Rainbow bow for Aaron, “we promised him that we will always be by his side, whatever he decides for his life and anyone who decides to be”

Neither pink nor blue. As he had already explained during pregnancy. «Dear child, dear boy, When you come to the world I will not give you the pink or blue bow, but I will give you rainbow. And then you will decide. I just hope you never choose the colors of fear, nor to become xenophobic or homophobic ».

Last May 31, from the stage of Piazza De Gasperi, at the end of the procession of Padua Pride The Councilor for Social, Margherita Colonelpregnant in the sixth month and not having wanted to know in advance The sex of his firstbornhe had publicly explained his purpose.

Thus, after giving birth, Margherita Colonel, who has been committed for years In the struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights He wanted to give consistency to his thought by making his office appear on the door to Palazzo Moroni, home of the municipality of Padua, a series of rainbow bows and two drawings with the cicogna. Even the name of the baby is not accidental. «It comes from afar, crossing centuries and cultures, tastes of olive tree, lives and wind of the Mediterranean Sea. It is that of a boy who participated in the anti-fascist barricades of the OltreTorrente in Parma, that is, the fis-bis grandfather of our son and so,, entrust itwe wish him that he can always choose light, hope and love ».

There position of the councilor had been immediately strongly criticized by the center right. “It is the umpteenth manifestation of that ideological vision of the left which, instead of spreading the values, rules and points of reference, prefers to dismantle any certainty in the name of a limits without limits – said to Gazette Elena Cappellini, municipal councilor of Fratelli d’Italia – Personal freedom is a right that is conquered by growing up not an ideology to be imposed already from the cradle “. Even the municipal councilor of the UDC Vincenzo Gottardo said he did not feel represented by a gesture exhibited in a municipal office. “The exhibition of the rainbow bow at Palazzo Moroni is not a private gesture but a public act: a symbol that divides and tramples on the feeling of all citizens».

This is the answer to the controversies posted on social media by the councilor. “Our son does not have two weeks yet. We would not have imagined that we had to employ this precious time submerged by a national controversy over our family. The keyboard lions were unleashed on the basis of a declaration not reported correctly, filling us with hatred. The “beast” took our speech at the Pride in Padua, pronounced 3 months ago, and distorted it, making it macchiectistic and an easy content to share to feed verbal violence. Our speech to Pride, which anyone can listen to, has been thought and pronounced against gender stereotypes that still influence our society, generating hatred and discrimination. We felt to publicly wish our son to choose the rainbow as a symbol of love and peace in a world that distorts the beauty and variety of life to black and white only. We didn’t ask him to decide whether to be male or female. We promised him, in a company that is still too afraid, that we will always be by his side, whatever he decides for his life and anyone who decides to be. This for us means love of parents. We hope that those who stand “defender of the family” will have respect for our tranquility on such intense and beautiful days. Days that we would like to spend only in the company of our child, without having to defend ourselves from the attacks of the right. We thank those who are showing us solidarity and support ».