PP and Vox propose creating a specific section for LGTBI books

The PP agrees with Vox to create a specific section in Valencian libraries for LGTBI books

Content on sexuality and diversity for young people returns to the Valencian parliamentary debate. The regional Parliament addresses the suitability of sexual education books with a focus LGBTI be accessible to minors in public libraries, a debate sparked by an extreme right initiative that follows in the footsteps of other reactionary governments. PP and Vox have approved in the Corts Valencianes that municipalities with more than 25.000 inhabitants have a specific section for this material that, after an amendment to the PP, gives rise to a text ambiguous enough to fit within the framework of the extreme right.

The popular amendment, accepted by its government partners Vox, leaves the initiative like this: the Corts urge public libraries to “the creation of a specific section on sexual, family, gender diversity, and sexual development that respects human rights”. The contents, the text continues, “They will be sequenced by educational levels and prepared under standardized criteria from a scientific, objective and non-doctrinal point of view in accordance with current regulations.".

PP and Vox propose creating specific sections for LGTBI books

Vox presented a text that, like Florida or Hungary, demanded that these contents be away from children's sections of public libraries. The group took the example of the local government of Burriana (Castellón), where they have powers in Culture, which ordered the removal of books with “sexual content"of the children's section and its transfer"to a new special area for adults that has been created for this purpose".

The far-right councilor Jesus Albiol, who is the same deputy who has defended the initiative in Corts, justified that the library law indicates that diversity content must be in a specific framework, but making a twisted use of language, links the material that addresses sexual identity or diversity education with sexual content for adults that harms “innocence” of the minors. Without mentioning it explicitly, it alludes to a material that in the imagination

Out of the reach of minors

The text presented by Vox consider the action of Burriana "an example for all municipalities in the region as a precise and effective measure to ensure the highest good of the minor and guarantee the freedom of parents” and considered these books a “type of materials" what "As requested by an important sector of the population and mainly families, it should be in places in the library in a specific section out of the reach of minors.".

Specifically, the wording defended by the ultras asks the Corts to urge the Consell to “request all public libraries in the Valencian Community, in municipalities with more than 25.000 inhabitants, to create a specific section and transfer to said section all library materials with content on sexual, family, and gender diversity.” and sexual development that respect human rights. This section must be independent from the rest of the sections, especially the children's section.”

By cons, Compromís and the PSPV They have demanded that library staff be allowed to place the material as they see fit, based on what the law establishes, and that they not “politically grope” the arrangement of books in public centers. Librarians have their own criteria for creating sections, insists the opposition, which has voted against this measure because it believes it is another step in the censorship carried out by the parliamentary extreme right.

PP and Vox propose creating specific sections for LGTBI books

Conviction for transphobia in Barcelona

Sentenced to six months in prison for transphobia on social networks for calling a trans woman a "faggot with tits"

La Audience of Barcelona passes a sentence for historical transphobia: he has sentenced SEA. to six months in prison and 720 euros fine for a crime against fundamental rights and public freedoms. In its ruling, the court considers that the convicted woman "guided by the purpose of humiliating» to a trans woman «for not undergoing genital reassignment surgery» sent messages on social networks in which «despised» to the victim.

In the trial held in Audience of Barcelona, the convicted woman acknowledged the facts and accepted the sentence imposed after an agreement with the prosecutor's office and the private prosecution. The sentence indicates that on February 25, 2020, the convicted woman posted a full-length photograph of the victim with the message "prototype of a faggot with tits. He can't stand the fact that I am a woman and he has a pathological dislike for me.«. For this reason, the magistrates emphasize that the convicted woman questioned «such an intimate aspect of personality as gender» with which the victim identified.

Transphobia in networks

Conviction for transphobia in BarcelonaFurthermore, in its resolution the court indicates that the victim was "exposed before those who made up his social and work circle who, until the publication, were so unaware of the sex» with which the affected person was born as if «She was a transgender person and had not undergone the operation«.

«The derogatory expressions related to gender identity that he dedicated to her, a reflection of the contempt he feels towards the group of transgender people who have not undergone genital reassignment surgery, showed, by questioning her gender, a clear desire to ridicule her. , managing to generate in her feelings of humiliation at the expense of her dignity«says the sentence.

“Transvestites, men and lesbians with penises”

The court also highlights that, between February and October 2020, the convicted woman used her social networks to go against transgender people without genital reassignment: "The majority of publications concern those who identify with the female gender, describing them as transvestites, men and lesbians with penises.«. Among these messages you can read some like «transsexual=woman, transgender=man, there are only two sexes»Or«trans women are now transvestites. They have perverted the word transsexual, so we reject it and have changed it to reassigned so that we are not confused«, in addition to describing as «infinite disgust" which "that group provokes him«.

The magistrates have decided to suspend the execution of the sentence for two years on the condition that the convicted person does not commit another crime within two years and pays $3.850 to the victim for the moral damages caused. In addition, he must take a course on equal treatment and non-discrimination, since, if he does not do so, he could go to prison.

Conviction for transphobia in Barcelona

 

Julio del Valle, new general director for the Equality of LGTBI+ people

«The deadline is extended for companies with more than fifty workers to adopt measures and resources to achieve real and effective equality for LGTBI people»

GAYLES.TV.- July of the Iscar Valley, the new General Director for Real and Effective Equality of LGTBI+ People of the Ministry of Equality, takes a tour of the different aspects of Law 4/2023, clarifies doubts about the regulations of said law that worries companies with more than fifty working people. Julio del Valle has also mentioned public policies in relation to LGTBI+ older people, education, sexile and democratic memory.

We thank the LGTBI Center of Barcelona for providing the space and the technical staff for the facilities and affection.

International Day against LGTBIphobia in Sport

Nelson Mandela: "Sport has more capacity than governments to break down social barriers"

2010 from the 19 February Is celebrated the Day against LGTBIphobia in Sports. The date was chosen in tribute to Justin Fashanu, a footballer from Norwich City who turned out to be one of the first to talk about homosexuality in 1990 and ended up taking his own life in 1998, after eight years marked by harassment and homophobic violence and being accused – and acquitted – of raping a 17-year-old boy.

According to the institutional declaration of the Higher Sports Council, the hate crimes report of the Ministry of Interior points to the LGBTophobia as a cause of near 20% of incidents of hate crimes reported in Spain. And sports facilities and playing fields are the fourth space in which the most incidents of hate crimes are reported.

The report on the state of the LGTBIphobia in Catalonia, prepared by l'Observatory against LGTBIphobia, points out that lgtbiphobic incidents in the sports field are quantified around 3%. But this 3% shows an increasing trend compared to previous years.

These are figures that have been remembered Panthers Grogues in a Manifesto occasion of International Day against LGTBIphobia in Sport. A text in which they recover the words of Nelson Mandela"Sport has the power to transform the world. "It has the power to inspire, to unite people like few other things... It has more capacity than governments to break down social barriers.".

ADI campaign

International Day against LGTBIphobia in SportLa Iberian Sports Group (ADI) LGTBI+ has launched the campaign 'The sport loves you', which states that any person, no matter who they are and whoever they love, is made to practice sports. In just one minute, images of the different clubs that make up the Group practicing sports are brought together, with a voice-over pretending to be that of the Group itself. 39 / 2022.

The regulations encourage the use of this right, something that is also pointed out from the COI, and it is insisted that «It is the obligation of institutions to promote sport for its advantages in physical, mental and social health.«. No person should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, as some Federations are doing.

International Day against LGTBIphobia in Sport

 

 

 

Greece approves equal marriage

Greece thus becomes the 20th country in Europe and the first Orthodox Christian country to allow same-sex couples to marry.

After a long debate, the Parliament of Greece has approved a bill that legalizes marriage between same-sex couples, a historic step that makes Greece in the first country orthodox christian of the world to legalize these links. The result was: 176 votes in favor, 76 against, and 46 abstentions. A historic victory for rights supporters LGTBIQ + which was received with cheers by spectators in parliament and dozens of people gathered in the streets of Athens.

