remember summer 2007
There are many events that happened in 2007 that this summer is about to end, events that have left a trail of controversies that have filled the pages of newspapers and the Internet, they are below a brief overview.
The July 27, 2007 two young gay men are arrested in Rome near the Colosseum, the charge of obscene acts in public places, the two declared that they were only exchanging passionate kiss, while the police claimed that the two were busy eating another kind of relationship. A Their defense ranks of the association Arcigay Rome accusing the police of homophobia. In response to this event, the Mario Mieli Homosexual Cultural Circle hosted a sit-in entitled "A thousand kisses to the Colosseum" to reaffirm the freedom to kiss that is undeniable to those who are heterosexual, because July 29 at 22:00 pm a large number of gay and lesbian couples have exchanged passionate kisses on the famous local Comingout.
its investigation by the relevant criminal proceedings are still ongoing but would seem to conclude with a decision not to prosecute. One can not help but notice, however, that in this dark era of zero tolerance forces order are often used in a search for indecent exposure in most cases gay.
In early August ignite the minds of many who read in disbelief, the offensive statements made by the Mayor of Treviso, Giancarlo Gentilini, - "Ethnic cleansing against culattoni," this is the offending statement that " sheriff "treviggiano in declaring its fight against those who use the parking lot of a local hospital as a meeting place underground, thus showing his contempt for all those who are homosexual. "We will sent to our lawyers to take legal action against him - said Alessandro Zan, president of Arcigay, "you can not tolerate xenophobic statements reminiscent of the racial laws and the darkest moments in Italian history" continues Zan. Meanwhile, the Mario Mieli Homosexual Cultural Circle has already collected more than 50 complaints for incitement to murder, some of which came from Germany and Great Britain. Some complaints were received by individuals directly to the prosecution of Treviso, and reported the 'Corriere del Veneto' on September 21, the Mayor would have been included under investigation. The offense is what art. 414 of the Penal Code, or incitement to commit a crime because the statements "are inherently which may cause excitement, or a suggestion, however, be a stimulus to give rise to or strengthen by a project listener crime against homosexual persons. "
Pegah Emambakhsh, the Iranian lesbian woman of forty, was released from prison and was granted bail. British justice had decided, at first, the expulsion and being sent to Iran where she was sure her stoning because of his apparent homosexuality. Recall that his partner was arrested, tortured and sentenced to death in Iran, on the same charge. For this Pegah had fled to England by forwarding the request for asylum on humanitarian grounds. We received news that in Iran last month 20 people were executed by hanging because of their homosexuality.
On September 22, opened the 2007 edition of''Florence''Queer festival, film festival dedicated to queer culture which ends Oct. 6. On the occasion of the Festival will be inaugurated also show Queer Remix "Several Decades," on gay culture, lesbian and transgender people in Florence from 1970 to present. The exhibition will be open from September 22 to November 22. To close the festival on October 6, Vladimir Luxuria submit to Saloncino della Pergola his show "Tribute to Tondelli"