PP and Vox strike down any reference to LGTBI issues in Palma's new organizational chart

The opposition regrets the “40-year setback” in Palma for eliminating references to Catalan, gender violence or LGTBI

The full Palma City Council approved this Thursday the decree modifying the organization of the administrative services of the Consistory and has removed references on LGTBI issues, gender violence or Catalan, among other matters. The organization decree was approved at the beginning of this legislature, as usual, and is what determines the municipal organization and the powers that each area has. With this modification, the consortium with the Ramon Llull Institute.

The PP has defended that they are “specific nomenclature issues” and has assured that the government has “the same structure and functions” than until now. “It changes absolutely nothing"said the councilor of the Treasury, Public Function and Internal Government, Mercedes Celeste. In this sense, Celeste's He has said that work will continue on equality rights, violence against women and LGTBI issues."

Furthermore, he explained that the modification responds to the governance agreement with Vox, "that has to be fulfilled”. Thus, he has assured that the agreement “It does not involve modifying the municipal structure but it does involve making nomenclature modifications to comply with the agreement".

The opposition criticizes this measure

PP and Vox strike down any reference to LGTBI issues in Palma's new organizational chartFor their part, the municipal groups of PSOE Palma and MÉS Palma have criticized that “two months later" the PP is "yielded to Vox blackmail” modifying the decree. “It is evidence that Vox is governing more than the PP in this City Council", considered the eco-sovereignty councilor Miquel Angel Contreras. For example, he has regretted that now the council of Culture "It no longer has the powers to promote its own language or that the policies that can be made in favor of the language disappear. LGTBI community or awareness policies on gender issues".

For her part, the councilor of PSOE Palma Rosario Sánchez has assured that the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, "is dictating the policies to the Autonomous Community and the Palma City Council”. In addition, he has asked the government team for explanations about a modification that “brings back to the Town Hall 40 years ago”. Likewise, Sanchez has regretted that “The Ombudsman of Citizenship is removed from the organizational chart”, which he described as “insult" towards the neighbors of Palm tree.

PP and Vox strike down any reference to LGTBI issues in Palma's new organizational chart

 

Japan declares sterilization for gender change unconstitutional

The Japanese Supreme Court declares unconstitutional the rule that requires people to be sterilized to change their gender

El Supreme Court of Japan Today declared unconstitutional the national regulations that require sterilization for people who undergo a sex change operation and want to legally change their gender, in a pioneering ruling for the country. This is the twelfth time since 1945 that the Japanese Supreme Court considers a legal provision unconstitutional, which will put pressure on the national Parliament with a view to reviewing the law on transgender people.

La Supreme Court She also ordered to repeat the trial that gave rise to the lawsuit that reached her and that affects a regulation that has been repeatedly denounced by international organizations and defenders of people's rights. LGTBI. The plaintiff in question is a transgender person, male by birth who sought to legalize her gender as female, who lives in the west of the archipelago and is receiving hormonal treatment, but has not undergone sex reassignment.

El Supreme Court of Japan It already ruled in a similar case in 2019, but at that time it considered that the current regulations did not violate the Constitution, although he left the door open to “change these provisions as social conditions change".

Force sterilization in Japan

Japan declares sterilization for gender change unconstitutionalJapanese regulations in this regard, which came into force in 2004, establish that in order to change their gender in the civil registry, trans people must undergo a complete sex change operation that eliminates their reproductive capacities. For the operation, the interested person must also undergo evaluation by two or more doctors who authorize it, among other requirements such as not having minor children.

In addition to force to be sterilized For people who wish to legally change their gender, the legislation establishes that they cannot be married and leaves fathers and mothers who change their sex in a legal vacuum with respect to the legal relationship with their children.

Until last year 11.919 people They had managed to legalize their gender change. Japan had made progress in the rights of sexual minorities thanks to local regulations, but is still in the queue, along with South Korea, in respect for the rights of this group. From the G7, the group of the seven most developed countries in the world, Japan is the only one that does not recognize same-sex marriages.