The law grants same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children and comes after decades of community campaigning LGTBIQ + for equal marriage in a socially conservative country. The Greek country thus becomes the country number 20 from Europe and the first Orthodox Christian to allow same-sex couples to marry.

The archbishop Jerome II of Athens, head of the Orthodox Church Greek, has gone so far as to request that this Thursday's vote be nominal, forcing each deputy to express out loud the meaning of their vote, in order to increase the pressure.

«This is a historic moment"he declared to Reuters Stella Belia, director of the same-sex parents group Rainbow Families. The bill will become law when it is published in the official government gazette.

A divided Parliament

Greece approves equal marriage

Although members of the center-right party New Democracy of the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis abstained or voted against the bill, gained enough support from the left-wing opposition in a rare show of cross-party unity despite a tense debate.

Recent opinion polls show that Greeks are divided on the issue. The powerful Orthodox Church, who believes homosexuality is a sin, has strongly opposed same-sex marriage, while many members of the community LGTBIQ + They believe the bill does not go far enough.

It does not remove obstacles for couples LGTBIQ + use assisted reproduction methods. Surrogacy pregnancies will not be extended to people LGTBIQ +, although the bill recognizes children who were already born through that method abroad.

In 2015, Greece allowed civil unions between same-sex couples and in 2017 legally recognized gender identity. Two years ago it banned conversion therapies for minors aimed at suppressing a person's sexual orientation.

Greece approves equal marriage

Express negotiation to have LGTBI equality plans in companies

The Government confirms the impossibility of approving the LGTBI equality plans before March 3, the deadline given by Law 4/2023

The LGTBI equality plans in companies will be a reality "very soon", but not before March 3, as mandated by the so-called LGBTI trans law. The Ministry of Labor, the unions and the employers' associations held this Tuesday the first meeting of the table that must develop regulations to guarantee equality for the LGTBI community and its protection in the workplace, as well as equal opportunities in employment.

All actors have confirmed the good will to carry out the text that will serve as a basis for the implementation of equality plans. LGTBI in companies, and also that there are broad coincidences in negotiation. However, as the secretary of Employment Status, Joaquín Pérez Rey, It will not be possible for these plans to become a reality before the deadline established by law 4/2023, el Winners will be announced in March.

All parties agree to activate an agile negotiation that can be closed in a short time, and Work He has already announced that he will soon call a new meeting, although there is still no specific date.

At this Tuesday's meeting (which was chaired by the second vice president of the Government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Diaz), the Executive has collected the proposals of the unions, and is now waiting to receive contributions from the employers to start working on a joint text.

Mandatory or voluntary plans, depending on the case

Express negotiation to have LGTBI equality plans in companiesIn the Law 4 / 2023 It is established that companies more than 50 working people They must have, within a period of 12 months from the entry into force of this rule, «with a planned set of measures and resources to achieve real and effective equality for LGTBI people, which includes an action protocol to address harassment or violence against LGTBI people«.

In the documentation sent by the unions, it is stated that equality plans will be mandatory, in addition to companies with more than 50 workers, if mandated by the sectoral or company collective agreement, and when the labor authority has agreed in a sanctioning procedure to replace the accessory sanctions for the preparation and application of said plan, in the terms established in the indicated agreement.

For the rest of the companies it will be voluntary, but the public authority must encourage it and may require it as social clauses in public contracts, based on the Public Sector Contracts Law. The public administration will also favor the negotiation of these plans in collective bargaining for these companies with less than 50 workers.

Express negotiation to have LGTBI equality plans in companies

Two homophobic attacks in Barcelona in less than 48 hours

In less than 48 hours, two homophobic attacks have occurred in Barcelona, ​​one in the Sants neighborhood and the other in Sant Martí

The Mossos d'Esquadra A 22-year-old young man has been arrested accused of attacking and insulting two young people because of their sexual orientation. The events occurred at dawn from Sunday to Monday on the street Almogàvars from the district of sant marti de Barcelona. According to police sources, a group of people, including the detainee, began to scold and hit the couple.

The Catalan police were notified of the incident and, shortly after arriving at the scene, one of the victims and a witness recognized one of the alleged attackers in the area and the officers detained him. The detainee is a 22-year-old young man, with no criminal record. The two men attacked suffered minor injuries and have filed a complaint. He Barcelona's town hall has made the protection circuit available to the victims.

Very violent attack in Sants

Two homophobic attacks in Barcelona in less than 48 hoursOn Saturday afternoon a young man received a very violent attack while walking the dog on the street Tinent Flomesta in the neighborhood Sants-Badal from Barcelona. The aggressor kicked the dog and when the victim reproached him, he received fist blows and insults. The case has been made public on Observatory against LGTBI-phobia, which has also detailed that it was an attack “very violent” and that legal and psychological support is already being given to the young man, who could file a complaint with the Mossos this same Tuesday.

The president of the entity, Eugeni Rodríguez has warned that it is “It is essential to confront impunity and support victims” and has asked on social networks to modify the 11 / 2014 to guarantee reparation for victims and reinforce the action protocol against attacks.

Two homophobic attacks in Barcelona in less than 48 hours

A Polish television presenter apologizes to the LGTBI+ community

After 8 years of far-right government, two LGTBI+ activists were interviewed on Polish public television

For the first time, after 8 years of government of far right in the country, two LGTBI+ activists They went to the studies of the polish public television. Before starting the interview, the presenter dedicated a few words to the entire group: «Before starting this conversation, I think I should say three things."he pointed out Wojciech Szelag, one of the most recognizable faces on screen in Poland.

«For many years in Poland, shameful words have been directed at numerous people for the simple fact that they had chosen to identify themselves by who they are and who they love. LGTBI people are not an ideology, they are people, they have names, family and friends. All those people should hear the word sorry somewhere. This is where I apologize«, he declared. The activists Maja Heban and Bart Staszewski They appreciated his words with faces that said it all.

Change in Poland

A Polish television presenter apologizes to the LGTBI+ communitylast fall Poland voted and the ultraconservative leader Mateusz Morawiecki The Government he had led since 2015 lost. During his mandate, both he and part of his team have uttered clearly homophobic words on repeated occasions. Brussels even opened a file against Poland (and Hungary) for its harassment of the LGTBI community.

The leader of Civic Coalition, Donald Tusk, is the new prime minister and has promised to reverse the anti-european policies of his predecessor, as well as establishing a more liberal government.

Among its objectives is precisely the reform of the public television to free it from the control to which its contents were subjected during the conservative government. The TVP It then received a significant amount of government funding, a donation that coincided with the increase in propaganda and which led one of its main presenters to declare that he was ashamed of its content.

En Poland were created «free zones of LGTBI ideology» in several municipalities and the president of Poland, also ultra-conservative Andrzej Duda, accused the «LGTBI ideology» of being worse than communism, hence the presenter's reference. In 2020, Polish television charged against Spain to live "under the dictates of the LGTBI ideology«. The news program with the largest audience in the country pointed out that «LGTBI ideology takes over Spanish children«. The country was in a presidential campaign and our country was seen as what awaited Poland if the opposition won the elections.

A Polish television presenter apologizes to the LGTBI+ community

Alleged rape in the dark room of a Barcelona nightclub

The sentencing proposal considers proven that the victim did not consent to anal penetration

La Audience of Barcelona sentencing to a sentence that can reach five years in prison a man for raping another in the dark room of a gay nightclub in Barcelona. The proposal of the rapporteur magistrate, David Ferrer, which the newspaper has accessed El País, considers it proven that the victim did not give her consent to anal penetration without a condom. Moments before, they had both had consensual oral sex in the dark room. The victim "He refused both by word and action"to continue a sexual relationship that had been"initiated with full consent", according to the text.

The proposal, which still must be submitted to a vote and ruling by three magistrates of the Ninth Section, is fundamentally based on what was stated by the victim, to whom it gives credibility, among other things, because it explained “aspects that hypothetically harm the accusatory thesis".

