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Mass rally against gay civil unions in Italy capital
YahooNews ^ | 01/30/2016 | Ella Ide and Olivier Baube

Posted on 01/30/2016 1:50:14 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan

Rome (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rome's Circus Maximus arena Saturday to protest against a civil unions bill for same-sex couples, a hot-potato issue for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government.

But while organisers had been hoping to attract one million people and authorities had prepared for 500,000, journalists at the scene estimated the numbers to be in the tens of thousands. Official numbers were not immediately available.

"Without limits, our society will go mad!" organiser Massimo Gandolfini told the "Family Day" rally, as grandparents, parents and children held up banners reading "Wrong is wrong" in the capital's ancient Roman chariot racing stadium.

Italy is the last major Western country not to allow same-sex couples legal status.

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KEYWORDS: civilunions; italy

1 posted on 01/30/2016 1:50:14 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan
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To: BuckeyeTexan

>>>Grandparents, parents and children held up banners reading “Wrong is wrong!”<<<

It really is that simple, folks...


2 posted on 01/30/2016 2:34:05 PM PST by heterosupremacist
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To: BuckeyeTexan
...a hot-potato issue for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government.

If the PM believed in traditional marriage, it would be no such thing.

3 posted on 01/30/2016 2:54:48 PM PST by onedoug
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