A defence of the free-speech rights of an anti-gay general by a bigwig in Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI) party belie the FdI defence minister who opened disciplinary action against the officer, who has been sacked for the homophobic and other discriminatory views expressed in a self-published book, the centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD)'s rights pointman said Sunday.
The PD's rights chief, Alessandro Zan, a gay activist who filed an anti-homophobia bill sunk by the centre right amid fears of curbing free expression, said on X that "Donzelli's ravings on Vannucci give the lie to (Defence Minister Guido) Crosetto.
"For Brothers of Italy there is no problem if a serving general spews misogynistic, racist, and homophobic hate, for them the problem is the PD that asks for the Constitution to be respected. Is this the line of Giorgia Meloni's party?".
photo: Zan with PD leader Elly Schlein
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