Resistance in the dark room

Alleged rape in the dark room of a Barcelona nightclubThe victim acknowledged, for example, that they had consensual oral sex and that she obviously withdrew her consent when she saw that the man she had just met intended to perform anal penetration without a condom. In her statement, behind closed doors, she did not even accuse the accused: she said that she did not think he was a rapist, but that that night she did do something bad with him because I do not stop when he asked him to do it and even though put up physical resistance.

The events occurred early Saturday morning January 26, 2020 at the disco Sand, one of the historic rooms of the Gayxample Barcelona, ​​which has a dark room, a space that allows sexual relations to be held anonymously. The victim entered that dimly lit room with a friend and there she met the accused. Her stories coincide in what happened during the first moments of the encounter: they began to touch and kiss each other and practice oral sex. The discrepancy came when explaining the penetration.

The victim denies that there was consent

During the trial, the 40-year-old defendant denied having committed rape. “At no time did I hear the word 'no' or notice him pushing me or being reluctant”. The victim, however, reported that explicitly refused to have complete sexual relations and he physically resisted until the accused put him against the wall, held his arms and penetrated him anally until he ejaculated inside him. The reporting magistrate notes that the victim “stopped resisting"because the accused"I had more strength than him” and could not continue to oppose it. “There is a violent attitude, also physical”, by the accused, who sought “forcibly impose a sexual practice" although "did not have any consent".

In her statement, the victim expressed her fear that they would not believe him for the fact of being a man and for the “associated social stigma” to male victims of sexual violence. The prosecutor in the case defended the credibility of the victim in her report and maintained that “consent is an act of permanent affirmation".

Alleged rape in the dark room of a Barcelona nightclub

Education to stop hate

The FELGTBI+ dedicates its thematic year to education in the face of the "increase in hate speech in classrooms"

The State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Trans, Bisexuals, Intersex and more (FELGTBI+) announced this Thursday that he will dedicate his thematic year of Education and that will require «the actual compliance with the anti-discrimination policies contemplated in current legislation«.

«There is an increase in hate speech in classrooms«, warned the Education coordinator of the LGTBI+ State Federation, David Armenteros, in a press conference in which he reported that «One of the main objectives of the thematic year will be to work towards the elimination of any restrictions on freedom of expression and academic freedom of teachers associated with the veto. parental«. This reality requires a «more specific fight"he said, that's why the 57 entities that make up the Federation have chosen inclusive education as the cause to which they will dedicate the greatest efforts in 2024.

Inclusive education

Schools are the second place in which the community LGTBIQ + suffers more attacks and discrimination and teachers are one of the professional groups that comes out the least, which is why FELGTBI+ requires urgently addressing the inclusive education. The objective is "create a truly inclusive environment» in educational centers. Therefore, this thematic year «arises as a response to reality that reflects the importance of achieving diversity in educational institutions«.

«Hate speech builds a more intolerant society in which we do not want to live. It is important that in educational settings we fight against hate speech. We do not want to remain crossed while our rights are lost«he has sentenced Armenteros.

family diversity

The FELGTBI+ requesting the creation of a national educational commission in specific matter LGTBI+ that ensures compliance with equality plans in educational centers and that this commission has the collaboration of the entities of the group.

The also spokesperson for FELTBI+ Noelia Salido has stressed that the family diversity It must be present in school agendas, which are currently limiting since they focus on the figure of the father and mother when there are single-parent families, but also others made up of two fathers and two mothers.

Salido explained that during 2024, Education will mark the Federation's agenda, but «not only formal education, but education in the broadest sense of the word because pedagogy must be done in all areas of society«.

Education to stop hate

 

 

 

The Pope responds to those who criticize the blessing for same-sex couples: "It is hypocrisy"

Pope Francis describes criticism of the blessing of homosexuals as “hypocrisy”: “No one is scandalized by a businessman who exploits people”

El pope francisco cross out «hypocrisy» criticizing the possibility of bless gay couples, while "Nobody is scandalized if I give my blessing to a businessman who perhaps exploits people and this is a very serious sin. "While people would be scandalized if I gave it to a homosexual... This is hypocrisy!", says Francisco. in an interview that will be published tomorrow in the Catholic magazine 'To believe'.

The pope adds that «the heart of the document is the reception«, in responding to criticism of 'Fiducia Supplians', the text published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith in which it was explained that couples considered ' could be blessedirregular' for the Church, including those of the same sex.

The historic opening of pope francisco to the blessing of couples of the same sex or in a situation «irregular» as divorced and remarried, has been welcomed by many episcopal conferences in the world, but the most conservative wing describes it as «Blasphemy» and other bishops, such as the African ones, continue to show their rejection.

The church and women

The Pope responds to those who criticize the blessing for same-sex couples: "It is hypocrisy"In another of the advance extracts of the interview, the pope highlights that «open work in the Curia at of important«. «In the Roman Curia there are now several women because they perform certain roles better than us men.«Assures Francisco.

Also regarding his state of health, he repeats one of the phrases that he has said in recent months to reassure about his state of health and his mobility problems: «The Church is governed with the head, not with the legs«.

In the interview he also asks for a Church closer to the people: «People suffer a lot... we clerics sometimes live comfortably... we need to see the work, the suffering of the people«.

Although the openness to blessing couples of the same sex seems like a step forward within the Church, it is worth remembering that it maintains discrimination against non-heterosexual people and, in reality, does not constitute any progress on the path towards equality in Catholic Church. It continues to be given to people LGTBIQ+ and women a second-class deal.

The Pope responds to those who criticize the blessing for same-sex couples: "It is hypocrisy"

"You fucking faggot, you have a tail, I'm going to cut your throat, I'm going to kill you"

One year in prison and 5 years away for insults and threats to a transsexual woman in Soria

«Faggot, whore, you have a tail, you are that bitch that cheated on me«. These are some of the words that the aggressor spoke to a transsexual woman in Soria for which he has been sentenced to one year in prison after deliberating that these events constitute a crime against fundamental rights.

As reflected in the sentence, he is prohibited from approaching the victim less than 300 meters and communicate with her for a period of five years. As civil liability, you will have to pay the victim $1.000, agreeing to pay the compensation in installments of 42 euros until it is settled.

Repeated threats

One year in prison and 5 years away for insults and threats to a transsexual in SoriaThe sentence is final, since once notified the defense showed its intention not to appeal it. The proven facts They date back to the summer of 2021, when the victim was cleaning the terrace of a hospitality establishment where he worked. There he met the accused, who, with full knowledge that the victim was transsexual and with the aim of showing his animosity towards that condition, began to belittle his sexual identity and dignity with phrases such as "You fucking faggot, you have a tail, I'm going to cut your throat, I'm going to kill you«.

The events caused fear, humiliation, restlessness and fear in the victim, who notified his partner to accompany him when he left work to go home. It was in a park where the now accused was where she crossed paths with him again, and he again uttered phrases like: "You have a tail, you piece of faggot, I'm going to kill you«.

In the afternoon of that same day, the accused returned to the premises where the victim worked, threatening and insulting her again. Another day this same month of August, the victim went to a bar to get tobacco, meeting the accused again and an episode similar to the previous ones occurred again.

The sentence finally reflects that the execution of the imposed sentence is suspended for two years «with the condition that they do not commit any crime again within said guarantee period, and that they take a course on equal treatment and non-discrimination, with a warning of revocation of the suspension granted in the event of non-compliance with said conditions.«.

One year in prison and 5 years away for insults and threats to a transsexual in Soria

 

Vox dissociates itself from the LGTBI campaign of the Generalitat Valenciana

Vicente Barrera (Vox) distances himself from the 'Community Pride' campaign in favor of the LGTBI collective

The first vice president of the Valencian Government, Vicente Barrera (Vox), has called the media this Tuesday to show his disagreement with the campaign 'Community Pride'started up by the Consell de Carlos Mazon.

