In a few days, from the center right, they arrived two resounding yeses to rights for gay de facto couples. This is the case, in the speech in the Chamber during the debate on the communications of the Prime Minister, of Benedict of the Widow, deputy vice president of the Future and Freedom deputies, who asked the government to approve "laws that recognize homosexual and heterosexual de facto couples.".
Still, Enzo Raisi, a member of the FLI, interviewed by Klaus Davi, said he was "in favor of rights for same-sex de facto couples... For homosexuals, I prefer a form of civil union rights." We hope that these openings, albeit timid and still far from the demands for full equality between homosexuals and heterosexuals, mark a reversal of the trend. We can therefore only appreciate the cultural effort of those who are trying to build a center-right that is finally European, secular, and liberal, not tied to sterile clerical positions but in dialogue with real society, convinced that LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) issues constitute one of the paradigms for our country's growth.
We now expect the center-left to take a stand on issues that have so far gone unheard and ignored, issues that we have been raising in politics and society for years.
We ask all political leaders to express themselves clearly on issues we believe can no longer be postponed: the right to equality, full citizenship, the abolition of all discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, effective legislation against homophobia and transphobia, access to employment for transgender people, access to medically assisted procreation for individuals and couples, and the adoption of laws protecting the many children of gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
Given these positive signals, and drawing on our association's thirty-year experience in political and cultural development, we believe the political conditions are right for a direct meeting and discussion with the center-right MPs who have expressed these openness and with all other political and social forces, also to translate these statements into concrete experiences.
Paolo Patanè, national president of Arcigay
