WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU
by Furio Colombo, Director of L'Unità
Starting this week, the page you're reading will return to being biweekly.
Why might readers, who consider this page one of the newspaper's best and which is followed with particular assiduity and affection, ask themselves, as the research that specialist groups occasionally conduct in the newspapers tells us?
The reason isn't related to this page. It's linked to a reduction in the pagination of L'Unità, a necessary and rigorous cost containment measure. You may have noticed that the newspaper now almost always has 26 pages and 28 (and exceptionally 30) only on Sundays.
It is important to note this to clearly state that the different frequency of this page is not due to an editorial opinion, which remains fully positive and unchanged.
This is due to the need to make some changes to the page rotation, given the limited space in our daily newspaper. These are times when reader support is essential.
We at Unità and in the editorial staff of this page are certain that you will continue to give your support to this newspaper, if possible by purchasing (and having others purchase) an additional copy each day.
Because every additional copy will bring us closer to the weekly deadlines that readers of this page have requested and appreciated.
WE ARE HERE
Sergio Lo Giudice, National President of Arcigay
Dear Director,
I read with regret about l'Unità's decision to reduce the publication of Liberi Tutti to a fortnightly basis, the weekly page with which the talented and attentive Delia Vaccarello offers the country a window on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues, or, as they say, GLBT.
This column serves a dual purpose, both well-established and appreciated. On the one hand, it represents the most timely and informed illustration of the LGBT world to a public opinion accustomed to receiving information about this reality that ranges from prejudice to gossip. On the other, it is an unsurpassed communication tool aimed at that hidden world of women and men, often very young, who through the pages of L'Unità learn to better understand themselves and recognize themselves in a widespread reality, ceasing to think of themselves as monads isolated from the rest of the world.
I hope that L'Unità can soon overcome the problems that led to the reduction in the weekly frequency of Liberi Tutti. In the meantime, we will continue to offer our support, reiterating its appeal within the LGBT community and encouraging regular reading of the newspaper and Delia Vaccarello's column. We hope that Liberi Tutti will soon return to tell us its stories every Tuesday.