Japan declares sterilization for gender change unconstitutional

The Balearic Parliament will hang the LGTBI flag again

The LGTBI flag will hang again in the Balearic Parliament on Pride Day with the vote against Vox and the abstention of the PP

El Balearic Parliament will once again put the collective flag on its façade LGTBI to commemorate the day of Pride after last June both PP as Vox they will knock down the proposal PSIB and Mes so that it could be hung as it was done in previous years. The popular ones have abstained and have allowed the approval of an initiative that also urges the Balearic Government and all its ministries and instrumental entities to maintain the same commitment. Vox It has been the only party that has positioned itself against it.

Just a few months ago the majority on the right decided that the Balearic camera the flag would not fly this year LGTBI, as if it had been done in previous years, by rejecting the proposal of PSIB and Months in which they asked to hang her for the International LGBT Pride Day which is celebrated on June 28. The Popular Party explained at that time that in the last legislature it was already agreed that there would only be official symbols and, therefore, they declined the left's request.

Likewise, the Government must continue promoting mechanisms to make effective the eradication of any type of LGBTophobia and to promote knowledge of its causes and consequences, as well as reiterate its support for entities and organizations that work and fight for people's rights. LGTBI to the set of Balearic Islands.

The Balearic Parliament will hang the LGTBI flag again

76 people arrested in Nigeria for organizing a gay wedding

It occurred in a Muslim-majority state, where Islamic law governs and homosexuality is punishable by the death penalty.

A total of 76 people accused of planning a gay wedding were arrested in the state of Gombe, in the northeast of Nigeria. The arrests occurred last Saturday, although they had not emerged until this week.

En Nigeria, same-sex marriage is illegal. In 2014, the country passed legislation not only outlawing same-sex marriages but also promoting civil unions. GombeFurthermore, it is part of the northern states, with a Muslim majority, where the Sharia (Islamic law) governs in parallel to federal and state legislation.

Buhari Saad, state spokesperson for Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), a government paramilitary organization, said the suspects were arrested at a birthday party hosted by a couple who were getting married.

«Yes, our men arrested 76 suspected homosexuals at a birthday party at Duwa Plaza along Bauchi-Gombe Highway on Saturday«said Saad. The spokesperson explained that "The party was organized by one of them, who was going to marry his lover. Of those arrested, 59 are men and 17 women present at the party were also arrested.«.

Of the total number of people detained in Nigeria, 17 are women

76 people arrested in Nigeria for organizing a gay weddingTwenty-one detainees confessed to being homosexual, although an unknown number managed to escape. «Relationships between people of the same sex are against the law and our culture. We will catch the suspects who fled and all of them will be prosecuted in court"He added Saad.

Last September, a court of Nigeria released on bail 69 people accused of being homosexual and participating in an alleged gay wedding in the south of the country, after remaining in police custody since August 27.

Homosexuality is persecuted in Nigeria and it is a crime that carries penalties of up to fourteen years in prison.

In some areas of the north of the country, where the sharia (Islamic law), may be worth death by stoning, although in practice those convicted usually end up being punished with flogging.

Of those close to seventy countries that criminalize relationships between people of the same sex in the world, more than thirty are in Africa, where the majority of laws of this type are inherited from the colonial period and have been toughened with other later regulations.

76 people arrested in Nigeria for organizing a gay wedding

Trial against the alleged serial killer of gays in Bilbao

The alleged serial killer of gays in Bilbao declares that he attacked “on impulse”

«I certainly didn't want to hurt him or kill him, as they are accusing me now.”. With these statements he has defended Nelson David MB, accused of trying to suffocate a neighbor Bilbao in december 2021, during the trial that began this Monday in the Provincial Court of Bizkaia. The accused, who has only responded to the questions of his lawyer, has acknowledged that he performed a maneuver with his arms with the aim of stunning the victim and stealing his bank cards. However, the known date killer has denied that his intention was to kill the victim, which he has declared behind closed doors.

Nelson David MB, who faces a request for a sentence of up to almost 18 years, has stated that the December 17th 2021 He went to the victim's house, whom he had met weeks before through the app wapo. While they were on the couch, she hugged him.”with the left arm giving him kisses on the neck”. However, at a moment when she began to press harder, the victim became scared and began to scream: “Help, he wants to kill me!".

