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“"LGBT LOBBY," ARCIGAY TO MELONI: "SHE'S BEING SLY, SHE'S PICKING US AS SHADY, WE'RE DEMONSTRATING OUT IN THE LIGHT OF SUNDAY."”
Bologna, September 14, 2022 – “Ms. Meloni is obsessed with LGBT+ people, constantly mentioning them, and holding rallies around the world mentioning them. Then, when asked about this obsession, she says there's nothing homophobic about it. She obviously also thinks we're not very intelligent,” said Gabriele Piazzoni, general secretary of Arcigay. He continues: "Her recurring expression 'LGBTI lobby', brandished even from the Vox stage as an enemy to be countered, today we discover, from Meloni herself, that it refers to political pressure groups. So let's be clear: in a democracy, social groups denied rights must be able to demand them and apply pressure. If this pressure bothers Meloni, she clearly has a problem with democracy and would do well to make it clear. But there's more: if we call these pressure groups lobbies, we're actually alluding to a derogatory meaning of the term, as if we were powerful, hidden manipulators. A person with decades of parliamentary experience and important government roles behind her can't get away with saying we wield power. She's the powerful one, and it's precisely because power in Italy has been wielded by people like her for decades that we have so many problems. Don't be clever, we demonstrate openly; those who pass through the corridors of power should at least take responsibility for it," concludes Piazzoni.
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“"LGBT LOBBY," ARCIGAY TO MELONI: "SHE'S BEING SLY, SHE'S PICKING US AS SHADY, WE'RE DEMONSTRATING OUT IN THE LIGHT OF SUNDAY."”
Bologna, September 14, 2022 – “Ms. Meloni is obsessed with LGBT+ people, constantly mentioning them, and holding rallies around the world mentioning them. Then, when asked about this obsession, she says there's nothing homophobic about it. She evidently also thinks we're not very intelligent,” says Gabriele Piazzoni, general secretary of Arcigay. He continues: "Her recurring expression 'LGBTI lobby', brandished even from the Vox stage as an enemy to be countered, today we discover, from Meloni herself, that it refers to political pressure groups. So let's be clear: in a democracy, social groups denied rights must be able to demand them and apply pressure. If this pressure bothers Meloni, she clearly has a problem with democracy and would do well to make it clear. But there's more: if we call these pressure groups lobbies, we're actually alluding to a derogatory meaning of the term, as if we were powerful, hidden manipulators. A person with decades of parliamentary experience and important government roles behind her can't get away with saying we wield power. She's the powerful one, and it's precisely because power in Italy has been wielded by people like her for decades that we have so many problems. Don't be clever, we demonstrate openly; those who pass through the corridors of power should at least take responsibility for it," concludes Piazzoni.
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