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The British Embassy, within the struggle towards the misuse of journalistic language on LGBT+ matters, renews its partnership with the Circolo Mario Mieli, a non-profit group for LGBT+ tradition.
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The dedication towards LGBT+ discrimination analyzed by two consultants within the area: Ben Hunte for the UK and Senio Bonini for Italy.
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The struggle towards LGBT+ discrimination stays a precedence for Her Majesty’s Authorities
The British Embassy in Italy renews its dedication to range and the protection of minority rights, by selecting to open the doorways of its splendid Roman residence, Villa Wolkonsky, to host a debate on “Media and LGBT+ Discrimination : UK and Italy In contrast”.
After music, trend and artwork, the British Embassy and the NGO Mario Mieliorganizers of Roma satisfaction, collectively make clear the language utilized by the Italian, British and European media. The media illustration of LGBT+ actuality has usually been controversial: from essentially the most violent homophobic information objects to the “easy” presence of LGBT+ folks on this planet of present enterprise, sport, tv leisure.
The shortage of applicable use of terminology by the media and social networks is a symptom of a a lot bigger actuality. Language then turns into the sounding board for a scarcity of primary data and turns into a method, generally unconscious, of discrimination towards a neighborhood struggling to assert its identification and conquer a social actuality which, quite the opposite , discriminates, threatens, offends, mortifies, kills. For the straightforward rejection of what’s totally different.
Deputy Ambassador Eleanor Sanders stated:
As a consultant of Her Majesty’s Authorities in Italy, my objective is to do all the things doable to implement and emphasize the significance of defending range in all social spheres. Extra must be performed, in all places, to make sure that LGBT+ folks really feel protected and are handled equally throughout society. I’m very proud to be right here as we speak, with my mates from Mario Mieli, to attempt to obtain this objective. It’s the variations that enrich us, deliver new views and viewpoints, enabling us to higher ourselves and the communities through which we reside.
Mario Colamarino, President of Membership Mario Mieli, stated:
I’m comfortable, as President of the Mario Mieli Membership, that the brand new UK Ambassador can be opening the doorways of his residence to our affiliation, our issues and the approaching Roma Pleasure. With the ability to confront such present points permits everybody to develop and really feel much less alone on this struggle for civilization and overcoming prejudices, even in a interval as tough because the one we’re going via. Comparability and tradition have at all times been essentially the most highly effective weapon towards all types of marginalization.
The occasion, organized with the Cercle Culturel LGBT+ Mario Mieli, will deliver collectively, amongst others, journalists Ben Hunt and Senio Bonini.
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Ben Hunte was the BBC’s first LGBT+ correspondent. He has at all times lined tales about sexuality and gender. He was additionally, all through his profession, correspondent for North Africa. In July 2020, Ben was ranked primary on The Guardian and DIVA Journal’s Pleasure Energy Checklist.
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Senio Bonini, host of Agorà Further on Rai3, is a journalist and tv writer. A former correspondent for Rainews24, he adopted the presidency of the Council for years. He’s in a civil union with Rosario and is the daddy of two little twins, Leo and Luna.
This occasion is a part of a broader context of initiatives and actions associated to the LGBT+ universe carried out by the British Embassy in Italy. Certainly, along with supporting Pleasure, on June 11, the abroad mission will take part within the Roma Pleasure parade, proud to have the ability to rejoice this 12 months the fiftieth anniversary of the primary Pleasure in London.
The affirmation of the presence of the British delegation symbolizes the care with which Ambassador Ed Lewellyn, and your complete abroad mission, treats such a related social subject. The actions of the Embassy are a part of the motion technique of the Overseas, Growth and Commonwealth Workplace.
