Italy’s senate rejects divisive bill aimed at fighting homophobia
Italy's senate voted to reject a bill on Wednesday that would have banned anti-LGBTQ violence and discrimination.
A motion to block the so-called "Zan bill" passed by 154 votes to 131 after being put forward by right-wing parties Lega Nord and Fratelli d'Italia (Fdl).
The legislation would have amended Italy’s penal code to ban discrimination on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability.
It was first introduced by centre-left MP Alessandro Zan in the lower house in May 2018 in reaction to a growing wave of homophobic and transphobic attacks in Italy.
The bill passed the lower house of parliament in November 2020 but faced challenges in the Senate.
While embraced by its supporters as a welcome change in a
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