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LGBT rights in Italy | |
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| Status | Same-sex activity legal nationwide since 1890, with an equal age of consent;[1] legal in Tuscany since 1853 (as the Grand Duchy of Tuscany),[2][3] in Sicily since 1819 (as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies)[4][5] and in Naples since 1810 (as the Kingdom of Naples)[4][5][6] |
| Gender identity | Transgender people allowed to change legal gender since 1982 |
| Military | Gays, lesbians and bisexuals allowed to serve openly |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation protections in employment (see below); discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity banned in street advertisement since 2021; sexual orientation and gender identity protections in the provision of goods and services at a regional level in Tuscany, Piedmont, Liguria, Marche, Umbria, Sicily, Emilia-Romagna and Campania |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Civil unions since 2016[7] |
| Adoption | Stepchild adoption since 2016. Same-sex couples are allowed to foster children. |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Italy significantly advanced in the 21st century, although LGBT people still face various challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, despite public opinion being increasingly liberal and in favor of LGBT rights. According to ILGA-Europe's 2021 report, the status of LGBT rights in Italy is below the standards of other Western European countries – such as still not recognizing same-sex marriage, lacking nationwide discrimination protections for goods and services, as well as not granting to same-sex couples full parental rights, such as joint adoption and IVF.[8] Italy and Japan are the only G7 nations where same-sex marriages are not permitted.[9]
In Italy both male and female same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1890, when a new penal code was promulgated. A civil union law was passed in May 2016, providing same-sex couples with all of the rights of marriage except for joint adoption rights. The law also recognizes same-sex couples as a family. Stepchild adoption was excluded from the bill, but in June 2016 the Supreme Court of Cassation stated that courts can allow a couple in a civil union to adopt their stepchildren.[10] The same law provides both same-sex and heterosexual couples which live in an unregistered cohabitation with several legal rights.[11][12]
Transgender people have been allowed to legally change their gender since 1982. Although discrimination regarding sexual orientation in employment has been banned since 2003, no other anti-discrimination laws regarding sexual orientation or gender identity and expression have been enacted nationwide, although some Italian regions have enacted far more comprehensive anti-discrimination laws. In 2023, a new poll showed a large majority in favour of civil unions (70.1%), a majority for same-sex marriage (65.2%), and also for adoption by same-sex couples (51.4%).[13]
- ^ State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults Archived 27 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Codice penale per il Granducato di Toscana (1853)" (PDF). giustizia.it. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Emilio Dolcini (14 May 2012). "Omosessualità, omofobia, diritto penale" (PDF). statoechiese.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Codice Penale 1861 (esteso alle province siciliane e napoletane)" (PDF). giustizia.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Codice per lo Regno delle Due Sicilie. Leggi della procedura ne' giudizj penali con note e dilucidazioni (1819)". unipd.it. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Le leggi penali di Giuseppe Bonaparte per il Regno di Napoli (1808)". 8 November 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Documenti - Temi dell'Attività parlamentare". www.camera.it. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Country Ranking - Rainbow Europe". rainbow-europe.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (2 April 2023). "'It's like we don't exist': Japan faces pressure to allow same-sex marriage". The Observer. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Stepchild adoption, Cassazione: sì in casi particolari". 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Blog | Unioni civili, matrimoni e convivenze. Ecco cosa cambia in un grafico". 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Blog | Monica Cirinnà: con le unioni civili è appena iniziato il cammino verso l'uguaglianza". 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Atlante Politico 54 - febbraio 2016 - Atlante politico - Demos & Pi". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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