This is the political platform supported by organisations promoting and sponsoring Bologna Pride 2008

Civil Partnerships (Same-sex Unions)
We request that the Resolution of the European Parliament on the 16th March 2000, which asks to guarantee that ‘all same-sex couples be given the same equality under law as other couples and traditional families’, be put into full force. This is a measure, which Italy must also abide by in order not to be left on the margins of the current movement towards increased civil rights, which is spreading across Europe.
After the government proposal of the previous parliament, the current Parliament must return to tackle the subject of civil unions. We believe the level of engagement and confrontation amongst the political powers is backward and lacks progress. The needs and demands of lesbian, gay and transsexual couples, shown through the discriminatory injustice of being excluded from the ability to marriage, are not being taken into the consideration it deserves.
We, therefore, request that the law be made equal through the legalising of civil marriages or the creation of a similar institution. Respecting the different types of emotional bonds and in line with what has occurred in Europe, we request that diverse and distinct institutions be created, aside from marriage that provide for the lawful recognition of civil partnerships.
The subject of co-habitation, also for same-sex couples, will have to be tackled with appropriate legislation, in the interest of the many children of lesbians and gays present in this country.
Fight against Discrimination
The European Parliamentary Resolution of January 2006 requires that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people be protected from physical and verbal abuse of a homophobic nature. The ruling of the European Supreme Court on the 30th April 1996 extended the application of the European Directive 76/207, which handles equality amongst men and women, to also cover transsexual people.
For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual people in Italy discrimination in the workplace, at school and in society still continues.
We request legislation against the discrimination of people based on their sexual orientation and sexual identity, removing the obstacles of a social and judicial nature, that limit actual equality for homosexual and transgender people, whether they be Italian or immigrants, and also legislation which fully acknowledges the European Directives 207/1976 and 78/2000.
In particular we request:
•    The extension of the Mancino law to cover sexual orientation and sexual identity;
•    The application of the European Directive 207 of 1976, which handles equal treatment of men and women, to cover transgender people, according to the ruling of the European Supreme Court on the 30th April 1996;
•    The modification of the legislative act 216 of 2003 ‘The implementation of the 2000/78/CE Directive for the equal treatment of men and women in employment and occupation’ to cover the equal treatment of gay, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender/sexual, in order to stop discrimination against them.
•    The adaptation of Italian law to the European Directive 38/2000 which allows the free movement of  citizens of the European Union and their family members, who are not citizens of the EU, recognising the rights of homosexual couples in a civil partnership (as a category) under such a law.
We request, moreover, that positive action against homophobic, lesbophobic and transophobic prejudices and discrimination be financed and carried out, such as projects in schools, campaigns to make people aware etc.
Also that Italy becomes an ideal role model by respecting human rights in the world, by helping to decriminalise homosexuality and transsexuality, which are still illegal in dozens of countries and by continuing to play a positive role in its commitment to abolish the death penalty.
Health and wellbeing of LGBT people.
We request that health rights be guaranteed for the LGBT community and adequate training be provided for health service personnel in such matters, ridding the health service of discrimination against the LGBT community.
It is important to put useful campaigns into action informing people of the primary and secondary prevention of HIV/Aids and of other sexually transmitted diseases. Moreover, the equal rights of a HIV positive must be guaranteed, especially by tackling the social stigma attached to the HIV infection.
It is necessary that the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy’s Department for Equal Rights and Opportunities put into place effectively the “Commission for equal opportunities and rights for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people” and the “Permanent Forum against sexual violation and abuse of women due to their sexual orientation and sexual identity”. We request the effective employment of the agreement dealing with measures against bullying and homophobia in schools and in the young world, which was signed in October 2007 by the Ministry of Public Education and by various PTAs (Parent Teacher Associations).
We request the repeal of Law 40 on medically assisted procreation and the revision of Law 164 of 1982 on sex-change, to allow for the change of names and identification of one’s sex without having to undergo surgery on the genitalia.
We request that necessary treatment required during the sex-change process be cost-free and also those which tackle cases of intersexuality without force.