Leaders of three prominent
Italian gay rights organizations on Tuesday denounced Interior
Minister Angelino Alfano's circular requiring city mayors to
annul transcriptions of same-sex marriages contracted abroad.
"We're appealing to cities to disobey the minister's
decision, just like the Italy of the Resistance disobeyed the
orders of the Fascist regime," said Arcigay President Flavio
Romani.
President and founder of the rightwing Gaylib, Enrico
Oliari, said that there's an Italian court ruling supporting
couples and mayors who intend to register same-sex marriages
contracted abroad.
"I'm personally waiting for the European Court of Human
Rights to rule on my appeal, which came from a ruling in the
Italian Constitutional Court and invited parliament to legislate
on same-sex unions," Oliari said.
"Alfano should run for leader of the Standing Sentinels,"
said Fabrizio Marrazzo, spokesman for Gay Center.
Standing Sentinels (Sentinelle in Piedi) is a citizen group
that organizes silent protests in Italian squares against
"pro-gay" laws, by standing silently for one hour reading a
book.
"We hope that those brave mayors who have decided to
transcribe these marriages will keep going. The government,
Renzi, and the majority leaders should take a stand against the
interior minister's decision," Marrazzo said.
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