6/10/2023 0 Comments Gay porn tumblrBut the mere knowing that one is no longer at the center of the universe destabilises he who has a rigid mind and a short vision. The existence of ‘other’ families does not detract anything from traditional ones, just like Bruno said about ‘other’ worlds. Bruno was burned at the stake by the Holy Inquisition for this.įive hundred years on, not much has changed. He also said that the existence of other worlds did not detract anything from our own. It is, however, an issue of perspectives: in the 16th Century the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno said that the earth is not the center of the universe and that there are countless other worlds. So, how can gay families still be perceived as attacking the ideas of traditional family and religion?Īlberto: They are not, in fact. We were part of a national flash mob, with 10,000 people in Milan, and many thousands in other cities, to tell the government that we can’t wait any longer – and we were surrounded by gay families. The second demonstration we went to in Piazza Duomo, #TempoScaduto, instilled confidence in me that Milan is with us. They are like invisible pillars that hold up Italian society. So, attacking ‘family’ and ‘religion’ in Italy is perceived just the same as attacking the government. ![]() In this scenario, as you don’t feel part of something bigger and public, the guidelines are dictated by the ‘family’ and the ‘religion’ that you belong to. Italians, in many ways, are still fragmented in small regional or even local groups, in which the identity is defined by belonging to a territory. ![]() We are not a united people, the foundation of our national state was more an event imposed from above than a real desire of the people. Why do you think this is?Īlberto: Somehow, it has to do with the deepest identity of this country. I remember the atmosphere was really charged and enthusiastic but, more than anything else, there was a real sense of togetherness and a feeling that we were finally on cusp of achieving legal equality.īut the following week when I read about the ‘Family Day’ demonstration against gay unions, I was horrified to discover that there are still so many people in Italy who are afraid of equality. ![]() Tom: The ‘Wake up Italy! It’s time to be civil’ demonstration was the first gay rights protest we’ve been to together. Here we chat about the same-sex civil unions bill, currently under debate in the Italian parliament. I’m Tom York, a journalist and PR from London who, once upon a time, happened to strike up a conversation with a curious Italian, who was basking on a sunbed beside mine on a beach in Mykonos.įour years on, I’m still having curious conversations with the same guy, who turned out to be the published Italian novelist and political commentator Alberto Milazzo, the man who stole my heart during a holiday romance.Īlberto and I now live together in Milan and wanted to share with you what it’s like being an Anglo-Italian gay couple in Italy today. Anglo-Italian gay couple Tom York and Alberto Milazzo talk about Italy’s same-sex marriage bill
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