The new Italian identity card will no longer use terms such as “father” or “mother”, but rather the neutral gender.
The decision is a new turnaround in relation to the previous government, whose Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, demanded that the terms “parent 1” and “parent 2” be removed for children under 14.
The current Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, explained to parliament this Friday (15) that he took this decision to comply with European data protection rules.
In addition to the change in the Italian identity card, school registration forms will also no longer have terms such as “father” or “mother”.
The minister assured that the Italian data protection body criticized Salvini's objections, as they harmed, in her opinion, the rights of minors who were not in the custody of “a paternal or maternal figure”.
“Lamorgese's words are welcome, let's end discrimination against children of same-sex couples”, reacted the Italian Coalition for Civil Rights and Freedom.
A member of parliament from the far-right Brothers of Italy party, Giovanni Donzelli, accused the minister of “madness”.
“What did the children do to make him take away the right to have a father and a mother on his identity document?” she exclaimed.
Gender issues are particularly controversial in Italy, where same-sex couples only gained legal recognition five years ago.
“We will defend the natural family founded on the union between a man and a woman,” said Salvini in 2019, explaining his decree.
With information The print
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