Florence is a destination for culture vultures. The capital of Tuscany and the province of Florence, the crowded Italian city has been a centre for art and music for 800 years. It is the birthplace of the renaissance, with a rich history of politics, philosophy, business, fashion, painting and sc...
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Culture
Where do you start with culture in Florence? There is, of course, Michaelangelo’s statue of David at the Galleria Dell’Accademia; no self-respecting gay man could miss a chance to see the statue of the ultimate man. Then there’s the Biblioteca Laurenziana, commissioned by Pope Clement VII; the wo...
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Equality
Whilst homosexuality is legal and discrimination on its grounds is illegal in Italy, some attitudes remain conservative. There is a strong campaign to legalise same-sex marriage, but this has yet to succeed.
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