Departure at 15.30 from via Vittor Pisani, with Mayor Sala present. Diversions of public transport. Majorino: From Vannacci fascism 2.0

• The route from the Central Station to the Arco della Pace. 350 thousand demonstrators expected
• Mayor Sala was also present at the demonstration. The Jewish community and Forza Italia member De Chirico were absent
• Deviations and slowdowns of ATM vehicles starting at 2 pm. Trams and buses may be subject to slowdowns, limitations and temporary changes of route
• Majorino: The right denies rights, from Vannacci fascism 2.0

18:44 | June 28

Procession arrived at the Arch of Peace

The Pride parade has arrived at the Arco della Pace, with tens of thousands of demonstrators. The participants are under the stage set up for the speeches of Mayor Giuseppe Sala and other municipal representatives. The area will host a concert with several guests this evening.

18:36|June 28

Hall: Sorry for the absence of the Jewish Brigade

Also present at the march was the mayor Beppe Sala: I will say that nothing is acquired. This is why we must continue to fight peacefully, explains the mayor, referring to the Budapest Pride, where there is a delegation from Palazzo Marino. where there is a delegation from Palazzo Marino. Why are we there? Because we live in a period in which they want to deny freedom to many. This is why Sala urges us not to take rights for granted. Sometimes I reflect on what is different today between the right and the left, it will be a very long speech, but certainly those who are on the left never look back, they cannot be nostalgic. Sala then commented on the absence of the Jewish Brigade: I'm sorry, I understand them, I understand that there is fear and it is a huge shame. There is the risk of anti-Semitism

16:14|June 28

The procession has started

The Milano Pride 2025 parade has just started, crossing the city to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride and claim rights and equality. Tens of thousands of people, among rainbow flags, music and slogans, are marching in a festive atmosphere but also of civil commitment. Among the participants, there are also many Palestinian flags, to testify solidarity with the cause and the intertwining of civil rights and human rights. Among the floats of movements, associations and parties, on that of the Democratic Party, the cardboard cutout of President Attilio Fontana with the rainbow flag on his shoulders has also reappeared.

Majorino (Pd): The right denies rights, from Vannacci fascism 2.0

It is essential to be so many here in Milan, which has always been an outpost against discrimination, and then it is clear that there is a great connection with Budapest. It is a very important signal because the culture of hate must never win. In Italy there are too many people who wink at that model, yesterday we heard horrendous words from Vannacci, the right slowly but surely carries forward a message of denial of rights and the Lombardy Region has once again denied patronage. This was said by the leader of the PD in the Lombardy Region Pierfrancesco Majorino, on the sidelines of the Milan Pride 2025. To those who asked him what he felt like answering the Lega's Roberto Vannacci, who yesterday wondered if we would have sent those from the Pride to die at the front, Majorino replied: It is Fascism 2.0: we are faced with the fact that it is a very radical turning point of the right of the League, we must not treat it as a freak show phenomenon. He says what a good part of the right thinks and what Orban thinks

15:21|June 28

Changes to the ATM transport route

Atm has already communicated all the public transport lines that will be affected starting from 2 pm. Trams 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 33 and buses 43, 57, 60, 81 and 94 may be subject to slowdowns, route limitations or temporary changes of route.

15:20|June 28

The Absence of the Jewish Brigade and De Chirico's Withdrawal

The Jewish Brigade will not participate in the Milan Pride (It authorizes the use of terms that put you at risk of aggression, explained Davide Romano). And it will be a first. But among those absent, there will also be the Forza Italia city councilor, Alessandro De Chirico : I have decided that I will not participate in the Pride, as I have often done as the only representative of the Milanese center-right. A choice that I made out of respect for people persecuted for their sexual orientation in the Middle East. It is too easy to wave the flag of Palestine or Iran when you are in a country like Italy that has made tolerance its democratic matrix. After last year's video message, the mayor Beppe Sala will be present instead. He will also march among the 350 thousand in the street. Where some greetings recorded from Budapest will be heard, and are expected.

June 28, 15:19 - Updated June 28, 18:46