In his statement, the accused insisted that he tried to calm the victim, but when he saw that it was not possible he wanted to flee. “What I was doing is not who I am as such”, he stated. For this reason, she has indicated that a quarter of an hour after leaving the victim's home she contacted him through the same application to apologize.

Trial against the alleged serial killer of gays in BilbaoA band in Bilbao

During this first session, the accused admitted that he had a gang with which he regularly operated. It is, supposedly, three other men who met in March 2021 in the living room santana 27 in a festive context. Two of them used to deceive the victims while the other two extracted the money from the cards and carried out the Bizum to divide the loot. In fact, the accused has acknowledged that on the day of the events for which he is being tried, his accomplices were in the vicinity of the victim's home, in Old Town of Bilbao. "You screwed up, we have to open up", they allegedly snapped at him after learning what happened.

Modus Operandi

The existence of a modus operandi It is relevant since the accused's pending legal cases add up to another six, some of them archived. In fact, the objective of the defense lawyer is for the accused to also be tried for the dismissed proceedings. It was precisely the complaint of this victim who managed to escape an attempted strangulation that put the suspect on the trail. Ertzaintza about a possible serial killer in Bilbao, since the investigations they uncovered a pattern –all of his victims were homosexuals–, casting doubt on five deaths that had initially been considered natural.

Likewise, the accused's strategy during his statement, which lasted half an hour, was based on trying to defame the victim. "He liked strong sex, very sadomasochistic”, he explained before explaining that the first of their meetings took place two days before the attempted asphyxiation for which he is being tried. “He asked me to hit him harder, he always wanted more”, he pointed out. Likewise, he has indicated that the victim was a habitual cocaine user and that before their last meeting she offered him “a Colombian coffee with white sugar”. The accused, who has declared himself bisexual, has stated that “In the group, parties are mixed with drugs a lot”, alluding to a practice known as chemsex.

Trial against the alleged serial killer of gays in Bilbao

Positive Pride marches for the rights of people with HIV

Celebrities and activists unite in an emotional show of support for Positive Pride

This morning the XII Congress of Cesida and tomorrow October 21 at 12:30 a.m. the second march of the Positive Pride that will travel from Ministry of Health al Reina Sofia Museum. This event not only celebrates diversity, but fights against the stigma associated with HIV and has become a focal point on the agenda of the State HIV Coordinator and AIDS, supported by 76 entities nationwide.

Prominent personalities such as Eduardo Casanova, Paco León, Carla Antonelli and Horrella Góngora have recorded moving messages inviting the march of HIV+ Positive Pride. His participation, along with that of politicians and other personalities, highlights the importance of equality and inclusion in the fight against discrimination against those who live with HIV.

Positive Pride

Positive Pride marches for the rights of people with HIVEl Positive Pride was born in 2022 with the aim of drawing attention to the persistence of stigma and discrimination associated with HIV. Pride+ It is an initiative to value the 40 years of activism and resilience that, after more than four decades since the beginning of this pandemic, the HIV has been a vector of various social changes, such as the request of equal marriage.

More than forty years ago, the June 5th, 1981, the first case of AIDS. Since its inception, infection by HIV and Side It transcended the biological to become a political and social phenomenon with a high moralizing, discriminatory and stigmatizing load, which placed blame on the affected people.

Tomorrow we will go out onto the streets again to give visibility to the 150.000 people with HIV what is estimated to be in Spain, why "What is not seen does not exist", and the HIV It is a reality hidden behind fear and social stigma.

 

Ayuso refuses to meet with LGTBIQ+ groups while preparing the modification of the Madrid Trans Law

Ayuso defends that in Madrid they make a «great work to combat the indoctrination of children» after criticism from Vox

The president of the Region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, defended this Thursday that in the region they do «a great job to combat the indoctrination of children and prevent it in the classrooms«.

This is how he responded during the Plenary session of the Madrid Assembly, where the spokesperson for Vox, Rocío Monasterio, had previously maintained that children now do not know about Mathematics, Literature or Geography but rather they know about «gender, trans and Agenda 2030«. «They know a lot about everything their activists teach them«, he has launched while maintaining that children's books are «truffled» of this type of content.

