starve the ego feed the soul

Hoy es un día histórico en la lucha por la igualdad y la defensa de la diversidad sexual. Sin grandes augurios ni medios de prensa anunciando la crónica de esta gran victoria, esta mañana el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos ha dictado sentencia en el caso de Olieri y otros c. Italia, condenando al Estado italiano por no establecer en su ordenamiento interno una legislación nacional que reconozca y proteja las uniones del mismo sexo: 185. In conclusion, in the absence of a prevailing community interest being put forward by the Italian Government, against which to balance the applicants’ momentous interests as identified above, and in the light of domestic courts’ conclusions on the matter which remained unheeded, the Court finds that the Italian Government have overstepped their margin of appreciation and failed to fulfil their positive obligation to ensure that the applicants have available a specific legal framework providing for the recognition and protection of their same-s...