"Il Papa" Blues: What It's Like to Be Gay in Italy

For those who are interested in how the Pope and the Catholic church influence gay rights' legislation and hinder LGBT organizing in Italy, I highly recommend a film made some new friends of mine from Italy: Suddenly Last Winter (L'improvvisamente l'anno scorso).



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Suddenly Last Winter is currently screening in English and Italian (with English subtitles) at film festivals worldwide and gives a sense of the current cultural and political landscape for LGBT people in Italy.

The film by Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi has won numerous awards at film festivals in the last year, including a special mention in the prestigious Berlinale Panorama section.