Ayuso has influenced that they have worked to replace «ideology for effective knowledge«, by the study of syntax and morphology, of the chronology of History and eliminating «the gender perspective of Mathematics» and, for example, «reintroducing the rule of three«. «We have done it within the 40% that the law allows us, I don't know if you know, maybe not, or I don't know if it is due to maliciousness or ignorance, that 60% of the contents do not come from the Community of Madrid and we cannot modify them«, stressed the regional leader.

Schedule problems

Ayuso refuses to meet with LGTBIQ+ groupsAll this in the weekly context in which Ayuso, has said no to meeting with COGAM and State Chrysallis, two of the main associations LGTBIQ + de Spain after the intention to modify the Madrid Trans Law.

The answer was given by the president's chief of staff, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez , who has argued that "due to scheduling problems» the meeting will not be possible and they have moved to the Ministry of Family, Youth and Social Affairs, the consideration of the meeting.

A situation that occurs after Ayuso has announced on two occasions that he was going to modify the rule and repeal those aspects that speak of the gender self-determination in the Region of Madrid. Some rights, recognized since 2016 without any vote against in the Assembly and that have not been a cause of problems until now.

«It is something absolutely shameful and absolute cowardice. If you want to repeal some rights enshrined in 2016, at least you have to have the courage to say it to their face.«, indicates the deputy of More Madrid, Carla Antonelli. "He has said several times and boasted that he is going to repeal part of the Trans Law and especially the issues that affect minors. Chrysallis It is the largest association of parents with trans children in Spain. It has more than 2.000 families"he argues Antonelli.

 

Spain's second residence for LGTBI seniors will be in A Coruña

The 26D Foundation plans to open a specialized residence for older people from the LGTBI community this year in the city.

La 26D Foundation, dedicated to specialized and professional psychosocial care for older people LGTBIQ +announced in A Coruña that will open in the city the second residence of Spain specialized in older people from that group. A supervised apartment in the city to create a safe welcome space for older people LGTBIQ +.

«The LGTBIQ+ seniors They are not being treated well. Many people are still armed because they have lived in fear all their lives, they have been raised with beatings, in hatred, they have not been able to learn affection or socialization and they have grown up internalizing that they were bad or evil, internalizing the homophobia in which they raised", Explain Federico Armenteros, President of the Foundation. "They have also internalized what they were told and felt since they were little, that they were alone and were going to stay alone. And today they begin to notice that unwanted loneliness", Add.

Unwanted loneliness

The residence is a duplex of more than 230 square meters in the A Coruña neighborhood of The Rosales, close to the sea, provided by the Democratic Union of Pensioners and Retirees of the city and that will have the capacity to accommodate twelve tenants. They already have it practically ready and are just waiting for the Xunta provide them with the license to start it and for the City Council to begin processing the granting of the places. «We try to make people feel at home, in their surroundings."He explained Armenteros, to respond to the “situations of unwanted loneliness" In the collective. “We are a group that has been beaten a lot and that has left a lot of residue.", lament.

«It is not an exclusive residence for LGTBIQ+ people, it is also open to heterosexual people, although they should know that our work is adapted to the needs of the first.«, Details Francisco Novo, the social worker of the Foundation who will be in charge of managing the apartment and caring for its users. «It is not limited to A Coruña either, it is open to the entire Galician area", Add Fito Ferreiro, former councilor of the local Corporation and delegate of the Foundation in the city.

Marginalization and exclusion

Spain's second residence for LGTBI seniors will be in A Coruña

One of the main problems of the elderly LGTBIQ + is that the marginalization and exclusion to which they were subjected prevented them from developing stable careers, contributing and guaranteeing a decent life after their retirement. «67% of LGTBIQ+ seniors have a non-contributory pension. 480 euros. How are you going to have a decent life or active aging with that income?«he asks Armamenteros.

