[:en]*HOMOTRANSPHOBIA, MAIORINO BILL PRESENTED IN THE SENATE. ARCIGAY: "THIS MAJORITY CAN BRING IT TO APPROVAL, AVOIDING LOWER COMPROMISES"* *Bologna, September 26, 2019* – "The submission of the bill against homotransphobia presented by Senator Maiorino (M5S) and signed by numerous senators from her group is undoubtedly excellent news," stated Gabriele Piazzoni, Secretary General of Arcigay. He continues: "The hope is that this proposal, along with other similar ones, will soon be scheduled in the appropriate committee and that it will be approved quickly. With one caveat: in the past, we have seen attempts to pass legislation against homotransphobia fail disastrously in a sea of compromises, which rendered them unacceptable if not even harmful. Let us therefore learn from the past: this majority certainly has the numbers to pass a good law against homotransphobia, without winking at the conservatives in Parliament, who never wanted this law and who seek to sabotage every initiative on the matter. Therefore, last-minute amendments aimed at pleasing that side, rendering the legislation empty and unenforceable, should be avoided," concludes Piazzoni. ARCIGAY: “THIS MAJORITY CAN LEAD IT TO APPROVAL, LOWER COMPROMISES MUST BE AVOIDED’* *Bologna, 26 September 2019* – ”The filing of the bill against homotransphobia presented by Senator Majorino (M5S) and signed by numerous senators from her group is undoubtedly excellent news“, declared Gabriele Piazzoni, general secretary of Arcigay. He continues: "The hope is that this proposal, along with other similar ones, will soon be scheduled in the relevant committee and that it will be approved quickly. With one caveat: in the past, we have seen attempts to pass laws against homotransphobia fail disastrously in a sea of compromises, which rendered them unacceptable if not even harmful. Let us learn from the past: this majority certainly has the numbers to pass a good law against homotransphobia, without winking at the conservatives in Parliament, who never wanted this law and who seek to sabotage every initiative on the matter. Therefore, last-minute amendments aimed at pleasing that side, rendering the laws empty and unenforceable, should be avoided," concludes Piazzoni.
