Italy

This summer, Italy’s Rai network cut a kiss between Connor (Jack Falahee) and Oliver (Conrad Ricamora) on the premiere episode of How to Get Away With Murder.

The scene was crucial, as it showed how Connor gained access to sensitive documents by sleeping with Oliver, an IT guru who helps him hack into a company mainframe.

After producer Shonda Rhimes put them on blast, though—tweeting “Censorship of any love is inexcusable”—the network apologized and vowed to re-air the episode. A Rai executive attributed the edit to an overzealous editor and praised HTGAWM for encouraging tolerance.

“Even these controversies help us to take the right steps for the future,” said Ilaria Dallatana “[We] will be increasingly sensitive to the complexity of the contemporary world.”

Italy wasn’t the only country to cut same-sex scenes from the show: In the Philippines, squeamish censors edited out another Connor-Oliver kiss. The decision was all the more upsetting as Ricamora is an out Filipino himself.