Valentina Petrillo, the first trans athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games, has defended her participation in Paris and hit back after Harry Potter author JK Rowling called her a ‘cheat’ on social media. Petrillo represented Italy in the women’s T12 200m and 400m sprint events for partially sighted athletes after undergoing hormone therapy and […]
The Rome LGBTQ+ Pride Parade celebrated its 30th anniversary in June as tens of thousands of people in brightly coloured outfits marched through the Italian capital waving banners, dancing and singing as they marked gay rights and poked fun at Pope Francis, who had to issue an apology last month after Italian media quoted unnamed […]
LGBTQ+ activists in Italy are celebrating after the lower house of parliament voted to pass a bill which would make violence against LGBTQ+ people and disabled people a hate crime.
A violent attack highlights the fact that, alongside the coronavirus pandemic, Italy is facing another social crisis.
The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association confirms it will bring its 38th Annual Global Convention to Milan in 2022.
