Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Berlusconi, Homophobia, Italia, LGBT, Omofobia, Roma, Rome, Rutelli
Super depressing story on 365Gay.com about a group that attacked Rome’s LGBT center:
Rome police are searching for members of a mob of youths who burst into the city’s LGBT center, ransacking the building…
…As they attempted to confront the gang the youths yelled anti-gay and anti-Semitic slogans. As they ran off the gang yelled praises for Benito Mussolini, Italy’s wartime dictator.
“We fear that this situation is linked to the electoral climate,” the association said in a statement.
Good to see Berlusconi’s revitalizing an aspect of Italian life – too bad that aspect happens to be homophobia and anti-Semitism. Hopefully Rutelli will win in Rome and there will be some counter-balance the obviously prejudiced right-wing government. It’s disgusting to see a politician thrive by bringing out the worst impulses of his country…
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