One day after the approval of the civil unions bill in Italy, right-wing politicians announced that they want to raise the 500,000 signatures required to force a referendum to overturn the bill. Other opponents are planning to fight the new law by saying it is unconstitutional because the approved civil unions are too close to marriage, and on the grounds that the cost of applying the law has not been properly provided for. It was expected that not everyone would welcome the new law, but it still means a lot to the LGBT community and the fight for equality in Italy.