One mom said she cried for 10 days after hearing she was being removed from her daughter's birth certificate...

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.

  • AlecSadler@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    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.

    • raccoona_nongrata@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      3 years ago

      It’s best to consider far-right extremism as a global terror campaign, rather than a domestic one wherever you are.

      Some of the details and starting points vary between countries, but the messaging that these various groups use and the end goals they want to achieve are always the same and they look to eachothers successes for inspiration on what to try.

      Conservativism; not even once.

    • shanghaibebop@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      3 years ago

      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.

    • Corvus Nyx@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      3 years 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.