Armenteros, Novo and Ferreiro They emphasize that the projects of Madrid and A Coruña They do not intend to build ghettos of gay, lesbian and trans seniors, but, on the contrary, to promote their integration and offer solutions to problems as common and unprecedented as a non-hetero couple being separated when requesting a joint place in a conventional residence.

Spain's second residence for LGTBI seniors will be in A Coruña

Petition from more than 40 LGTBI+ entities to the Andalusian Parliament

More than 40 LGTBI entities ask for a permanent commission in the Andalusian Parliament to supervise compliance with the Trans and LGTBI Laws

La LGTBI+ Pride Federation Andalusia has registered in the Andalusian Parliament a request for a quarantine of associations LGTBI + to create a permanent commission to supervise compliance with the Trans Laws of 2014, and LGTBI, of 2017, which were approved unanimously in the Andalusian chamber.

In the registration of the petition, which has been carried out by the president of the federation, Irene Navarro and the vice president of LGTBI Council of Andalusia, Charo Alises, the socialist deputy has been, Adele Castano and LGTBI secretary of the Andalusian PSOE, Pink Manolo, the deputies of Adelante Andalucía José Ignacio García and Maribel Mora and the deputy of For Andalusia, Juan Antonio Delgado, reported in a statement.

Currently, people LGTBI + en Andalusia are among the first victims of hate crimesFurthermore, a high percentage of the students LGTBI + suffer bullying due to their orientation or sexual identity in Andalusian educational centers, the suicide rate of adolescents LGTBI +far exceeds that of cisheterosexual adolescents and in the workplace, people LGTBI + They still avoid making their orientation known for fear of rejection and harassment.

Actual implementation

They ask for the creation of a permanent commission in the Andalusian ParliamentFaced with this situation, the entities defend the need for effective instruments and propose the full implementation of the law to guarantee the rights, equal treatment and non-discrimination of people LGTBI + and their families and the Law for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the rights of people LGTBI +.

Therefore, they request the creation of a LGTBI+ Permanent Commission in the Parliament of Andalusia so that the rights of the people LGTBI + «are fully guaranteed and discrimination based on sexual orientation, identity, gender expression and corporality is completely eradicated«.

They ask for the creation of a permanent commission in the Andalusian Parliament

There is a lack of plans to combat LGTBIQ+ discrimination in Spain

The European Commission warns that Spanish schools lack plans against discrimination against LGTBIQ+ students

Spain stands out among the countries of Europe for its wide range of measures to promote diversity and inclusion in schools. However, the European Commission has warned that even Strategies and action plans are needed to combat discrimination against LGTBIQ+ students in Spanish schools.

This is reflected in the report «Promoting diversity and inclusion in European educational centers» published by the network Erydice, belonging to the European Commission, the measures taken in this area in the 39 European educational systems are analyzed. The report highlights that Spain It has plans to combat anti-Semitism, promote gender equality, the inclusion of migrant and refugee students, and support students with disabilities, among other aspects.

Among the notable measures is the reservation of at least 7% of vacancies in the public education sector for teachers with disabilities. Furthermore, the use of inclusive, respectful, non-sexist and non-violent language is explicitly established as one of the skills to be acquired at all educational levels.

There is a need to fight against discrimination against LGTBIQ+ students

There is a lack of plans to combat LGTBIQ+ discrimination in SpainSpanish law also emphasizes the integration of content related to gender equality and sexual education in the study plans, including the correct use of the Internet to prevent sexual violence. Likewise, the use of digital tools to promote inclusion in schools and the development of courses and teaching materials to eradicate prejudices and stereotypes towards Roma students is highlighted.

Despite the progress, the European Commission warns that still There is a lack of policies aimed at promoting gender equality and preventing discrimination against LGTBIQ+ students.. However, the existence in Spain of several top-level organizations dedicated to addressing discrimination in education stands out, such as the State Observatory for School Coexistence or Forum for the Educational Inclusion of Students with Disabilities.

In summary, Spain is one of the European countries with the most measures to promote diversity and inclusion in schools, but there is still much work to do in the fight against discrimination against LGTBIQ+ students.