The purpose of Barrier was to make it clear that "has not been counted» with representatives of Vox in the regional executive to launch this campaign. A staging that she has done accompanied by the Minister of Justice, Elisa Nunez, to give more solemnity to the declaration.

«We do not join. In the Valencian Community there is no problem of discrimination, inclusion and respect» has pointed out Barrier. The vice president and Minister of Culture did not want to clarify whether he has expressed this opposition to the campaign to the president of the Generalitat, alleging that he has only seen it in the Plenary Session of the Consell and the deliberations of the plenary session of the Valencian government «they are secret«.

Although Barrier was at the meeting of the national leadership of Vox in Madrid has denied that he had been given any instructions to take a stand against mazon. In fact, he has defended that his words "they do not represent any crisis» and that the Valencian government agrees almost 100% of the issues and they have «a common projectnot".

He has framed his words in a mere «statement of intents" for "draw the ideological line» of the party. In this sense, he recalled that PP and Vox «They are partners, but not the same party«.

'Community Pride'

Vox dissociates itself from the LGTBI campaign of the Generalitat ValencianaLast Saturday, the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, and the second vice president and councilor of Social Services, Equality and Housing, Susana Camarero, presented in Benidorm the new brand'Community Pride' as part of an initiative that seeks “make visible and celebrate diversity and promote an inclusive and respectful society in the Valencian Community”. An initiative in which, Barrera has insisted, the Vox councilors do not plan to participate.

'Community Pride'will serve as a unifying value for all the campaigns that will be carried out during this term on diversity with the aim of promoting the inclusion and recognition of people LGTBIQ +.

Vox dissociates itself from the LGTBI campaign of the Generalitat Valenciana

 

 

Taylor Swift makes history at the Grammys

Taylor Swift has 14 awards and has become the first to win four awards for best album of the year

Taylor Swift has made history and has been crowned at the awards gala 2024 Grammys. That of Pennsylvania she has 14 gramophones and has become the first artist to win four statuettes in the best album category. Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder They had won three.

Swift has surpassed the three huge stars with just 34 years thanks to your album midnight, after taking it with Fearless (in 2010), 1989 (2016) and folklore (2021) Taylor has been nominated for 52 Grammy Awards and has won 14, the last two being Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year for midnight this 2024.

Swift announces new album

Taylor Swift makes history at the Grammys

"I feel this happy when I write a song, or come up with a chorus, or rehearse with my dancers, or go to work. Tokyo to sing. I just want to keep doing this. Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to do it. my head explodes”, she commented incredulously.

The singer announced during the awards ceremony 66th Grammy Awards a new album, but it will not be the re-recording of Reputation, their sixth studio album. Taylor Swift will present a completely new album on April 19: The Tortured Poets Department.

LGTBIQ+ ally

Taylor Swift She is an icon and a great ally LGTBIQ + since many years. There are countless acts in which she has demonstrated her commitment to the collective, such as when in 2019 she released her most demanding song regarding rights. LGTBIQ+ refers to: You Need To Calm Down. Beyond the lyrics, the video clip and all the personalities that appear in it, what makes it a true anthem is the message that appears at the end of the video, where he makes a request to his fans to send their signatures to the Senate to the approval of the Equality Act: "Let us show our pride by asking that, at the national level, our laws treat all citizens equally«.

On their fifth album, 1989, Taylor Swift opens the album with the song Welcome To New York, where you can read some verses in which it says: «And you can want who you want: boys and boys, and girls and girls«. When asked during a promotional interview, the singer explained: «The song is inspired by what I like about New York, which is a freedom and celebration around being unique. And I also wrote the song when gay marriage became legal in New York.".

Taylor Swift and Hayley Kiyoko

Also in 2018, Taylor Swift came to the defense of Hayley Kiyoko when the lesbian singer was criticized for statements in which she stated that the music industry called her "little originl» for re-releasing a video clip talking about love between women, making a comparison with Taylor Swift, whose lyrics always talked about heterosexual romances, and there was no type of fatigue on the part of managers and producers.

Far from feeling offended, she took sides with kiyoko to defend it: «We should applaud artists who are brave enough to tell their romantic story honestly through their art. I have never faced homophobia and she has. It is your right to call out everyone who has a double standard regarding gay versus straight romantic interests.»

In April of 2019 Taylor Swift took a step forward again in favor of rights LGTBIQ + by donating $113.000 to Tennessee Equality Project, a group based in Nashville which had brought together more than 100 religious leaders to denounce 6 anti-LGBT laws known as «The Slate of Hate«, which were circulating legally through the country.

Taylor Swift makes history at the Grammys

Vox mocks the LGTBI law in Extremadura

Óscar Fernández Calle: “If I wake up transsexual I have fewer rights and if I go to bed heterosexual I get them back?”

The deputy of Vox Óscar Fernández Calle, has communicated his party's refusal to approve some of the 11 amendments that United by Extremadura (UPE) has presented to the accounts of 2024 in matters of equality, mocking them, but in no case without going into the substance of the matter. “Their amendments are an excellent example of the poor or woke ideology because Stalinism was a little stale and has little sale.", he began his response Fernandez Calle.

The left-wing coalition has proposed aid for the care of LGTBI points in rural areas, but the ultra spokesperson has taken advantage of his intervention to laugh at the law on social equality for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, transgender and intersexuals and public policies against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Estremadura, that the Government of José Antonio Monago approved in 2015: “40.000 euros for the development of the LGTBI law... man, we have come across the new church, Sancho: the law and the LGTBI groups. I always ask myself a question with this: Does the Constitution discriminate based on sexual orientation? Do those who like one or the other have fewer rights than me, for example? If I wake up transsexual tomorrow, do I have fewer rights and If I go to bed at night straight, do I get them back?".

Vox hoaxes

The spokesperson for the left coalition, Nerea Fernandez Cordero, She has described as "embarrassing to have to hear over and over again that LGTBI people do not suffer discrimination” and has considered “quite enlightening”that the deputies of the PP, Vox partners in Extremadura "hang your head and hide” with those words. Fernandez Cordero has remembered the LGBTIphobic aggression suffered a few months ago in Caceres for the young Angel Andreo shouting “fagot".

On the other hand, Vox has taken advantage of its refusal to contribute 30.000 euros for the institutional recognition of women throughout history in rural development to spread a hoax by Spanish conservatives and accuse the PSOE of opposing women's suffrage in 1931, when The truth is that without the majority vote of the socialist deputies this right would not have come forward.

Elimination of the Vox council

Vox mocks the LGTBI law in ExtremaduraThe amendments of UPE have encountered the negative vote of the PP and Vox, who have also refused the PSOE proposals to recover the Equality Department, eliminated by the president, Maria Guardiola, eliminate the Forest Management and Rural World, created for the extreme right.

The spokesperson of the PP María Teresa Tortonda He has asked the opposition what is the use of a council "if it is empty of content and full of non-compliance” as was the case before or a ministry with so much “wordiness"stop at the end"put rapists on the street”, which he described as “ideological hypocrisy".

The deputy of Vox Álvaro Sánchez Ocañhas called historical memory “hysterical” in response to the socialists' proposal to shield funds for development cooperation, which suffer a 25% cut in funds, and historical memory. “This sectarian and falsified law of history has two news programs left”, the extreme right has warned.

Vox mocks the LGTBI law in Extremadura

Eurovision does not veto Israel as it did with Russia

Call to boycott Eurovision as it allows Israel to participate in the festival

The organizers of Eurovision Song Contest, which this year will celebrate its number 68 en Malmö (Sweden), reiterated last Monday that Israel will be able to participate in the popular European song contest, despite recent calls from fans and musicians for it to be banned due to its current genocide in Gaza.

«We understand the concerns and deep beliefs about the current conflict in the Middle East, but we are committed to ensuring that the Eurovision Song Contest remains a non-political event, in which artists and broadcasters compete, not governments.«argued the organizers.

