Naples, November 15, 2015 The 15th Arcigay Congress concluded with the confirmation of national president Flavio Romani, a 48-year-old from Ferrara, and the election of Gabriele Piazzoni, a 31-year-old from Cremona, as national secretary. "Today," said Gabriele Piazzoni, "we have major political priorities: the law for the equality of our families, the fight against homophobia, a return to mobilization, and the defense of free and secular schools." "The civil unions law currently under debate in parliament," he continues, "is not Arcigay's law, but a law that affects our lives. Our demand is and remains marriage for all, and we won't back down an inch on this. However, this bill can take Italy a step forward. I'm speaking of the text known so far, aware that there will be those who will attempt to overthrow the stagecoach, attempting to eliminate stepchild adoption and pension reversibility. But I'm warning political observers: Arcigay isn't giving up on this bill." "I want to say something right away to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi: enough tweets, now we want votes. Renzi is a total loser on civil unions. Therefore, we challenge him to a public debate with our families and our people. And we also make another commitment: we will soon return to the streets and squares of Italy for a mobilization of the entire movement, and soon a large national demonstration in Rome, for which we will be working starting tomorrow." The congress, as part of the approved agendas and recommendations, decided to add the letter "i" representing intersex people to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) acronym in the official logo. Furthermore, regarding the health of LGBT people, Arcigay signed the document promoting PrEP as a tool for HIV prevention.
