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Barilla Pasta Announces Major 'Diversity and Inclusion' Initiative in Response to Anti-Gay Controversy

Barilla Pasta Announces Major ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ Initiative in Response to Anti-Gay Controversy – Barilla, the international pasta maker who came under fire in September after its chairman Guido Barilla told a radio host that gay people could find another brand if they didn’t like the fact that the company would never make an advertisement with gay people in it, today announced a new Diversity & Inclusion Board, a Global Diversity Officer, and participation in the HRC Corporate Equality Index.

Why Italian Homophobia is Leaving Millions Trapped in the Darkness

Unlike other western and European countries, Italian LGBT people can’t marry or have their partnership recognised by the state. It’s a ridiculous situation that leaves millions of people trapped in the darkness.
In recent decades the whole political class has vetoed the implementation on any kind of regulation. However the majority of the population is not against granting civil partnerships official status. It is a political problem