Many think of Italy as being LGBTQ+ friendly.
Here in Puglia we sometimes feel we are “protected” by a permissive bubble, especially come summer time in Salento.
Yet Italy trails behind many other European countries in moving towards the equal treatment of LGBT people.
Criminal law sanctions discrimination on racial or religious grounds but there is no protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender and gender identity.
Hopefully that is about to change as Italy’s legislature debates new legal protections ...
Click on the picture to read Angela Giuffrida‘s article | We’re living in fear: LGBT people in Italy pin hopes on new law | The Guardian | Sunday 26 July 2020
