"This
International Day
calls for attention to violations of the dignity of the person motivated by sexual orientations other than one's own. It is necessary to educate in a culture of non-discrimination, in order to build a community that bans all forms of abuse rooted in the 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
.
