A bill against homophobia backed by
several centre-right parties and proposed by Silvio Berlusconi's
Forza Italia (FI) and Matteo Salvini's League is set to be
presented shortly, FI Senator Licia Ronzulli said Thursday.
The draft legislation is an alternative to the so-called Zan
bill, which features measures to prevent and combat
discrimination and violence based on motives linked to a
person's sex, sexual orientation or gender identity..
The Zan bill is being backed by several other parties, including
the centre-left Democratic Party and the 5-Star Movement (M5S).
The League has tried to block it, describing the bill as
"divisive and ideological" and arguing it could hamper freedom
of expression.
The Zan bill's backers say this is not true, arguing the text
has safeguards to ensure that, for example, Catholic politicians
can still publicly say they think homosexuality is sinful.
"Our bill against homo/transphobia is almost ready," said
Ronzulli, the head of the parliamentary commission on childhood
and adolescence.
"I think it will be presented soon and when I say soon, I mean
within minutes".
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