Italy

Money that was supposed to go to victims of homophobic violence was spent on clubs where prostitutes work in Italy.

A neon cowboy took aim at minority targets on top of a roaring Donald Trump head as part of this commentary on modern American culture.

Remember this guy? Four years ago, CEO Guido Barilla apologized for an antigay rant that sparked a boycott of his pasta brand.

Social services said the boy “flaunts effeminacy in a provocative way.”

Surrogacy is illegal in Italy, as is same-sex marriage and adoption.

The Vatican’s deputy secretary of state says the remarks were “scandalous,” “offensive,” and “pagan.”

The women, one from southern Italy and the other of South American origins, fell in love while working at a rehabilitation center for drug addicts.

Rachele Bruni, Italy’s only out LGBTQ Olympian publicly thanked her “beloved,” and told reporters that was her girlfriend.

The decision does not give long-sought automatic recognition to the families of same-sex couples however.

Italy was the last of the European Union’s 28 nations to grant legal recognition to civil unions.