The May 22, 2025 The Constitutional Court has marked a historic milestone, the result of the work of the Lenford Network and the Rainbow Families Legal Group: female couples who resort to assisted fertilization abroad can both be recognized as parents in Italy.
The July 21, 2025, another decision has strengthened this path: also the non-biological mother in a same-sex couple has the right to mandatory 10-day paternity leave (paid at 100%), when both are listed as parents in the civil registry.
Two sentences that do not only speak of law, but of daily life, Of treatment, Of love and shared responsibility. Two achievements that touch on the most intimate and human dimension of rainbow families, too often invisible or forced to live half of their relationships "outside the law.".
Valentina Bagnara, local representative of Rainbow Families
We will discuss it together with Valentina Bagnara, local contact person for Rainbow Families, who will share her experience and the perspective of those who, every day, experience firsthand what it means to raise children in a society that still struggles to fully recognize them, and with lawyer Valentina Pizzol, who specifically followed the appeals in Padua.
the lawyer Valentina Pizzol
A meeting to better understand what will concretely change, what challenges remain, and, above all, to listen to the voices and stories of the families who are courageously and lovingly reshaping the future.
We look forward to an afternoon of discussion, fellowship, and shared hope.
The article Rainbow Families: Daily Life, Care, Love, and Shared Responsibilities comes from Arcigay Tralaltro Padova APS.
