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"Mr President, discrimination is alive and well, and it is living in the world and in the European Union. That is why I want to congratulate the French Presidency on the initiative at the United Nations on the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
It is depressing that we have heard, here today in the House, intolerance promoted. Discrimination scars our world and – can I say to others – it scars the souls of those who practice it. Discrimination is given voice by politicians and institutions, such as the Vatican, that should know better. That is why I want to thank you, on behalf of those people who do not have a voice, because if they used it – as homosexuals or because of their gender identity – they would be beaten, tortured, imprisoned or face capital punishment, solely because of their difference.
We will win. We will achieve equality. As a gay man, I am committed to that. We will achieve equality simply because justice and goodness are on our side. Thank you to the presidency. It is a great privilege for you to end your presidency on such a commitment."@en1
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