Opinion on same-sex marriage in Italy 2019

In a survey conducted in Italy in 2019, the majority of respondents stated to be in favor of same-sex marriage. However, 23 percent of Italian respondents declared to be against same-sex marriage in 2019. In Italy, same-sex unions are recognized since June 2016, which guarantee most of the rights as for married couples. In 2018, young Italian respondents considered the civil partnership law as a social achievement. LGBT rights In 2019, most Italian respondents declared that gay, lesbian, and bisexual people should have the same rights as heterosexual people. However, attitude of Italian respondents towards the rights of transgender people were more contrasted. Indeed, the same year, 42 percent of respondents declared that transgender people should not be able to change their civil documents to match their inner gender identity.Forms of discrimination According to another survey, in 2019, sexual orientation and gender identity were among the most widespread types of discrimination in Italy. More specifically, among the most common forms of discrimination related to sexual orientation and gender identity, Italians indicated being gay, lesbian, or bisexual as the most widespread one, followed by being transgender and intersex. Unsurprisingly, only seven percent of respondents stated to have friends of acquaintances who were transgender.

在2019年于意大利进行的一项调查中，多数受访者表达了对同性婚姻的支持立场。然而，有23%的意大利受访者声称在2019年反对同性婚姻。自2016年6月起，意大利已承认同性伴侣关系，这保障了已婚伴侣的大部分权利。2018年，年轻的意大利受访者将民事伴侣法视为一项社会成就。在2019年，大多数意大利受访者表示，同性恋、女同性恋和双性恋者应享有与异性恋者相同的权利。然而，意大利受访者对跨性别者权利的态度则更为复杂。事实上，同年，有42%的受访者宣称跨性别者不应有权更改其民事文件以匹配其内在的性别认同。根据另一项调查，在2019年，性取向和性别认同是意大利最普遍的歧视形式之一。具体而言，在涉及性取向和性别认同的常见歧视形式中，意大利人认为出柜为同性恋、女同性恋或双性恋是最为普遍的一种，其次是跨性别和间性人。不出所料，仅有7%的受访者表示有跨性别的朋友或熟人。