Civil rights
Women march in Rome for civil rights
Americans and Italians in Rome stand up for equality on 20 January.
The Women's March Rome, designed to show solidarity for the protection of civil and social rights, women's rights and the environme...
British in Italy group lobbies for British citizens' rights in Europe
Group calls on volunteers to lobby MEPs to avoid "political stitch-up".The British in Italy (BiI) group is calling on its supporters to engage in an e-mail mass lobby campaign from 22-25 November, tar...
Women to march in Rome post Trump inauguration
Civil rights march in Rome day after inauguration of Trump as US president.
The Women's March on Rome, designed to show support for human and civil rights, is expected to draw large crowds at the P...
Rome mayor celebrates first same-sex civil union in city
"A new couple and a new family are being born,” Raggi says.
Mayor Virginia Raggi has celebrated the first gay civil union in Rome since a controversial law legally recognising civil unions between...
Rome remembers victims of Florida massacre
Candlelit service at Colosseum for victims of gay Orlando nightclub shooting.
Rome residents and members of the city's LGBT community gathered by the Colosseum on the night of 12 June to remember t...
International Women’s Day in Rome
Numerous "Festa della Donna" events in Rome for International Women’s Day.
Women have free admission to all state museums and archaeological sites across Italy for International Women’s Day on Tues...
Via Crucis in Rome for women who suffer violence
Rome procession offers solidarity to women facing violence and prostitution.
A Via Crucis procession offering prayers and support to young women who are victims of violence and prostitution takes p...
Italian senate approves compromise civil unions bill
Government imposes vote of confidence and scraps stepchild adoption.
On 25 February the senate passed on first reading a compromise bill introducing civil unions for same-sex couples but not step...
A setback for gay rights in Italy
Political manoeuvring in Italy's parliament threatens gay rights.
It should have been a big day for gay rights in Italy with the approval by the senate at first reading of key parts of a bill intr...
Getting married at the Colosseum?
New wedding locations in Rome possible.
Rome could soon be inviting tenders for additional locations for civil weddings. In order to qualify the location must be of historic, cultural, scenic or tour...
Rome Rainbow Week
Rome hosts week of cultural events against homophobia.
The capital hosts a series of cultural events dedicated to the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community as part...
Lazio children lack educational opportunities
One million children in Italy live in educational poverty.
According to a report by Save the Children one in ten children in Lazio lives in economic and cultural poverty. The research contained in...
Rome votes to recognise gay civil unions
Register to include both hetrosexual and same-sex couples
Rome city council has approved the establishment of a civil union register which will automatically include same-sex marriages contracted...
Expat Photographer Arrested in Front of Colosseum
The article below was sent to Wanted in Rome by Amber Paulen, freelance journalist working in Rome and wife of Simon Griffee who was arrested at the Colosseum
This past Sunday, 27 July, in Rome, It...
Rome opposes violence against women
Rome supports International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The façade of Rome's City Hall will be illuminated with red lights and an image of a hand with the slogan "Stop...
Anti-gay graffiti in Rome
Anti-gay graffiti has appeared outside Rome's Circolo di Cultura Omosessuale Mario Mieli, directed at Rossana Praitano, the centre’s former president and independent city councillor candidate ba...
Homophobic graffiti outside Rome school
Italy's minister for labour, social policies and equal opportunities Elsa Fornero has condemned the appearance of homophobic graffiti outside a Rome school as a "new shameful episode."
The threaten...
