'Gay Nativity' Scene Sparks Outrage in Italy After Appearing in Parliament

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Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2006-12-21 11:14.

'Gay Nativity' Scene Sparks Outrage in Italy After Appearing in Parliament

Two deputies with Italy's small but vocal Radical Party caused an uproar among legislators in this predominantly Catholic country on Wednesday when they placed dolls representing two gay couples in Parliament's nativity scene.

It was removed fairly quickly, but a successful publicity stunt in favor of a law giving certain rights to unmarried, including homosexual, couples.

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