– What did you think of the fact that Mario Draghi, Italian Prime Minister, signed a letter condemning Hungary for the child protection law? The leaders of seventeen countries are accusing the Hungarian government of discriminating against members of the LGBTQ community.
– I was shocked to see this. All I can say is we’re a different Italy and we don’t agree with the Prime Minister’s position. Hungary deserves international cooperation and support for its courageous decision. Especially because the government is not afraid to listen to the Hungarian people. To prove this, they put the law at the center of this debate up for a referendum. It would be good to have an international forum where citizens of Western countries could also express their views openly and say how they would like to raise their children. The reality is that Italian parents would also be happy to raise their children without certain ideologies, and according to their own views.
– Isn’t this supported by Italian politics?
– In Italy today, legislators are apt to give the LGBTQ movement’s ideologies even more space in schools – and less power to parents to protect their children from these influences. I recently met in person with Alessandro Zan, the politician who initiated the bill that punishes homo- and transphobia. I wanted to hand him a letter that documented the concerns of thousands of Italian families. Representative Zan merely said: “We can’t be homophobic countries like Hungary and Poland.” Then he turned his back to me and left without any response. All I could ask in my exasperation was: “It would make us homophobic to be free to raise our children?” He didn’t even turn around to look in my eyes, he just walked off. This is what the left’s politics are like: incapable of giving an answer to the citizens or listening to their opinions.
– What do you think about the Hungarian referendum?
– I think the referendum is an incredibly significant thing as it gives the Hungarians citizens much more freedom to decide for themselves whether to confirm or reject the government’s decision. This also provides Hungary an opportunity to break free of the international stigma and false accusations that they are a homophobic country. However, in order to make an informed decision, Hungarians must know what is going on in the West’s schools.