There are no official data on cases of homophobia and transphobia in Italy. Unlike other European countries, the country has never established a national observatory on the phenomenon. Therefore, each year, Arcigay collects a dossier of press sources reporting cases of discrimination, violence, and abuse against gay, lesbian, and transgender people. The dossier's figures therefore vastly underestimate a phenomenon that remains largely hidden and invisible, and underreported, partly due to the lack of adequate legislation to combat it.
In 2010, two cases of murder, 39 cases of assault, six cases of extortion, two cases of bullying, and eight cases of vandalism were reported in the press. In 2010, homosexual associations were repeatedly banned from schools for awareness-raising activities and denied access to blood donations, thus excluding them from full citizenship. Furthermore, in 2010, numerous institutional statements with homophobic undertones were made.
In May 2011, there were eight cases of violence, discrimination, and insults, five cases of extortion, and one case of homophobic bullying. The 2010 Arcigay Homophobia report, along with those from previous years, are available online at: https://www.arcigay.it/pubblicazioni/#omofobia
