosexual couples in Italy demonstrated. The so-called “Family day” (family day), they gathered in the Circus Maximus, the site of the ancient Roman Wagenrennbahn. The institution of the protest are family organizations and Christian groups. Also Italian dioceses took part in the rally.
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Italy consults on law to Homo-marriage
The organizers had a Million participants announced, but were initially no reliable data about their actual number. Italy is the last major Western European country in which there is no registered domestic partnership for homosexuals. It was already by the European court of human rights has been notified. Now, same-sex partnerships, among other things, the right of inheritance or pensions with married couples are to be treated as.
Controversial Adoption Laws
Particularly controversial are plans for so-called stepchild Adoption, there are Homosexuals allow in the future, the biological children of their partner to adopt. The critics fear that this will damage the child’s best interests and a gradual increase of Leihmutterschaften. On banners were Slogans such as “Wrong remains wrong, even if it is law should be” and “no to Homo-marriage”. According to surveys, is in favour of a majority of the Italians registered partnerships for homosexuals, but against adoption rights.
Since the days of the Italian Senate debated bill of the conference of Catholic bishops resisted, and even Pope Francis has his negative attitude to understand. The design is also in the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi controversial. Among the demonstrators was found after information from the Italian news Agency Ansa, also Minister of the environment Gian Luca Galletti. Minister of the interior Angelino Alfano announced on Twitter that he will rally support. Both Ministers belong to small center-Right parties, the Renzis social-democratic PD to form a coalition.
cgn/sti (dpa, epd, kna)