Italy govt loses court battle over ID documents for gay parents

FILE PHOTO: A person carries a rainbow-coloured flag while attending an LGBTQ Pride parade in Rome, Italy, June 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

ROME (Reuters) - Same-sex parents have the right not to be called "father" and "mother" in the ID papers of their offspring, a court in Italy has ruled, in a decision that rubs against the country's new right-wing government.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sees herself as a defender of Christian values and of what she calls the "traditional family," and her hard-right Brothers of Italy party is particularly hostile to same-sex parenting.