Fri Jun 12, 2026 - 7:28 am EDT BUDRIO, Italy (LifeSiteNews) — An all-ages Pride event in Italy exposed children to pornographic materials. As reported on June 11 by the Italian newspaper La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, the municipality of Budrio, a town near Bologna in northern Italy, granted official patronage to “Piccolo Grande Pride” (“Little Big Pride”), an event held on June 7 and promoted as a Pride gathering for both adults and children. The event included activities specifically designed for children and teenagers, while also drawing criticism for the presence of sexually explicit material. “The children and teenagers played, took part in an art workshop, and joined other ‘very colorful activities.’ At the stalls inside the Pride area there was an abundance of pornographic‑themed merchandise: anatomically shaped items representing male and female genitalia in various sizes and for different uses, along with postcards, stickers, and posters certainly not intended for minors —…