There is a lack of plans to combat LGTBIQ+ discrimination in Spain

Coming out day

On October 11, Coming Out Day is celebrated, whose objective is to become aware of the rights of LGTBIQ+ people.

The day 11 de Octubre Is celebrated the International Coming Out Day (Coming Out Day) and involves raising awareness about people's human rights LGTBIQ +. Her initial idea is based on the spirit of feminist and LGBTI liberation.

The date was chosen October 11. because it is the anniversary of the March national of 1987 for the rights of lesbians and gays in Washington, DC, which was attended by more than 500.000 people, to ask before him Congress and the US government., equal rights. It started thanks to the activists of Robert Eichberg y Jean O'Leary.

Participants are encouraged on this day to use the symbols of the LGTBIQ+ pride, such as the pink triangle, the Greek letter lambda and the colors of the rainbow, to demonstrate their presence in all social instances, regardless of age or ethnic group to which one belongs, contributing to society being more open about the be different in daily life.

Where does the expression “coming out” come from?

Where does the expression "coming out" come from?

The origin of the expression “come out” comes from the Anglo-Saxon translation “coming out of the closet"That derives from the expression"to have a skeleton in the closet”: having a skeleton in the closet, referring to having something that you do not want to make public out of shame. That is, it was considered something shameful to belong to the collective LGTBIQ +. To break this stigma and publicly declare homosexuality, the “Day to come out of the closet”, which is celebrated every October 11.

According to George Chauncey, professor of History of the Yale University, The expression "come out” does not appear in homosexual literature until 1960, and it does so as an evolution of the word “salir". "The 'coming out' of a gay man originally referred to his official presentation in large collective demonstrations, drag queen balls that were held in the United States, in the image and likeness of the great masked balls that were organized in New York, Chicago, New Orleans or Baltimore in the prewar period".

 

 

Where does the expression "coming out" come from?

Companies benefit from being pro LGTBIQ+

Most American consumers prefer companies to be inclusive

This year they have presented in United States almost 500 bills that restrict rights LGTBIQ+, more than in the last five years. The rhetoric against the community is growing and the hate speech spreads through social networks as a result of these restrictive laws. What role do companies play?

For companies with pro policies LGTBIQ +, it is no longer a question of if they will face a reaction from the most conservative, but when. Target Corp.. She suffered a misinformation campaign when fans claimed she was selling swimsuits for trans children. He wasn't, but that didn't stop people from believing it to be true and harassing the workers. An association in Instagram with the influencer Dylan Mulvaney sparked such an anti-trans furor that sales of Bud Light en United States they briefly fell 18%.

Committed companies

Most American consumers prefer companies to be inclusiveGiven that 7,2% of American adults identify as LGTBIQ +, less politically allied companies might try to avoid controversy by simply not catering to them. But they would be losing a lot of money. Globally, people LGTBIQ + They have an estimated purchasing power of 3,9 trillions of dollars. A survey carried out by the consulting firm Edelman found that Americans are twice as likely to support pro brands LGTBIQ + and 4,5 times more likely to work for them.

Millennials and Generation Z have more options than previous generations to identify as LGTBIQ +, so companies that court them as customers or employees must attract them. They notice when a company supports rights LGTBIQ + and when not.

The new generations of consumers are much more demanding with corporate diversity and accountability. When the advertisements North Face in which the drag queen appeared Pattie Gonia they incited Marjorie Taylor Greene and others to convene a boycott. The company did not back down.

The end of Pinkwashing?

It's not just about marketing. Earlier this year, the job search company Indeed Inc. offered a relocation fee of U.S. dollar 10.000 for trans employees or those with trans children who want to leave a state with restrictive laws. So far, several people have accepted the offer.

In the end, an increasingly hostile climate has made the community LGTBIQ + be less forgiving of empty corporate gestures. They want real support. They want medical attention. According to numerous polls, the majority of Americans, regardless of gender or sexual identity, agree. «This is going to eliminate companies that don't really support our community", He says DuVally. "And I don't think that's necessarily such a bad thing.«.

