(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 17 - "This International Day requires attention to violations of the dignity of the person motivated with sexual orientations other than one's own. It is necessary to educate in a culture of non-discrimination, to build a community that bans all forms of abuse rooted in rejection of differences. Respect for the rights of every person, equality among all citizens, sanctioned by our Constitution and by the international regulations that we have made our own, cannot be derogated from ".
This was stated by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of the international day against homophobia.
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