In recent days, the wedding between the two volleyball champions Valentina Arrighetti and Gaia Moretto generated an avalanche of homophobic insults on social media. Instead of receiving the respect and joy that deserves a couple who celebrates their love, the two athletes found themselves at the center of a wave of free hatred and reported it themselves in a post by republishing some of the attacks received. “In Italy there is still a lot to do on this”, commented Gaia Moretto in an interview with Corriere della Sera. «The new generations are already more careful, inclusive and sensitive. If we take social networks as a mirror of society, on Tiktok, which is used by young people, the comments were more respectful, while on Facebook and Instagram, “frequented” by older people, it fell decidedly level ».
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The question, at this point, is inevitable: why is it still so easy in Italy to insult, discriminate and threaten LGBTQIA+ people without real legal consequences? Italy is one of the few countries of the European Union to not have a specific law against homotransphobia. After the shipwreck of the DDL Zan in 2021, no other provision took its place. The result is that the protections against hatred crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are fragmented if not absent. In the annual report of the ILGA-European association which photographs the state of LGBTQIA+ rights in Europe, Italy stopped in 35th place out of 49.
The hatred crimes recorded in our country are on the rise, the last report presented by Arcigay has recorded 110 attacks since the beginning of 2025. Last year, the declaration for the promotion of European policies in favor of the LGBTQIA+communities, presented by the Belgian presidency to the member countries of the Union, It was not signed by nine out of 27 states. Among these also Italy, together with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic and Slovakia. There is a political and cultural resistance that hinders the full recognition of the rights and dignity of LGBTQIA+people.
In the meantime, episodes like this show how urgent it is to fill this regulatory vacuum. Hate is a form of violence and a state should deal with it.
Source: Vanity Fair
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