«Our governing bodies, led by the Executive Committee, reviewed the list of participants for the 2024 edition and agreed that Israeli public television KAN meets all competition rules for this year and can participate, as it has done for the past 50 years«, continues the statement.

The text adds that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organizing body of Eurovision, has aligned itself in this way with other entities in fields such as sports that have also maintained an open attitude towards Israeli participation in major competitions.

Iceland, Finland and Norway stand together

Eurovision does not veto Israel as it did with RussiaSeveral Nordic countries have called for a boycott of Israel and have been in favor of their countries not competing in Malmo si Israel it does.

In 2019, Iceland was fined for Eurovision because in that edition held in Tel Aviv the representation of the Nordic country in the contest—the musical band Hatari— will show the palestinian flag during voting.

Instead, Eurovision Yes, since 2022, he has vetoed the participation of Russia in the contest in response to their invasion of Ukraine, which caused the departure of Russian national television channels from the EBU.

Israel has been participating in the contest since 1973, and won the contest in 1978 (with the remembered song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"), 1979, 1998 (the artist Dana International) and, more recently, in 2018, when Netta Barzilai won with Toy. Dana International, first trans artist to win Eurovision 25 years ago, he publicly defended his country's war against Israel in November and assured that not condemning Hamas it is "be against LGTBI, women and paz ».

1,000 musicians from host Sweden ask to exclude Israel

More than a thousand musicians from the host country signed an open letter to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) calling for Israel to be excluded for its “brutal war in Gaza".

The signatories maintain that, by allowing Israel to compete, the EBU “is displaying a notable double standard that undermines the credibility of the organization", and they remember that in 2022 Russia was excluded due to the invasion of Ukraine and in 2021, Belarus for violation of freedom of the press.

Eurovision does not veto Israel as it did with Russia

The five accused for the murder of Samuel Luiz are on trial

The judge appreciates the aggravating circumstance of sexual discrimination in the murder of Samuel Luiz amid cries of "faggot"

The Court of Instruction number 8 of A Coruña investigation of the case ended Samuel Luis and opens oral proceedings against five people for a crime of murder, when appreciating the aggravating circumstances of treachery and cruelty. The judge considers that there is sufficient evidence to place the five defendants on the bench as co-authors.

Furthermore, in the case of two of them, the man and the woman with whom the victim first encountered, he considers that there is the aggravating circumstance of discrimination due to sexual condition. Another of those investigated, Kaio Amaral, will be tried, in addition to the crime of murder, for robbery with violence. In the case, which will be judged by a popular jury, there are, in addition to the Prosecutor's Office and the defense, a private accusation and another popular accusation, carried out by the association WINGS A Coruña. Judicial sources did not specify the date of the trial, but they detail that it will be “before summer”.

For this crime committed in the early morning of on Julio 3, 2021 on the seafront A Coruña and which shocked the entire country, there were seven detainees. Five of them were of legal age at the time of the events: Diego Montaña Marzoa, Catherine Silva Barros —known as Katy- Alejandro Freire García —whom they nicknamed Yumba- Y Alejandro Miguez Roca (the last to be arrested and who is free, just like Katy).

Two men who were minors at the time of the events and who were tried in 2022 were also arrested. Both admitted having killed the young man from A Coruña. 24 years in exchange for a reduced sentence. And the sentence imposed for each of them was three and a half years of confinement in a center.

Discrimination based on sexual orientation

The five accused for the murder of Samuel Luiz are on trialThe judge explains in his order how, at the first moment, two of the accused “cwith the purpose of causing death” of the victim, and in any case “being conscious” that his actions could cause the fatal outcome or “admitting the risk that this entailed"They kicked and punched him in the face and head, while the woman accused in the procedure, "in attack action unit”, tried to prevent the later deceased from being helped by a friend.

According to all the accusations, two other men soon joined in the attack and will also be tried, in addition to the two minors.

The investigating judge maintains in his order that “In this scenario, the victim was surrounded and beaten, at the mercy and will of his group of aggressors, in a clear situation of inferiority and helplessness, without any possibility of defense.".

All the accusations request for the two accused that they consider that they acted with the aggravating circumstance of discrimination based on sexual condition 25 years in prison for the victim, and 22 for the rest of the defendants. To this we would have to add the 5 years they request for the accused of the violent robbery of the deceased's cell phone.

before summer

Although the arrests occurred shortly after the events, the investigation of the case was complex, among other aspects, due to the letters rogatory that it was necessary to send to the United States in order to access the content of the social network accounts and similar applications of the suspicious.

Once the investigation of the case is completed, the trial is scheduled to be held in the Provincial Court of A Coruña before the summer. For the moment, the personal situation of the defendants will not change: three of them will remain in prison and two will remain free.

The five accused for the murder of Samuel Luiz are on trial

Portugal prohibits forced sexual conversion against the LGTBIQ+ population

Sexual conversion practices will be punished in Portugal with up to five years in prison

Portugal will sanction as of March 1 the practices of forced sexual conversion against people from the LGTBIQ+ group, by considering as a crime any act that aims to alter, limit or repress gender orientation, identity or expression. This law, proposed by the Left Block, Free (left), the animalist PAN and Socialist Party, was approved in December by the Portuguese Parliament.

This is reflected by the law number 15/2024 published this Monday in the Diario de la República (the official Portuguese bulletin), which contemplates prison sentences of 3 years in prison for anyone who subjects another person to actions to forcibly modify their sexual orientation, either through surgical interventions, medications or psychological therapies.

Prison sentences can reach 5 years whether surgical or pharmacological treatments involve an irreversible change in the victim's body and sexual characteristics. Furthermore, the sanctions can be aggravated in the event that there is a younger involved, since, apart from the prison punishment, a possible professional disqualification is included for whoever subjects that child or adolescent to a forced conversion.

Awareness campaign in Portugal

Portugal prohibits forced sexual conversion against the LGTBIQ+ populationThe approval of the law implies a study to understand the extent of this type of practices, under what conditions they are carried out and what consequences they have for the victims. Likewise, a awareness campaign on "invalidity" of this "therapies", considering that they violate the human rights related to gender identity and sexual orientation.

During the process of parliamentary debate of the different law proposals, the College of Physicians issued a statement in which he criticized this type of therapy for “its effectiveness has not been proven nor does it respect the ethical and deontological standards of medical practice".

The organization highlights that “Diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity represents normal expressions, which cannot be considered diseases.”. The norm clarifies that, on the other hand, the procedures that are applied are not punishable “in a context of identity self-determination and gender expression.

22% of respondents stated that they had undergone conversion practices

A study published last July by Ispa-University Institute, led by the researcher Pedro Alexandre Costa, surveyed 424 people LGTBIQ + en Portugal between 2021 and 2023: Of those surveyed, 91 (the Present in several = 22%) stated that he had been subjected to conversion practices in a religious, medical and psychotherapeutic context.

52% of those people felt forced to start the conversion process and 35% said they were pressured. The youngest person to undergo such a process was 12 years old, while the age of the majority ranged between 14 and 19.

Portugal prohibits forced sexual conversion against the LGTBIQ+ population

The educational guide of the Junta de Andalucía makes trans childhoods invisible

The Junta de Andalucía ignores trans childhoods in a sexual education guide and uses the same phrase that HazteOir used on its transphobic bus

On page 10 of “Emotional and sexual education in the family”, one of the educommunicative guides for families published by the Junta de Andalucía, the following is proposed: “I explain to him that boys have a penis and girls have a vulva.”. If the parents answer 'no' to that or other questions, the Board encourages that “it's time to do it”, making invisible a reality such as that of transsexual minors and those who are protected by trans laws as they are especially vulnerable.

The text is dangerously reminiscent of the orange bus campaign of the ultra-Catholics of HazteOir with the transphobic motto “Boys have penises. Girls have a vulva. Do not be fooled. If you are born a man, you are men. “If you are a woman, you will continue to be one.”.

