We are in contact with the couple of girls who were stabbed by the parent of one of them on the night of August 6th, and we have offered them all the support we can. Gay Help Line 800.713.713, national toll-free number against homophobia.
“Hearing Immacolata and Francesca's broken voices broke our hearts. After the attack, they fled. They are traumatized and scared, haven't slept for a week, and feel alone. Today they would have celebrated their anniversary, but they don't even have the strength to speak. We're telling them they're not alone, because so many people are available to help them through this terrible time. For 30 years, we've been pushing for a law that recognizes and combats homophobia and transphobia, but even the latest bill was defeated in Parliament, applauded by a large portion of the political spectrum. The political forces that will sit in the new Parliament must commit to protecting the rights and combating discrimination against LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people. If they don't, we'll say: you're complicit.” says Pietro Turano, spokesperson for Gay Center, the association that manages the Gay Help Line service and the Refuge LGBT family home.
Gay Help Line and Speakly chat are the contact center against homotransphobia that offers free listening and support to all LGBT+ people, including legal, medical, and psychological counseling, orientation, mediation, and shelter at Refuge LGBT, Italy's first family home for LGBT+ youth evicted from their homes or victims of domestic violence. It is part of the services of the Municipality of Rome and is managed by Gay Center, with the support of the Lazio Region, UNAR, and the 8×1000 donation from the Waldensian Church. OSCAD (the Law Enforcement Anti-Discrimination Observatory) and dozens of associations throughout the country collaborate with the center.