Bologna, March 1, 2016 – “Putting the issue of same-sex adoption access to a referendum means washing one's hands of the matter, like Pontius Pilate did”: Gabriele Piazzoni, national secretary of Arcigay, responds to Luigi Di Maio (Five Star Movement), following his statements on Repubblica TV. “Until last week,” Piazzoni recalls, “the Five Star Movement ensured almost unanimous support for stepchild adoption and even advocated for equal marriage, thus including full adoption. Now, coincidentally on the day Beppe Grillo is making his position in the Corriere della Sera, the member of the board is dreaming of freedom of conscience and is even calling for a referendum. What’s going on in the Five Star Movement?” asks Piazzoni. “What’s causing this obvious repositioning? Why is Di Maio,” he concludes, “chasing the center-right?”.