Invisibilized trans childhoods

“Boys have a penis and girls have a vulva.”The guide makes no mention of transsexual boys or girls, nor to transsexuality in general. This way of ignoring minors and transsexual people violates the basic principles of Andalusia LGTBI Law (approved with the votes of the PP) and the state trans and LGTBI laws. Sources from the Ministry have explained to elDiario.es briefly that the phrase itself is framed in “an assumption” to which it is necessary to respond “yes" or "No.".

"It is an assumption, yes, but it is an assumption that makes invisible a reality that exists and the public administration must demand that visibility.", Says Antonio Ferre, president of the federation Andalusia Diversity, who advocates for “do not perpetuate the stigma” and for informing “from the perspective of sexual diversity".

“Pure transphobia”

Ana Castro, Chrysallis Andalusia, considers that the guide prepared by the Junta de Andalucía “it's a disaster". "We cannot try to teach bodily diversity by focusing only on genitality because it stigmatizes and pathologizes our childhoods.", remember.

Sergio Padial, President of the Alternative Association in Colors, concludes that it is a “phrase clearly against trans people. You don't have to be very smart to understand that. You are stating something that is not real, because there are not only boys with penises or girls with vulvas. And you are telling parents that this is how they have to tell their children, that 'it's time to do it.'. It's pure and simple transphobia.".

“Boys have a penis and girls have a vulva.”

 

35% of ESO students in Madrid show rejection towards the LGTBI community

A study on LGTBIphobia in classrooms shows that hate speech permeates students

Un Present in several = 35% of ESO and FP students in the Region of Madrid shows prejudices towards his LGTBI+ colleagues, a 20% more that five years ago, according to a survey by the LGTBI+ Collective of Madrid (Take up) about LGTBphobia in classrooms 2021-2022.

«This is an alarming percentage, and even more so if you take into account that in 2019 the percentage of responses in this regard was 20 points lower (14,70%).«explains the entity's Education team in a statement.

Take up has once again criticized the recent partial repeals of the LGTBI and Trans regional laws, especially with regard to the «elimination of training for teachers and students in diversity«.

Eradicate LGTBIphobia in the classrooms

According to the data collected by the group, until 25% of students who answered the survey do not consider themselves heterosexual, and 1,5% stated that they had suffered LGBTIphobic harassment. According to the organization, these data reaffirm the «urgent need»From«Ensure safe and respectful educational environments for all identities«.

He also emphasizes "the importance of implementing concrete measures to eradicate LGTBIphobia in classrooms«. Therefore, since Take up The educational community and authorities are urged to unite in the defense of inclusive education and support measures that promote equality and diversity in educational centers.

35% of ESO students in Madrid show rejection towards the LGTBI community

Greece divided over same-sex marriage law

Mitsotakis hopes that the equal marriage law in Greece will be approved in February

The Parliament of Greece will vote next month on the legalization of equal marriage and adoption, said the conservative prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The new rule will also allow homosexual couples to adopt boys and girls, something illegal under current legislation.

After winning the parliamentary elections in Greece This summer the conservative prime minister already announced it: Greece would legalize gay marriage as soon as possible and would become the first Orthodox Christian country in the world to allow it.

Greece divided over same-sex marriage lawCyprus, Montenegro and the same Greece They already consent to civil unions between people of the same sex, but not marriage. A separate case is that of Bulgaria and Romania, which do not allow these unions but, by order of Brussels, must recognize them as legal. «We will legislate marriage equality, which will mean the elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation"Mitsotakis recently said

«I am very optimistic and I think it will become Greek law in the first half of February", he claimed Mitsotakis, whose party New Democracy has an absolute majority in the unicameral Parliament.

No to surrogacy

The Conservative prime minister, who promotes the project, has already declared that the current rules on assisted reproduction will not be modified to allow same-sex couples the right to gestational surrogacy, surrogacy.

Opinion polls indicate that the majority of Greeks support gay marriage but oppose surrogacy.

Greece divided over same-sex marriage law

 

The LGTBI Center of Barcelona serves 2.376 people in five years

The LGTBI Center of Barcelona celebrates five years of life promoting the rights of the group in the city

In these last five years, the LGTBI Center of Barcelona It has hosted more than 2.000 activities and proposals, in which some 75.000 people have participated. This Friday, the center celebrates its five years of existence. In turn, he has offered 2.376 attentions free, through the reception service and, in this way, promoting the rights of the group LGTBIQ + through artistic creation.

During this five years, it has provided comprehensive care services and psychosocial support on an individual, group and family basis. These are information, guidance and first aid services, reception, legal advice, advice for trans people and psychological advice, aimed in a specialized way at people in the group and their entire environment.

Welcome, community, memory, participation, culture, reflection and celebration are the axes that summarize the center's activity and are reflected in the video with which it commemorates these years of activity and efforts directed at the community LGTBIQ +.

More than 17.700 consultations in the last 5 years

The LGTBI Center of Barcelona serves 2.376 people in five yearsEl LGTBI Center of Barcelona It has become an inclusive reference space in the city. In this period, the information and first reception service has received a total of 17.798 medical consultations. Some of the queries on which advice and specific attention is offered are doubts regarding gender transition, registration changes in official documents, situations of LGTBI-phobia, immigration and asylum procedures or demand for coverage of basic needs, among others.

Since its creation, the Trans and Non-Binary Group: a safe meeting space for people who are exploring their gender, based on mutual support and with which to generate bonds and accompany each other in transition processes. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month and the meetings are always a success in attendance.

Throughout 2024, the facility will offer special programming as part of the fifth anniversary. Congratulations, Center!

 

#Fem5anys

 

The LGTBI Center of Barcelona serves 2.376 people in five years

The draft of the new Catalan trans law enters a public hearing phase

La Conselleria d'Egualtat i Feminismes The draft of the comprehensive law for the recognition of the right to gender identity and expression has already been prepared

La Conselleria d'Egualtat i Feminismes The preliminary draft of the comprehensive law for the recognition of the right to gender identity and expression has already been prepared, which will enter a public hearing phase in the coming days and whose main articles have been presented this Wednesday. The objective of this law – if it finally goes ahead, an extreme that is not guaranteed by the legislature’s timing – is to complement the state regulation promoted by the former minister. Irene Montero.

Catalan trans law

La state law responds, among other aspects, to sex change registration (which is now done without the need to present a medical report), something for which the autonomies have no competence. Now, the autonomous law Catalan government plans to address other areas (such as health, education or culture, which fall under the autonomy) and, in some way, give the status of law to rights already recognized by the Catalan Administration.

For example, the trans law of Catalonia aims to establish the principle of depathologization of trans people, so that no right recognized in the regulation is conditional on the prior presentation of medical or psychological reports. This is what I've been doing for years. Trànsit, the health care service for trans people, a pioneer in Spain and Europe.

Furthermore, the new text will address the right to recognition of gender identity in a comprehensive manner, and will include the intersex people, will incorporate measures against transphobia and intersexphobia (with, for example, fines of between 300 and 500.000 euros). It will also force administrations to name and treat people with the name and gender identity expressed.

Non-binary gender box

One of the most innovative aspects is that it will require incorporating into the forms and administrative documents a third box with the option of non-binary gender. At the same time, it also recognizes access to public healthcare of trans people in an irregular administrative situation and guarantees the right of access to assisted reproduction techniques for the entire group.

Finally, the law will also include measures in the areas of education, employment, housing, culture and sports, as well as a section on historical and democratic memory of the trans community.

Catalonia wants to grant a guaranteed income to young trans victims of violence

Jennifer Hermoso: "I have never openly said that I like girls"

Jennifer Hermoso opens up on Jesús Calleja's program about her sexual orientation: "I never got to say it"

Jennifer Beautiful was one of the main protagonists of the year 2023. The Madrid soccer player, who currently plays for the Mexican UANL Tigres, fulfilled one of the dreams of many soccer players who want to reach the elite: to become world champion. Her victory with the Spanish team in Sydney It was one of the sporting milestones of the year. However, Luis rubiales He stained a historical scene with a kiss without consent that left it in the background.

