Turin selected to host EuroPride 2027, highlighting Italy’s LGBTQ+ rights struggles

Turin will host EuroPride 2027 (Image: Pexels)

The Italian city of Turin has been selected to host EuroPride 2027, being chosen over Gloucestershire (UK), Vilnius (Lithuania), and Torremolinos (Spain).

Turin was selected following after taking more than half of the vote, with Gloucestershire coming in second place, EuroPride organisers said.

The bid by Coordinamento Torino Pride highlighted recent legislative setbacks affecting the LGBTQ+ community in Italy. This includes laws that restrict surrogacy and limit the recognition of same-sex parents’ rights.

Alessandro Battaglia of Coordinamento Torino Pride said in a statement: “The international gaze of activists across Europe and the media power of EuroPride are often the necessary leverage to secure attention and progress on rights at a local level.”

In October 2024, the Italian parliament passed legislation making it illegal

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