Conceived and created by CondividiLove, Famiglie Arcobaleno, and Arcigay, with the support of Ilga Europe. On the website disegnodifamiglia.it Questions and answers on equal marriage and the civil unions bill.
December 21, 2015 – It's called “Family Drawing” The video wanted and thought by Rainbow Families, ShareiLove and Arcigay with the support of ILGA Europe, which is now available on the associations' websites and social networks.
“"We asked some boys and girls to draw their families," the creators explain, "and then showed the drawings to some people we met by chance in the street, who were asked to comment on them. The boys and girls came from a wide variety of families and drew them: none of the people who subsequently commented on them expressed rejection or disapproval.".
The video was created to raise public awareness about the proposed law on civil unions, which will be debated in the Senate starting January 26th. "A law," explains Marilena Grassadonia, president of Rainbow Families – which does not recognize full equality between homosexual and heterosexual couples but could represent a first step toward equal marriage, which is our true goal. However, for months this law has been targeted by conservative parties and associations who aim to undermine it by eliminating stepchild adoption, the law that allows gay and lesbian couples with children to give stability to their family by recognizing the non-biological parent. The goal is to deny that gay and lesbian families are like all the others. The goal is to deny our children "crumbs of rights," while waiting for them to have full rights like all the children in this country. "For some time now," he continues, Gabriele Piazzoni, national secretary of Arcigay We witness discussions among politicians, commentators, entertainers, and journalists; we've seen movements take sides and then split, but above all, we've developed the concrete feeling that we've lost sight of the heart of the issue of stepchild adoption, namely the full recognition of boys and girls and their families before the law. For this reason, we thought it right to let the boys and girls speak first and ask citizens to discuss their affections, their dreams, and their experiences." The video is accompanied by the website disegnodifamiglia.it Structured in question-and-answer formats, it provides concrete tools to address the most common concerns regarding same-sex couples and their families. "Through this video," the associations conclude, "we would like to extend our best wishes to all families, hoping that the coming year will be happier and more just, for all.".
