Dressed in the colors of the rainbow, Paola and Chiara were the protagonists of Rome Pride 2023 with the cry “Freedom, Equality, Pride” (motto that the two Iezzi sisters underscore on their Instagram pages): while the notes of “Furore Their song Sanremese, chosen as the anthem of the event, resounded throughout the day, the two godmothers of the event marched with the procession amidst the crowd on Saturday and then continued the party with a great live evening.
In between, many smiles, immortalized in Instagram stories, photos with the Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri and the leader of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein, dancing and singing their songs.
“You are so many, we are amazed at your strength and your energy,” said the two singers during the parade: They have always been popular in the LGBTQ+ community, but Saturday’s appointment crowned them as real rainbow queens.
In the background, the echo of the still unresolved dispute between Paola and Arisa: during the presentation of Roma Pride, Paola had indeed commented on the controversy that had arisen between her colleague and the queer community after the acknowledgment to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “artists live often in fear of not being able to work,” adding, “We don’t feel like judging what Arisa said, we obviously disagree, but we think there are more important issues than Arisa’s unfortunate exit.”
Words that enraged Arisa, who double-fingered her via social media and accused her of defaming her with untrue things: “If you meet me on the street, honey, don’t greet me.” , because hypocrisy despises me hypocritical people repel me, I genuinely work for the LGBTQ+ community, I don’t go out on the square and wear sequins and I go out on the square and long live love. Grow up and learn not to speak badly of others while the others aren’t there, they can’t defend themselves,” Arisa told her.