Sicilian Law: Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination.pdf

The Region of Sicily, with Law No. 6 of March 20, 2015, aims to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Key points include:

1. Purpose and Recognition:
- The Region promotes personal freedom and rejects discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
- It recognizes various forms of cohabitation and adopts policies to prevent discrimination.

2. Prevention and Contrast of Discrimination:
- The Region promotes the realization of a regional network to prevent and combat discrimination.
- It ensures that the integrated system of social services is universal and non-discriminatory based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

3. Registry of Civil Unions:
- A regional registry of civil unions is established, with rules for inscription and cancellation to be defined within 90 days of the law's entry into force.
- The integrated system of family services is extended to include civil unions.

4. Municipal Adaptation:
- Municipalities must adapt their regulations within six months to protect and support families and civil unions.

5. Education, Work, and Health:
- The Region ensures equal opportunities in education, work, and health services, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
- It promotes integration between educational, social, and health policies.
- Civil union partners have access to healthcare services and structures without additional formalities.

6. Adequate Interventions:
- Aziende Sanitarie Provinciali (Provincial Health Authorities) must ensure adequate information, assistance, and support to remove barriers to personal expression and support those at risk of exclusion due to sexual orientation or gender identity.