Protests Erupt in Italy as LGBTQ Protections Under Threat — What Fashion Is Saying – NewsBreak

Protests Erupt in Italy as LGBTQ Protections Under Threat — What Fashion Is Saying – NewsBreak

Protests Erupt in Italy as LGBTQ Protections Under Threat — What Fashion Is Saying – NewsBreak

Click here to read the full article. MILAN — A wave of protests in Italy are not dying down amid public outcry over LGBTQ rights and protections — and fashion players are speaking out.
Thousands of people gathered in Milan and Rome on Thursday to protest against the decision of Italy’s Senate to block the “DDL Zan,” a bill against homotransphobia, which would have extended passages of the penal code that already punishes discrimination and violence based on racial, ethical and religious beliefs to also include sex, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as disability.More from WWDFront row at Versace…