Rome’s Mayor set to celebrate gay wedding day
By Josh Haggis
A day celebrating same-sex marriage is set to take place in Rome next month (May).
Rome’s Mayor, Ignazio Marino, who is a vocal supporter of gay marriage in the country, will celebrate the event by attending over 20 gay and straight marriages on May 21.
The special event will mark the end of Rome’s Rainbow Week, which is an annual event that aims to fight LGBT discrimination and promote equality throughout the city.
“It will be a celebration of love but will also be a big political push to fill the legislative gap on the issue (of civil unions), which makes the lives of homosexual people harder. Let’s stop discrimination: this is the message Rome wants to send,” said Councillor and LGBT activist Imma Battaglia.
Despite Italy not recognising same-sex marriage, as of 2014, over 150 municipalities and cities throughout the country have civil union registries which formally recognise same-sex couples.
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