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Democratic Party Leader Elly Elly Schlein attends a sit in protest against recent moves by the Italian government to limit recognition of parental rights to the biological parent only in the case of same sex-parents in Milan, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The head of Italy’s opposition Democratic Party on Saturday blasted as ideological, “cruel” and discriminatory a bureaucratic crackdown by the far-right-led government on LGBTQ families and vowed to push through legislation in Parliament to better recognize and protect their rights. (LaPresse via AP)

Italy’s Democratic head blasts limit on LGBTQ parent rights

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, Elly Schlein walks on a street after an interview with the Associated Press in downtown Bologna, Italy. A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising star in Italian politics. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Italian-American emerges as new star of Italy’s left-wing

By COLLEEN BARRY - Associated Press