Italy leaves gay couples waiting at the altar


  • World
  • Monday, 05 Oct 2015

Rosario Murdica (R) and Gianni Finocchietti (L) pose in their house in Rome October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - Rosario Murdica and Gianni Finocchietti always wanted to get married in Italy, but after 30 years together they lost hope of ever tying the knot in their home country and instead said their vows in Portugal.

Italy is the last major country in the West that has not given same-sex couples any legal recognition, and was condemned this year by the European Court of Human Rights for failing to introduce long-delayed legislation.

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