The adoption of two children by
a gay couple has been recognised for the first time in Italy by
Florence's children's court, a lawyer said on Thursday in the
first of two such adoptions to be recognised on the same day.
In the first case, the children were adopted by two Italian
gay men in Britain, said Susanna Lollini of the Avvocatura per i
Diritti LGBTI association.
The couple has lived abroad for several years but their
families reside in Tuscany.
The Florence court ordered the transcription in Italy of a
ruling by a British court, thus recognising their status as the
men's children and their Italian citizenship.
In the second case, the same court recognised the adoption of
a baby girl by two fathers.
The couple, an Italian and an American, live in New York,
where they adopted a daughter who is now two years and nine
months old.
Her status as their daughter and an Italian citizen has also
been recognised.
A pro-life association close to the Italian Bishops
Conference (CEI) reacted by saying "our parliament is no longer
sovereign".
Science and Life head Alberto Gambino said "Italy is
abdicating its democratic values and is introducing into its law
cultures and references that are not a part of our public laws".
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