by Irene Dominioni

A law punishing discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT+ individuals may soon be approved in Italy. The law, written by MP and activist Alessandro Zan, member of the Democratic Party in Italy, brings together five draft laws sketched over the years, and also includes the crime of misogyny, or hatred against women.

Currently, Italy punishes hate crimes for racial, ethnic and religious reasons, as well as neo-nazi and neo-fascist actions and slogans, through the so called “legge Mancino” (Mancino Law), named after the minister who first proposed it, Nicola Mancino, in 1993.

With the new law, those who discriminate against gay and transgender people would be sanctioned with up to four years imprisonment, and generally any discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, as well as gender-based violence will be punished. Read more via Forbes