While same-sex civil unions have been legal in the country since 2016, same-sex couples do not have the right to adopt, thanks in part to opposition from the Catholic Church. Surrogacy remains illegal in Italy and there are restrictions that prevent the adoption of “stepchildren” by one parent. Medically assisted reproduction, like in vitro fertilization (IVF), is only available to heterosexual couples.

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[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Neofascists will do neofascist things, who would have guessed

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I kind of assumed, mistakenly, that other countries that aren't the US were a bit more progressive than the US.

But it seems like the issues that we're plagued by exist everywhere?

Fuck. We gotta fight.

[–] shanghaibebop@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The US is actually pretty progressive on the LGBTQ front compared to the rest of the world outside of Northern Europe, I'd even go as far as to say the coastal states are some of the best places for LGBTQ folks in terms of culture in the world.

[–] min_fapper@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Woah that is news to me 😳! You have some sort of source for that so I can include it when I tell other people this?

[–] shanghaibebop@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah sure,

Even from the entire country perspective.

Top 6: https://www.equaldex.com/equality-index

Top 25: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/global-acceptance-index-lgbt/

[–] CorvusNyx@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Conservatism is dying slowly, and instead of reconsidering their positions, right-wingers are doubling down and turning to fascism to keep their grip on power. We must stay vigilant and counter their bullshit and violence whenever possible. If we want a better world, we have to fight for it.