MEPs condemn Italy’s move to stop registering children of same-sex parents

Decision against Milan city council is part of broader government attack on LGBTQ+ people, says European parliament

The European parliament has condemned Italy’s conservative government after it demanded a council stop registering the children of same-sex parents, in its first move to restrict LGBTQ+ rights since taking power.

MEPs said they feared the move against Milan city council, which until recently had been transcribing children born overseas to same-sex couples via surrogacy or IVF into its civil register, is “part of a broader attack against the LGBTQI+ community in Italy”.