Framing Same-Sex Partnership Legislation in States with Prevalent Religious Attitudes: A Comparative Analysis of the Campaign Against Homophobia in Poland and Arcigay in Italy

In Italy and Poland, LGBT+ issues have emerged as a contentious political topics in the twenty-first century, sparking debates about rights, the role of the government, and social policy. In this paper, I examine the political framing strategies of the Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH), a pro-LGBT+ Polish organization, in the five years before the introduction and subsequent rejection of three same-sex union bills before the Polish Sejm in 2013, and Arcigay, Italy’s largest pro-LGBT+ organization, in the five years before the introduction and passage of the 2016 Civil Unions Bill. By analyzing the organizations’ framing strategies, this paper seeks to explain how pro-LGBT+ civil society actors in states with prevalent religious values use political frames in campaigns supporting same-sex union legislation.Bachelor of Art