Raven_cake
Editor

Location: ItalyJoined She/Her
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Total Contributions
2
New Entries
19
Edits
7
Accurate Votes
(0.37 Per Edit)

2 Region Ratings

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Puglia 2025
I've been in Puglia for holidays and I think it's the best region to be queer in south Italy. Puglia has also been voted multiple times as Italy’s top gay summer destination.
Lombardy
Lombardy is probably one of the best region to be LGBT+ in Italy, Milan and other cities provide a lot of service and events, but the political support is stil lower than other region because of a…

Recent Edits

Raven_cake edited an entry in Canada.
"Setting it as federal law "
Hate crime protections: Sexual orientation and gender identity from Jun 19, 2017 to (none).
In 2017, the Criminal Code was amended to include gender identity or expression as a protected characteristic under hate propaganda laws.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Slovakia.
"Adding informations about the new law "
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: Not legally recognized from (unknown) to (none).
Slovakia does not officially recognise non-binary genders. On 26 September, the Slovak Parliament passed a constitutional law which establishes the distinction between two sexes: male and female…
Raven_cake created an entry in Netherlands.
Conversion therapy: Banned from Sep 9, 2025 to (none).
On 9 September 2025, the dutch parliament voted to criminalize conversion therapy based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Netherlands.
"Tuesday Netherlands banned conversion therapy "
Conversion therapy: Not banned from (unknown) to Sep 8, 2025.
Conversion therapy is not banned in the Netherlands.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"The regional law of Puglia protects victims against discrimination but there isn't anything about hate crime protections. I added some informations how judges may applicate some aggravations, but i'm not sure about the status, please change it if this is wrong."
Hate crime protections: Ambiguous from (unknown) to (none).
Italy does not provide explicit hate crime protections based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. However, there are some legislative tools available to judges to punish some cases of…
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"fixing the date "
Blood donations by MSMs: Banned (indefinite deferral) from May 20, 1984 to Apr 17, 2001.
The Italian Health Minister Umberto Veronesi lifted the gay blood ban in 2001.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"fixing the date"
Blood donations by MSMs: Ambiguous from Apr 18, 2001 to Apr 19, 2001.
Italy legalizes blood donations as Health Minister lifts blood ban. However, Italy still denies men who engaged in "risky behaviors"
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"fixing the date "
Blood donations by MSMs: Legal from Apr 19, 2001 to (none).
Italy uses a risk-based donor selection system that treats MSM and heterosexual partners equally.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Liguria.
"Fixed date and added a source"
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from Nov 10, 2009 to (none).
Liguria with the law 52/2009 banned discrimination against LGBT+ people.
Raven_cake created an entry in Liguria.
LGBT housing discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from Nov 10, 2009 to (none).
Liguria with the law 52/2009 banned housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Cuba.
"Removing the end date because the law is in force"
Right to change legal gender: Legal, no restrictions from Jul 18, 2025 to (none).
Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power (NAPP) approved a law allowing transgender people to self-declare their gender on official documents without first undergoing surgery. The law will…
Raven_cake edited an entry in Cuba.
"Adding an end date because of the new law"
Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires surgery from Jan 1, 2008 to Jul 17, 2025.
The gender marker on identity documents can only be changed if the applicant has undergone gender affirmation surgery, specifically genital surgery. The petitioner must submit their request for a…
Raven_cake edited an entry in San Marino.
"Replacing ILGA sources and fixing date "
LGBT housing discrimination: Sexual orientation only from Jun 2, 2019 to (none).
Article 4 of the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974 (one of the documents that are part of the Constitution of San Marino) was amended to explicitly include “sexual orientation” as a…
Raven_cake edited an entry in San Marino.
"Replacing ILGA sources and fixing date "
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from Jun 2, 2019 to (none).
Article 4 of the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974 (one of the documents that are part of the Constitution of San Marino) was amended to explicitly include “sexual orientation” as a…
Raven_cake edited an entry in San Marino.
"Replacing ILGA sources and fixing date "
LGBT discrimination: Illegal in some contexts from Jun 2, 2019 to (none).
Article 4 of the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974 (one of the documents that are part of the Constitution of San Marino) was amended to explicitly include “sexual orientation” as a…
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"Addding more source and info, I also removed the Federal law because of a duplicated entry in the region Campania."
Serving openly in military: Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned from Jan 1, 1986 to (none).
Until 1986, "sexual deviance" was a reason for exclusion for military service. At that time, some men claimed to be homosexual to avoid the draft. Lesbians have never been banned from the…
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"Setting it as federal law "
Conversion therapy: Not banned from (unknown) to (none).
In Italy, there is no legislative ban on conversion therapy. However, the national psychological association officially stated in 2013 that conversion therapy goes strictly against its code of…
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"Setting it as federal law "
Equal age of consent: Equal from (unknown) to (none).
Age of consent is 14 with exceptions for various methods of influence and prostitution but no exceptions for homosexual activity.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"Setting it as federal law "
Blood donations by MSMs: Legal from 2001 to (none).
Italy uses a risk-based donor selection system that treats MSM and heterosexual partners equally.
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"The intersex infant surgery actually require the parental approval "
Intersex infant surgery: Parental approval required from (unknown) to (none).
According to the National Institute of Health (the main italian research institute in the biomedical and public health sector) the person involved in intersex surgery -and if they are a minor, their…
Raven_cake edited an entry in Italy.
"Adding recent update about singles adoptions"
Same-sex adoption: Second parent adoption only from Jun 22, 2016 to (none).
On June 22, 2016 the Court of Cassation stated that same sex couples in a civil union should be able to adopt their partner’s child for the child’s best interest. Same-sex couples can also apply…
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7 Regions Contributed To

Region
Edits
Italy
10
San Marino
3
Cuba
2
Liguria
2
Netherlands
1
Slovakia
1
Canada
1
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Top Issues Contributed To

Donating Blood
Conversion Therapy
Housing Discrimination
Discrimination
Changing Gender
Hate Crime Protections
Adoption
Non-Binary Gender Recognition
Employment Discrimination
Military
Age of Consent
Intersex Infant Surgery
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8 Public Opinion Data Contributed

32 Organizations Contributed