Bologna, July 11, 2026 – The'Pride Wave, the large national mobilization in support of the rights of LGBTQIA+ people organized by Arcigay and other local and national associations, continues today with five events, which draw an ideal arc that goes from Piedmont to Sicily, passing through Emilia and Veneto.'Asti Pride meets from 4pm in Viale alla Vittoria, while the'Egadi Pride leaves at 5pm from Largo Marina in Favignana. Gaya Imola Pride Riot gathers at 5.30pm in Piazzale Marabini, while the Praise Pride departs at 6:30 pm from Piazza della Vittoria. Finally, the Ragusa Pride The meeting will take place at 6.30pm in Piazza Michele Calabrese in Marina di Ragusa. .
“Today we are in five Italian squares – he declares Gabriele Piazzoni, general secretary of Arcigay – and from there our thoughts go to those who have been the target of a shameful attack in recent days. The Italian Society of Pediatrics and the Cultural Association of Pediatricians have published the guide "Beyond the Gaze," a scientific tool to help pediatricians welcome children, adolescents, and families with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. An effort based on common sense, professional development, and listening. Pro Vita & Famiglia has called for the guide's withdrawal, saying it is an "ideological struggle manual," an "ideological cocktail worthy of a militant LGBT organization." It's absurd. It's absurd that a group of religious fanatics accuse scientific associations of "making ideology." They're turning reality on its head: their intervention represents yet another violent and manipulative attempt to force worldly things into the paradigms of religious scriptures. It's the same trait we see in so many fanatics who in recent years have been bloodying the world with their bellicose urge to establish their moral superiority. The pediatricians' guide doesn't tell children who they should be, it tells doctors how to welcome who they are. It tells them how to use the right words, how to prevent one look or one word too many from causing harm. It's not ideology: it's care, science, humanity. Today, from our Pride parades, we say to all pediatricians of SIP and ACP: you are not alone,“ concludes Piazzoni.
