Italian lawmakers killed a proposed hate crimes bill on Oct. 27 that would have protected women, the LGBTQ+ community, and disabled people. The bill was opposed by right-wing politicians and the Catholic church, UK newspaper the Guardian reported. "The 315-member senate voted by 154 to 131 on Wednesday to block the debate on the law," effectively killing it, the Guardian detailed. The legislation had been "previously approved by the lower house of parliament in the face of months of protests from far-right and Catholic groups," the news item added. The bill "would have criminalized violence and hate speech targeting a person's sexual orientation or identity," Bloomberg reported. Those convicted under the law could have faced jail terms as long as four years. The bill would also have provided funding to combat anti-LGTBQ+ bias, as well as to provide aid to victims of hate crimes. Foes of the proposed measure fell back on standard anti-LGBTQ+ talking points, claiming that "the law would have suppressed freedom of expression and promoted 'homosexual propaganda' in schools," the Guardian detailed. The Catholic church, deeply influential in Italy, had also come out against the bill. "Last June, the Vatican made an unprecedented intervention urging the Italian government to change the law over concerns it would infringe upon the Catholic church's 'freedom of thought,'" the article recalled. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ???️? ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi ?: Fabio Frustaci/AP
October 31, 2021
Italian lawmakers killed a proposed hate crimes bill on Oct. 27 that would have protected women, the LGBTQ+ community, and disabled people. The bill was opposed by right-wing politicians and the Catholic church, UK newspaper the Guardian reported.
"The 315-member senate voted by 154 to 131 on Wednesday to block the debate on the law," effectively killing it, the Guardian detailed. The legislation had been "previously approved by the lower house of parliament in the face of months of protests from far-right and Catholic groups," the news item added. The bill "would have criminalized violence and hate speech targeting a person's sexual orientation or identity," Bloomberg reported. Those convicted under the law could have faced jail terms as long as four years. The bill would also have provided funding to combat anti-LGTBQ+ bias, as well as to provide aid to victims of hate crimes.
Foes of the proposed measure fell back on standard anti-LGBTQ+ talking points, claiming that "the law would have suppressed freedom of expression and promoted 'homosexual propaganda' in schools," the Guardian detailed.
The Catholic church, deeply influential in Italy, had also come out against the bill. "Last June, the Vatican made an unprecedented intervention urging the Italian government to change the law over concerns it would infringe upon the Catholic church's 'freedom of thought,'" the article recalled.
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ???️?
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: Fabio Frustaci/AP
"The 315-member senate voted by 154 to 131 on Wednesday to block the debate on the law," effectively killing it, the Guardian detailed. The legislation had been "previously approved by the lower house of parliament in the face of months of protests from far-right and Catholic groups," the news item added. The bill "would have criminalized violence and hate speech targeting a person's sexual orientation or identity," Bloomberg reported. Those convicted under the law could have faced jail terms as long as four years. The bill would also have provided funding to combat anti-LGTBQ+ bias, as well as to provide aid to victims of hate crimes.
Foes of the proposed measure fell back on standard anti-LGBTQ+ talking points, claiming that "the law would have suppressed freedom of expression and promoted 'homosexual propaganda' in schools," the Guardian detailed.
The Catholic church, deeply influential in Italy, had also come out against the bill. "Last June, the Vatican made an unprecedented intervention urging the Italian government to change the law over concerns it would infringe upon the Catholic church's 'freedom of thought,'" the article recalled.
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ???️?
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: Fabio Frustaci/AP
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