Ultra-Catholic groups linked to Trump allocate 270 million dollars to hate campaigns
GAYLES.TV.- A few days before the elections in U.S., an investigation published this Tuesday by the platform opendemocracy reveals that several ultra-Catholic groups linked to the administration of Donald Trump have allocated large sums of money to promote agendas anti-rights in a large number of countries. Among the main faces of these groups is Jay sekulow, lawyer of Trump. According to this report 28 «Christian institutions»Ultra-conservative in nature have built a terrifying world empire that in recent years has moved close to 270 million of dollars to fund such hate campaigns.
The main focus of investment of these ultra-Catholic groups has been Europe, where they have spent at least 88 million dollars in this type of campaign. These European campaigns have been financially supported by the ultra-Catholic group American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), whose chief lawyer is precisely Jay sekulow. "In Europe, these American groups have been involved in at least 50 legal cases, including numerous cases against sexual and reproductive rights in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)«The report states. The lack of transparency is overwhelming and none of the 28 groups investigated disclosed the identity of their donors.
LGTB + rights in danger
According to their financial presentations of U.S., the American group of Sekulow has spent more than $ 14 million in Europe since 2007. An example: Poland has recently come into conflict with European officials after a large number of its municipalities declared themselves «LGBT-free zones', In what was already considered the most homophobic country in the EU. Casually Sekulow has publicly defended these municipalities, saying that there is nothing discriminatory "in considering that pro-LGBT + social pressure is the vector of an ideology and in refusing to promote it among children".
Similarly, these groups have endorsed «restrictions against contraception, divorce, abortion, adoption for same-sex couples, and rights of trans individuals in Europeat Italy but also Austria, Norway y France«. They have also supported campaigns for the death penalty for gay people in Africa. "Many of these groups have also been associated with the controversial network known as the World Congress of Families, increasingly linked to far-right politicians in Europe.«Says opendemocracy. As the newspaper has been able to verify Public, the platform CitizenGo de Make yourself heard is part of the so-called World Congress of Families.
Source: Open Democracy, Public
