{"id":44627,"date":"2016-09-19T10:20:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T14:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/rome-mayor-officiates-citys-first-same-sex-civil-union-watch\/"},"modified":"2016-09-19T10:20:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T14:20:48","slug":"rome-mayor-officiates-citys-first-same-sex-civil-union-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/rome-mayor-officiates-citys-first-same-sex-civil-union-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome Mayor Officiates City\u2019s First Same-Sex Civil Union: WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome Mayor Officiates City\u2019s First Same-Sex Civil Union: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n

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Rome<\/a> Mayor Virginia Raggi officiated the city’s first same-sex<\/a> civil union on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luca de Sario and Francisco Raffaele Villarusso had moved to Spain and considered entering into the union there. However, they moved back to Italy after a law allowing for same-sex<\/a> unions came into force<\/a> three months ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#UnioniCivili<\/a>, Francisco Raffaele Villarusso e Luca De Sario primi ‘sposi gay<\/a>’ di Roma t.co\/XSvvUOub7k<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fIhsjdlg8h<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dr.Apocalypse (@DrApocalypse) September 17, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Euronews<\/b><\/a> reports:<\/span><\/p>\n

While recognised as a step forward, the Civil Union bill has also come under fire for a controversial adoption clause.<\/p>\n

Reports have also emerged in the Italian press of difficulties if the couple<\/a> decides to combine their surnames, rather than choosing one family name. This is said to cause tax and identity problems that don’t exist for heterosexual couples<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Double-barrelling a name after a civil union is considered a ‘name-change’, meaning the couple<\/a>’s tax code is changed. Further still, under Italian law, a ‘name-change’ is considered an ‘identity change’ meaning all identity documents and insurance will have to be changed and new social security cards applied for, <\/span>La Repubblica reports<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In May, Italy became the last European Union<\/a> country to legislate for same-sex<\/a> civil unions after lawmakers passed a bill that would have forced Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to resign had the vote failed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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auguri Luca de Sario e Francisco !!!!!!! presto anche noi !!! <3 <3 t.co\/xHenfsSNFM<\/a><\/p>\n

— Matteo Laureti (@matteolaureti) September 17, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Watch a Euronews report on de Sario and Villarusso’s civil union below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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