Posts tagged Italy
Periodical Political Post *164
May 14th
Queer News
- Italian PM blocks gay unions plan from own equality minister
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- Ukrainian parliament drops proposed gay anti-discrimination bill
- People protest against homophobia in Chile and Cuba
- Nintendo disables same-sex marriage in popular game
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- US engaged in torture after 9/11, independent review finds
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- Physicist Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel
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+39Periodical Political Post *163
May 5th
Queer News
- Iceland: World’s first openly gay prime minister quits politics
- Estonia: 35,000 sign petition to oppose marriage equality
- Italian equal opportunities minister resigns over homophobia
- US Boy Scouts may start allowing in gay kids but not adults
- McDonald’s worker harassed by management for being too gay
Other News
- UK internet providers collaborate on government surveillance
- All telephone calls recorded, accessible to the US government
- Israel airport security officially allowed to read all your e-mails
- 5-year-old kills his little sister with gun he got for his birthday
- Pirate Party enters Iceland’s national parliament for first time
+43The “Gay God” attracts Robbers & Cultists
Mar 15th
The modern revivers of the cult of an ancient Roman gay god have claimed that Egyptian authorities are ignoring widespread looting of the Egyptian city named for him. The Roman emperor Hadrian declared his male lover Antinous a god in the year 130, after he fell into the river Nile and drowned at the age of 19. Hadrian founded the city Antinoopolis in Egypt nearby the site of his lover’s death and established annual games in his memory.
Hadrian also named a star after him which was said to have appeared after his death. Temples for Antinous were established all over the Roman Empire during Hadrian’s reign but were torn down by Christians after the cult was outlawed by the Christian Emperor Theodosius. Many of the surviving statues of Antinous ended up in the Vatican Museum where they were seen by the artist Raphael who adopted him as a model for male perfection in painting angels.
The cult of Antinous was revived in 2002 and its followers now say that the ruins of Antinoopolis have been left to looters while officials turn a blind eye. “Nobody cares because Antinous is the god of gays, and they are embarrassed to mention that fact,” said Antonyus Subia, head priest of the Hollywood Temple of Antinous. “Even the few news articles which have appeared about the destruction of Antinoopolis fail to mention Antinous at all.”
Subia said that the ruins of Antinoopolis were being systematically looted by tomb robbers and blamed poor law enforcement by the new Egyptian Government. “This is our gay heritage which is being destroyed,” he said.
+5Periodical Political Post *150
Jan 23rd
Queer News
- English House of Commons ready for marriage equality vote
- Canada moving to end lifetime blood donation ban on gay men
- UK phone operators censor satire, feminism and homosexuality
- Portugal’s parliament unanimously passes trans hate crime law
- Australia drafts law to ban homophobic abuse in sports
Other News
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- How the Vatican built a secret property empire with fascist money
- Peter Tatchell: UK should look at lowering the age of consent to 14
- Ex-US presidential candidate: Don’t restrict guns, just pray for help
0Periodical Political Post *149
Jan 16th
Queer News
- European court says religion can’t justify LGBT discrimination
- Italian court says gay parents are as good as straight ones
- Study shows Chinese gay-tolerance over thousands of years
- Priests say gay marriage will lead to discrimination against them
- Anti-gay activist produced child porn of her own daughter
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- Gun lobby makes shooting game for kids after blaming games for violence
- Inside the terror factory: FBI’s massive efforts to create fake terrorist plots
- UK Border Agency wants to keep using force on pregnant women & kids
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0Periodical Political Post *148
Jan 10th
Queer News
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- Berlusconi says he supports gay marriage, LGBT groups sceptical
- US pundit compares gay marriage to paedophilia normalisation
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- US spy law authorises mass surveillance of European citizens
- UK government’s plans for porn filters won’t protect kids
- Crazy people think school shooting was faked for gun control
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0Periodical Political Post *143
Dec 18th
Queer News
- Half of Italian LGBT students report gay hate
- Pope gives blessing to Ugandan anti-gay activist
- Mexican teacher fired for showing Milk to students
- Teens arrested for homophobic murder of student
- German chancellor votes no to gay tax equality
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- School for boys tortured, murdered boys for decades
- Investigation for Muslim bias in schools finds Christian bias
- Germany orders changes to Facebook real name policy
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0Periodical Political Post *141
Dec 9th
Queer News
- Mexican Court ruling opens doors for marriage equality
- Marriage equality bill passes first vote in Colombia
- US Supreme Court ´will hear same-sex marriage cases
- Over 1,000 gender reassignment operations in Iran in 4 years
- Filipino people are ready for same-sex marriage, says pastor
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- Oh no. Silvio Berlusconi wants to become Italy’s Prime Minister
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0Bullying causes another Suicide
Nov 23rd
A 15-year-old gay teen has committed suicide after suffering repeated anti-gay bullying from teachers and kids at his school and online. The boy hanged himself with a scarf at his family home Wednesday evening. He was reportedly sent home from school Tuesday after school officials reprimanded him for his frequent wardrobe consisting of pink trousers, a pink shirt, and painted fingernails.
According to Rome’s chief deputy prosecutor, Pierfilippo Laviani, the teen had been open about his sexual orientation with friends, family, and school officials. Laviani announced that his office had launched an investigation after the teen’s parents found a series of disturbing posts on his Facebook page. Laviani confirmed that the teen had suffered "torment and gone through hell" as a result of the daily abuse by classmates, one of whom had apparently created a fake profile on Facebook deriding the youth for his choice of colourful clothes.
Italy, where more than 85 percent of the population are Roman Catholic, has one of the worst records for LGBT rights in Europe, and has no protections for sexual orientation or gender identity in the workplace or in public accommodations, or bullying laws which include anti-gay bias. Same-sex relationships are not recognized in national law, and it is not legal for same-sex couples to jointly adopt. A recent bill proposed by the Partito Democratico party last year to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination and bullying failed on the second reading in the Italian Parliament.
"Now we need a law against homophobia, it’s up to the parliament," said Vincenzo Branà, a spokesperson for Arcigay Il Cassero, an LGBT advocacy organization. "But local governments have to do something as well. They have to launch helplines and associations against homophobia."
On Thursday evening, a crowd of several hundred gathered near the famed Roman Colosseum for a candlelight vigil on Via di San Giovanni, and marched to the high school on Via Cavour of Carine with most of those in attendance wearing pink ribbons in the teen’s memory.
Via LGBTQ Nation
+1Periodical Political Post *134
Oct 31st
Queer News
- Italy takes first step to make gay hate illegal
- French minister says kids should learn gay history
- Thousands pushing for marriage equality in Taiwan
- How Christian fundamentalists poison US politics
- Australian marriage campaigner elected to parliament
Other News
- Mississippi town sued over school-to-prison pipeline
- U.S. detains politician for speaking out against drones
- United Nations finally set to ban female genital cutting
- 15-year-old girl kills herself after slut-shaming by peers
- Teen says he’ll kill himself, Police sends sniper to do it
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