A defence of the free-speech rights
of an anti-gat general by a bigwig in Premier Giorgia Meloni's
Brothers of Italy (FdI) party belie the FdI defence minister who
opened disciplinary action against the officer, who has been
sacked for the homophobic and other discriminatory views
expressed in a self-published book, the centre-left opposition
Democratic Party (PD)'s rights pointman said Sunday.
The PD's rights chief, Alessandro Zan, a gay activist who filed
an anti-homophobia bill sunk by the centre right amid fears of
curbing free expression, said on X that "Donzelli's ravings on
Vannucci give the lie to (Defence Minister Guido) Crosetto.
"For Brothers of Italy there is no problem if a serving general
spews misogynistic, racist, and homophobic hate, for them the
problem is the PD that asks for the Constitution to be
respected. Is this the line of Giorgia Meloni's party?".
photo: Zan with PD leader Elly Schlein
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