ANCONA – Peace has been made between Circolo Caleido and Margherita, even if different views remain on de facto couples and on the motion of the Legislative Decrees. 'Yesterday's meeting among some petals, around the table 'were the municipal secretary Piergiorgio Carrescia, the group leader in the municipal council Andrea Ambrogini and the councilor Giovanni Cardoni, and two representatives of Arcigay-Arcilesbica-Caleido of Ancona, the president Germana Sgalla and the vice president Barbara Laconi, opened the dialogue between the parties in view of the vote in the city council on de facto couples scheduled for September.
Meanwhile, discussions will continue within the Margherita party to evaluate possible corrective amendments to the text of the motion that angered Arcigay and Arcilesbica of Ancona: "We felt attacked," says Germana Sgalla, "and that's why we responded so harshly. We saw in that motion a discrimination against us We don't accept it, just as we don't like the document that mentions heterosexual and non-homosexual couples (we do, however, agree with the motion by DS Andrea Nobili). The meeting was specifically designed to clarify this issue, and I must say it was very calm and cordial with our interlocutors, who explained to us that they didn't intend to discriminate against us, even though it actually seemed that way to us. We said we were ready to discuss it, and one initial result is their willingness to address the issue within the party, so we await their internal discussion. Let's see where this path takes us while we wait to find another opportunity to meet and perhaps collaborate.
The Margherita party took the same line, despite their divergent positions. "It was a calm and constructive discussion," says city secretary Piergiorgio Carrescia (pictured), "where we clarified our positions, also in view of the motion's discussion in the city council. We evaluated possible corrections to the motion that has already been tabled: the point that was focused on is the one where, regarding de facto couples, we refer to heterosexuals and not homosexual couples. A differentiation that for us started from the difference between family and de facto unions. We certainly didn't want to discriminate against anyone. Will we change the motion? We'll evaluate it with the party. It's important to underline the spirit of dialogue at the meeting and the clarifications we had with our interlocutors. We also explained the 'Catholic-fascist' comment directed at us: it was just a provocation...".