The Italian government is voting this week on allowing same- sex civil unions and on Saturday 23rd January hundreds of thousands of people joined demonstrations across the country to say they wanted equality. Some held alarm clocks to say it was time for Italy to "wake up".
Italy remains the only country in Western Europe to not recognise civil unions or gay marriage. Campaigner Fabrizio Marrazzo said, “We hope the politicians see that this is not a law just for LGBT people, but for all Italians, for civil rights in Italy.”
He added: “We don’t have more time. In other parts of Europe they did this 10 years ago.”
Photograph: Federico Ferramola/NurPhoto/Corbis
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/24/protests-held-italy-support-legalising-same-sex-unions-gay-marriage
- What is happening in the picture?
- Why is the man holding the alarm clock?
explain the picture
- What do the two men want to be able to do?
- Who is currently allowed to get married in Italy, who isn't allowed?
- Is this fair?
- What does the law say in the UK? What does the Equality Act say?
- What do we say in our school about different families and marriage?
- If you could send a message to the two men in the picture, what would you say?
- What can the government in Italy learn from No Outsiders?
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