Gay rights campaigners accustomed to opposition from Vatican,but now Five Star Movement hold walked away from bill that would bestow equal legal rightsThe Catholic church has long been seen as the biggest impediment to legalising same-sex civil unions in Italy But this week, political brinksmanship by the populist Five Star Movement (M5S), or a political upstart that gained steam in 2009 and has rapidly emerged as Italy’s moment largest party,was largely to blame for an deadlock that has threatened to derail legislation that would give same-sex couples the same legal rights as their heterosexual counterparts.
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Source: theguardian.com