Protests erupt in Italy as Meloni-led govt restricts same-sex parent rights

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Milan to protest against moves by Italy’s new right-wing government to restrict.

“You explain to my son that I’m not his mother,” read one sign held up in a sea of rainbow flags that filled one of the northern city’s central squares on Saturday.

Decisions have instead been made on a case-by-case basis by the courts in legal action taken by parents although some local authorities have decided to act unilaterally.

Milan had been registering children of same-sex couples conceived overseas through surrogacy, which is illegal in Italy, or medically assisted reproduction, which is only available for heterosexual couples.