Gay Pride departing with the kiss Lepore-La Torre

BOLOGNA A river of red and rainbow t-shirts has "invaded" the streets of Bologna, for Gay Pride, opened with a kiss of solidarity between the councilor Matteo Lepore and the Cathy La Torre threatened death on Facebook several times in recent days.
Thousands of people marched shortly after 4:30 pm for a Pride of Bologna this year, in addition to claiming the rights of LGBTQ, joined the call launched by Libera, Arci, Anpi and Legambiente "against the policies of Racial immigration of our country ". For this there were many red shirts, to remember the dead migrants at sea and to highlight what Don Ciotti called "the haemorrhage of humanity that is happening in our country".

In the parade, also the Mayor Virginio Merola, the Senator of the M5S Michela Montevecchi the historical activist and former gay parliamentarian Franco Grillini next to Lepore and La Torre: last month's lawyer was threatened with death three times on Facebook. "I had to come with the Digos – he explained – today I feel safe, it's the other days that I feel deprived of my freedom, they want to contain me, but they will not succeed not and I will always continue my battles. "

with these t-shirts of hope – said Lepore – the fear that Salvini and the government want to put us ".

Yesterday Forza Nuova sent to Mayor Merola (and announced on Facebook "provocation") a package with high heels and underwear for women to wear today: "We invite Mayor Virginio Merola – wrote to the fascists – to Wear these feminine clothes so that they can feel comfortable at the Gay Pride Parade in Bologna on July 7th. "

" I do not want to comment – Merola said – so it's not going in the newspapers but ends in the sewers ". "Love is the answer". That's the sign that holds Merola in his hands. "The gay community interprets a very strong feeling, that is to say we must not forget – said the mayor – that there are people who are drowning drunk and that the attitude can not be that of our government. keep in mind that the real strength is in this answer. "

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