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  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Civil unions
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
  • Discrimination
    Illegal in some contexts
  • Employment Discrimination
    Sexual orientation only
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Varies by Region

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Homosexual activity in Italy

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Current status
(since 1890)
Legal
No laws against homosexual relationships anywhere in Italy's Penal Code
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/details…
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Same-sex marriage in Italy

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May 11, 2016–Sep 8, 2018
Legal
Gay marriage just got legalized in Czech Republic. As well as same sex reconition reconginzed abroad. One same sex marriage has been recognized since 2017. Currently laws are being changed.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
internap.hrw.org/features/f…


west-info.eu/italian-court-…

t.co/m1oCNOg5WL


quora.com/How-many-countrie…
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Current status
(since May 11, 2016)
Civil unions
Italy's parliament has backed same-sex civil unions. MPs in the lower house voted 369-193 for the government, ensuring that the civil unions bill will become law.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe…
telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/0…
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1942–May 12, 2016
Unrecognized
Some symbolic civil unions are recognized in select regions though no full and meaningful recognition is given.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc…
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Right to change legal gender in Italy

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Current status
(since Jul 23, 2015)
Legal, surgery not required
A Supreme Court decision overruled the surgery requirement to change one's legal gender.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaystarnews.com/article/ita…DE

west-info.eu/it/si-della-ca…
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Apr 14, 1982–Jul 23, 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Surgery is required
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
cgil.it/archivio/nuovidirit…
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Same-sex adoption in Italy

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Jan 1, 1967–Sep 18, 2018
Legal
Since 2016. some courts have recognized foreign joint adoption. Gay adoption legalizing pending. no recognition in Vatican city.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ansa.it/english/news/genera…
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Current status
(since 1967)
Illegal
The couple applying for adoption must be a married, different sex couple. Custody has been granted to a same-sex parent on the basis of the "child's best interest," but this is very rare.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
thelocal.it/20150319/italy-…
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LGBT discrimination in Italy

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Jul 9, 2003–Sep 1, 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Full discrimination protections pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since Jul 9, 2003)
Illegal in some contexts
Only discrimination in workplace banned.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
camera.it/parlam/leggi/dele… (IT)
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LGBT employment discrimination in Italy

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Jul 9, 2003–Sep 10, 2018
Sexual orientation only
According to ILGA.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ILGA
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Current status
(since Jul 9, 2003)
Sexual orientation only
Discrimination protection is afforded on the grounds of sexual orientation
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
camera.it/parlam/leggi/dele… (IT)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Italy

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Jul 9, 2003–Sep 7, 2018
Sexual orientation only
only for sexual orientation.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since Jul 9, 2003)
No protections
Currently, only employment discrimination is in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
camera.it/parlam/leggi/dele… (IT)
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Italy

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Current status
(since Dec 22, 1947)
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
senato.it/documenti/reposit…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Italy

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Jan 1, 2001–Sep 17, 2018
Banned (1-year deferral)
Changes pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Until Jan 1, 2000
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The Italian Health Minister Umberto Veronesi lifted the gay blood ban in 2001.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ansa.it/europa/notizie/rubr…
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Current status
Ambiguous
Ban on people who had "risky sexual behaviors". (Some cases occured of people being unable to donate just because of their homosexuality)
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
avis.it/chi-puo-donare/14/ (IT)
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Equal age of consent in Italy

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Current status
Equal
Age of consent: 14
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Conversion therapy in Italy

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Current status
Varies by Region
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2016/03/21/h…
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