Beautiful was the guest of Jesús Calleja at the premiere of the twelfth season of Calleja Planet, riding a Four. During your visit to the glaciers and volcanoes of Iceland They talked about countless topics, including homosexuality.

“I never got to say it”

Jennifer Hermoso: "I have never openly said that I like girls"Firstly, the footballer herself confessed that she never explained to her family that she liked women, even though they were aware of it. “I never got to say it. I have never openly said that I like girls. It's something that was always taboo. It was never necessary to ask, my parents knew it”he explained. Similarly, Beautiful launched a plea against silencing or attacking footballers who openly declare that they are homosexual.

"There is a prototype of a footballer who is married, has a wife and has children, and several players have come out saying that they were gay and in the end they have received a lot of hate. That player who feels this way does not believe that it is good for his future and they are not going to say it because in men's football it is unlikely that they will treat you in a way that makes you feel good, and that for the player the image It's very important", He explained.

His relationship with Alexia

Jennifer Hermoso: "I have never openly said that I like girls"«They have always had a very special relationship«. This is how it defines Marisol Fuentes, the mother of Beautiful Jenny, the bond that his daughter and Alexia putellas. When they won the World Cup they exchanged shirts. When they raised the World Cup, the name of Jenni under the smile of Alexia and of Alexia, under the gesture of joy of Jenni.

Both have formed a magical duo both in Spain and in the FC Barcelona. Two teammates who cried on the bench after the historic passage to the quarterfinals. Something that one's own Jenni explained: «The connection I have with Alexia is still there and has never been lost. I hope to continue enjoying it for a long time.«.

Precisely at the gala where sluts rose as the best player on the planet, she had at her side Beautiful Jenny. The woman from Madrid, second in the vote, went unnoticed, giving all the recognition to her eternal colleague. She was moved, photographed it and celebrated it as her own. and she went Alexia who stepped forward and started the movement #It's over to defend Jenni.

We do not know the sentimental situation of both, although Alexia She has been linked to the famous representative Olga Rios.

Jennifer Hermoso: "I have never openly said that I like girls"

 

Allied Intelligence against hate messages

86% of messages on social networks related to LGTBI+ rights are supportive

To combat hate and provide intelligent responses to attacks LGBTIphobes on the networks State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Trans, Bisexuals, Intersex and more (FELGTBI+) has launched the initiative Allied Intelligence.

La LGTBI+ State Federation alert that, although the 86% of messages related to LGTBI+ rights on social network financial, The remaining 14% are hate and, many times, they are left without responding. This is clear from an investigation carried out by 40dB.

The president of the FELGTBI+, Uge Sangil, explain what "It is important to do pedagogy because the messages of hate that are spread from public institutions and social networks irremediably influence those who do not have a formed opinion or do not have sufficient information about the realities LGTBI +".

"Training is essential to stop hate in everyday spaces"

Allied Intelligence against hate messages"Therefore, it is important that a State Pact be signed against hate speech towards vulnerable groups.", Explain sangil, but adds that “Training to stop hate in everyday spaces is also essential”. “SOnly in this way, we will gain awareness and prevent the rights of LGTBI+ people, women and groups in vulnerable situations from falling because hate and signaling messages attack us all.”, he defends.

As the president points out, “There are many more people who are in favor of social progress”. This follows from the last Eurobarometer about discrimination in European Union, published in December 2023, which reveals that, in Spain, 80% of the population believes it is positive that there is content LGTBI + at school and 81% consider that trans people should be able to change their documentation.

Allied Intelligence

To help all those allies who strive to eradicate hate and misinformation at home, at work or at the bar, the LGTBI+ State Federation has created the initiative Allied Intelligence. This is a resource that offers answers to the most recurring hate messages about people. LGTBI + and their families.

En este sentido, sangil explain what "We are experiencing the great boom of Artificial Intelligence. However, in a society in which violence against LGTBI+ people grows every year, the use of another AI is important, Allied Intelligence. One that invites us to respond intelligently to each hate speech".

"LGTBI+ people need ally people, those who respond for you at the table, when someone insults you or who step forward when you are ridiculed at school. For all of them we have created this resource, we hope it is usefulhim,” he declares.

Allied Intelligence against hate messages

Not a single effective sanction for carrying out conversion therapies in Spain

Seven regional laws and one state law prohibit conversion therapies in Spain, but there has not yet been a single sanction

Madrid It was the first autonomous community to prohibit and sanction bad calls «conversion therapies through regional LGTBI law. It was in 2016 and, little by little, other regions followed in their footsteps: Andalusia, Aragon, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Comunitat Valenciana and La Rioja. Furthermore, in 2023 the state trans and LGTBI law, which prohibits and sanctions them throughout Spanish territory. Despite the multiple regulations, in all these years there has been no effective sanction.

Seven regional laws and one state law that prohibit and they sanction the «conversion therapies, that is to say, "all those practices aimed at modifying or canceling a person's sexual orientation, identity or gender expression". The ONU He described them as “humiliating, degrading and discriminatory practices".

state law

In its article 17, the trans law and LGTBI state, approved in February 2023, establishes the following: “The practice of aversion, conversion or counterconditioning methods, programs and therapies, in any form, aimed at modifying the sexual orientation or identity or gender expression of people is prohibited, even if they have the consent of the interested person or of your legal representative".

It describes it as a very serious infraction, so the sanction included in that same rule stipulates a fine from 10.001 to 150.000 euros and accessory measures such as the cessation of economic or professional activity or the prohibition of accessing any type of public aid for a maximum of three years.

Lawyer saul castro remember to Newtal that "'Conversion therapies', beyond regional legislation, are prohibited in Spain through this state law”. However, he points out that the regional governments usually contemplate “more behaviors", that is, they expand what is established in the state-level standard.

Criminalize conversion therapies

Conversion therapies
Conversion therapies

One of the objectives of the association It's not therapy consists of bringing "conversion therapies" to the Criminal Code. That is, criminalize them. According to Castro, “sanctions are neither effective nor dissuasive”. "A prison sentence changes things. Even if you do not go to prison, you already have a criminal record, and, in addition, it provides greater protection to the victims, since through criminal proceedings they can be privately accused and testify in a protected manner against their perpetrators.”, points out this lawyer.

The criminal lawyer speaks along the same lines Ana Cal, who points to Newtral.es that "There is great difficulty in prosecuting conversion therapies, partly because they are practiced clandestinely and the majority of victims are afraid to report them.”. But "It is also because it is not classified as a crime".

A sanction canceled

So far, only one person has been sanctioned in Spain for carrying out "conversion therapies", but finally the financial fine imposed was annulled. The coach in question, Elena Lorenzo, was denounced shortly after Madrid the LGTBI law was approved in 2016. The Community went so far as to sanction the accused with a fine of $20.001 for carrying out "conversion therapies", but appealed to the Superior Court of Justice (TSJ) of Madrid. This body decided to annul the sanction not because it did not consider that the facts for which it had been sanctioned did not constitute an infraction, but because it considered that the administration had committed fraud by having delayed the process, as stated in the ruling.

Conversion therapies

 

Rubén García, an atypical footballer committed to the LGTBIQ+ collective

Rubén García: «My head explodes that it is not normalized for a man to like another man»

There are few players with the courage and social convictions of the player of the Osasuna Ruben Garcia. It is not the first nor will it be the last time that the player takes a position and defends the team LGTBIQ +. In a statement before the second semi-final of the Spain Supercup, he told the newspaper ABC «My head explodes that it is not normalized for a man to like another man. I would tell you more. I am negatively surprised that colleagues do not talk about this. We could take a step forward«.

Recognizes that "I would have preferred to enjoy the Super Cup with my fans» and is very aware that footballers have «a very powerful speaker and you have to take advantage of it. Many footballers are not aware of the ability they have to help on a social level.»

