If homosexuals go to Rome, Rome goes crazy. Everything is ready for the Gay Pride in Rome. The traditional LGBT procession in the Holy City and Italian Capitol is in a few days. But if you have a look at what is going on in the event organization you realize that only the time is set.
The 13th of June will be the day, but the place remains a big problem. Controversy, “polemica “in Italian comes from the Greek for war, seems to be the key word.
Where is the procession going to go? Where is it going to start from? Nobody knows but everybody demands something. From one side we have the cultural LGBT organization Mario Mieli that would like to end the procession in San Giovanni square, but it is not possible. “A matter of protocol” according to the mayor Giovanni Alemanno, “ a question of freedom” for the LGBT associations.
Every day is a good day for problems: time is running out and just an “humiliating route” has been allowed to the most important LGBT event in Rome. According to the LGBT associations this is the first time they have this kind of problem: “We’ve ever seen something like this, they are attacking our freedom of expression!”. A float is going to be entirely devoted to the mayor, will he be happy? We are curious about that.
Who knows where all the stuff is going and if someone will be happy at the end! We hope so but we are afraid all these doubts can mirror the future of the activism of the Italian LGBT community. Let’s try to be proud and to find the right way for a Pride!

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