Rubén García, an atypical footballer committed to the LGTBIQ+ collectiveThe Osasuna attacker claims social and gender equality. In statements from 2020 he already did so when he acknowledged that “If no footballer has come out of the closet, perhaps it is because he is afraid.”. Now he returns to focus on a topic to which he is committed: «My head explodes when I see people who are scared for having won those rights, because it is normalized for each person to love whoever they want. I wouldn't have words to say to those people. It seems unnecessary to me to try to convince them. We are at a point where this issue has already become something so normal that it is difficult for me to think that there are people who do not respect it.«.

Silence and fear, a paralyzing combination

He associates the silence of the football world about homosexuality with fear: «Is fear. Football is associated with macho, masculinity, strength... I suppose homosexuals will be afraid and what will they say if I say that I like men. If a colleague tells me that he is homosexual, then delighted. But there are teammates who have told me that they wouldn't know what to do in the locker room if something like that happened. But in what world do we live? We have to normalize this«.

Luckily Ruben Garcia He is not afraid nor does he remain silent. Tweet the flag LGTBI On Pride Day, play a game with your nails painted purple by the 8-M or was he the only one who minimally defended women's football ("We footballers should give them more support"). He has suffered homophobic insults and endless criticism for his support of the group, but he is clear that small gestures, in a hostile context, count double.

Rubén García, an atypical footballer committed to the LGTBIQ+ collective

 

The Government criticizes Barça's recommendations to those traveling to Riyadh

Tània Verge harshly criticizes Barça for its recommendations in Riyadh: «They are a scandal«

The counselor of Equality and Feminisms, Tania Verge, has criticized the recommendations made by the FC Barcelona to members traveling to Riad (Saudi Arabia) on the occasion of the Spanish Super Cup and that include avoiding demonstrations of affection or even signs of support for the group LGTBI.

Some guidelines of «fullfilment of security requirements«, according to the club, than for the Government «they are a scandal" Y "They go against the values ​​of the club and Catalan society"In the words of Verge.

«It is recommended to have respect and prudence in public behavior and demonstrations of affection. Indecent behavior, including any act of a sexual nature, could have legal consequences«, point out the recommendations to those who travel to Saudi Arabia.

Absolute rejection of the recommendations

And continue: "Relationships between people of the same sex and displays of support for the LGBTI community, including on social networks, may also be grounds for sanctions.«.

For Verge, the decision of the former director Luis rubiales to take this competition to Saudi Arabia, who are "country that does not respect LGBTI rights or those of women, has been, is and will be a shame to reverse«.

Also from the Observatory against LGTBI-phobia They have shown through social networks their «absolute rejection» to the decision of the FC Barcelona to play in Saudi Arabia.

El FC Barcelona reported that he followed the instructions of the Spanish Embassy in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and limited itself to sharing a series of security recommendations established by local authorities.

The Government criticizes Barça's recommendations to those traveling to Riyadh

 

Catalan filmmaker Ventura Pons dies

Ventura Pons always defended Catalan and believed in the value of local authors

Film director, screenwriter and producer Ventura Pons He has died at the age of 78. He filmed more than thirty feature films and produced thirty more. His long career in defense of cinema in catalan was recognized in 2007 with the Cree de Sant Jordi and in 2015 with the Gaudi d'Honor.

Ventura Pons He is the Catalan filmmaker who has made the most films throughout his five-decade professional career. For forty years, from 1980 to 2010, he almost made one film a year. Furthermore, he has been the filmmaker who has brought Catalan literature to the cinema, with adaptations of novels and short stories by Quim Monzo (The reason for all the folds y A thousand cretins) Of Josep M. Benet Jornet (Actrius and Amic/Amat), Sergi Belbel (Caresses, Die (or not) and Outsiders), and of Lluís Anton Baulenas (Anita doesn't miss the train), between many more.

Internationalization of Catalan cinema

Ventura Pons It also has another important milestone for Catalan cinema: it internationalized it. He debuted in 1977 with Ocaña, intermittent portrait, today and forever an icon. The film was selected by the Cannes Film Festival and Berlinale. In this way, his films had a constant presence in the main international festivals.

He had started in the world of theater. He went on to direct twenty works until he focused on cinema. But his theatrical training marked his cinematic aesthetics and the choice of actors from his cast and the authors he adapted, some of whom were playwrights.

Ventura founds his own production company

In 1981 he filmed The Vicar of Olot, his highest-grossing comedy. In 1985 she founded the production company Els Films de la Rambla, thanks to which he was able to carry out the works he wanted. Almost one every year for twenty-five years.

In the eighties his cinema was marked by the comedy genre, which made him very popular and they were all successful films. In addition to those already mentioned, he filmed: Fucking misery! , What are you playing, Mari Pili?, Aquesta nit o mai, Rosita, Please!.

In the nineties he left comedy and focused on bringing the aforementioned adaptations of Catalan authors to film. And he did not stop making and producing films until 2014, when he suffered an accident that caused two craniocerebral hemorrhages. And despite the accident, that 2014, leaving the hospital, he went to sign the contract to start the project of the Texas cinemas, a successful proposal that lasted five years and that with popular prices made many people return to the cinema. In 2019 he retired permanently.

Director of actors

Pons He was above all a director of actors. He worked with the most prominent artists of each decade and with the established ones: Rosa Maria Sardà, Núria Espert, Anna Lizaran and Josep Maria Pou They were some of his most faithful actors. But he also led Mercè PonsSergi López, jordi dauder, Enric Majó, Joan Monleon, Luis Homar, Carmen Elias, Francis Orella, Vicky Pena, Montserrat Salvador, Julieta Serrano, Laura Conejero o Roger Coma and a long etcetera.

During the independence process Ventura Pons It was one of the most visible and significant faces of culture. His career is linked to the defense of the language, of cinema in Catalan. He said: “All countries prioritize their language. And we, are we a second language? (being very critical of Televisió de Catalunya and the Catalan Institute of Cultural Companies). I have made films in Catalan, I have made bilingual ones, I have made one in Andalusian, I have made one in English, but the language of Catalonia is Catalan. It happens that my films in English, which is my second language, when they go around the world are Catalan. Like the French, who do a lot of production in English, and support, too."

Catalan film director Ventura Pons dies

PSOE: one of lime and another of sand

The central government will "lead" the actions against Ayuso's LGTBI cuts

El Government of Spain «will lead» the actions against the modification of the Trans Law and the Law against LGTBIphobia in the Region of Madrid in "coordination" with the PSOE-M.

The general secretary of the Madrid socialists, John Lobato, who has insisted that the central Executive has «a lot to say» in these changes having been approved at the beginning of this year the National Trans Law which, among others, includes the term «gender self-determination«, which was eliminated from the Madrid regulations.

El PSOE already warned in November, when these proposals of the PP, which would explore all avenues to avoid what it considers a «cutout«. The modifications were approved on December 22, 2023 in a Extraordinary plenary session.

«It should be the Government of Spain that assumes leadership and that is what it is doing. And so we are all clear«Lobato said. «That is what was approved through the back door while we are all outraged, and rightly so, with the LGTBI laws«, launched the general secretary of the PSOE-M. That is why he recalled that he announced in December that he will present appeals to the Constitutional Court and the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) against the Simplification Law.

Isabel García resists

PSOE: one of lime and another of sandWhile they seek to lead the defense of the National Trans Law, they maintain the position of transphobic director Isabel García at the Women's Institute. An appointment that has earned them criticism from more than 50 associations LGTBIQ +. Remember that García It showed itself contrary to the Trans Law national approved the last Legislature and assured on his social networks that «trans women do not exist» and using tags like StopDelirioTrans.

Federation Trans Platform y Euphoria Trans-Allied Families They asked the minister Ana Redondo than "revoke» the designation and place «a woman who defends all women, including trans women«. They highlight that the «ideological frameworks defended by Isabel García» are the same ones on which the modification of the Autonomous Trans Law full Region of Madrid.

As of today, he is still in office and PSOE He has closed ranks defending his appointment.

PSOE: one of lime and another of sand