 

Munich asks to illuminate the Allianz Arena with LGTB + colors

New comprehensive sexual education project in Catalan schools

Catalonia will open a participatory process that will take into account the educational, academic community and feminist and LGTBI entities

The departments of Educació and Equality and Feminisms full Generalitat de Catalunya They presented this week the participatory process to create a consensual model for Catalonia to define the contents of the comprehensive sexual education in schools. The educational, academic and feminist and LGTBI entities, will participate in the process.

It will then be, starting in the second quarter of this school year, when the final proposal will be deliberated and pedagogical resources and training proposals for teachers and the rest of the educational community will be agreed upon. This was stated this Thursday in the I Coeducation Day la Minister of Education, Anna Simó, and Minister of Equality and Feminisms, Tània Verge.

«A freer and fairer society»

New sexual education project in Catalan schools«We want the participatory process to establish what is expected of the school regarding sexual education, but we need the involvement of the entire society in this area, because the school alone cannot do everything.«, Has assured Simo.

Verge, on the other hand, has confessed that «la co-education It is a lever of change for feminist transformation, for a freer and fairer society.«. Believes that coeducation is fundamental “to end stereotypes and gender roles and to prevent sexist and LGBTI-phobic violence«. Likewise, he has defended «establish social and sexual relationships based on respect, consent and mutual pleasure«. According to Tània Verge, «The COEDUCA'T program, which has trained more than 200 teachers over the last five years, is the starting point, but we cannot be satisfied with a program, the transformation of society requires that the change be systemic and transversal. . 

El Education deparment has already been launched to generate educational resources that allow co-education and the gender perspective to be applied in each of the stages and areas of the new curricula. These resources will be made available to the centers.

Co-education

La UNESCO define the sex education as a teaching and learning process that deals with cognitive, psychological, physical and social aspects of sexuality, with the aim of empowering children and adolescents to establish relationships based on respect.

For the international organization, after a sexual coeducation, young people may be able to analyze how their decisions affect their own well-being and that of others, to thus being able to protect their rights throughout life.

Prevention

The coordination commission of the CNLGBTI, as a consultative body of the Generalitat of Catalonia, expressed its concern in the meeting held on September 13 with the Minister Tània Verge, the Secretary of Feminisms, Montse Pineda and the General Director of LGBTI+ Public Policies, Xavier Florensa, in relation to the prevention of LGBTIphobia in the educational field and action protocols with trans, LGBTI and homoparental families students.

At the meeting, the commission requested that LGBTI entities and experts be taken into account in the participatory process so that the actions are not limited only when there are problems of coexistence and bullying of LGBTI students., but also focus on the prevention work in the educational field.

cnlgbt commission

Pope Francis, open to blessing homosexual couples

Pope Francis opens the door to blessing same-sex couples, but without calling it marriage

It was foreseeable that the synod of bishops which starts this week in the Vatican, which among other thorny issues will debate how to welcome the group LGTBI or how to give a more relevant role to of, would raise certain blisters in the most conservative sector of the Church. But this important assembly has not even begun, which has already five ultraconservative cardinals, representatives of the minority opposed to Pope Francis, have challenged him again with a letter in which they ask him to clarify with a yes or no whether there will be changes in the doctrine on homosexuals or on the possibility of ordaining women. In his response, the Pope seems to imply that the open door to blessing homosexual couples in limited cases, without confusing this with marriage.

Bergoglio has opened the door during his first decade as pontiff to debate on aspects that, until now, seemed impossible within the heart of the Church. Just eight months ago she said in an interview with Associated Press that homosexuality “It was not a crime” and, above all, he focused the speech on dialogue and welcoming all believers, embracing diversity. Now he has done it again but the context is more relevant this time.

Thus, even before the start of Synod, Francisco responds by facing the issue of homosexuality and, although he continues to defend that wedding , as the Church understands it, is between a man and a woman, introduces a very notable nuance. Francisco now expresses that it should not be judged and is open to an internal debate to “discerning forms of blessing” for same-sex couples. “We cannot be judges who only deny, reject and exclude. Pastoral prudence must adequately discern whether there are forms of blessing that do not convey a misconception of marriage. Because when you ask for a blessing, you are expressing a request for help from God.", wrote Bergoglio in their responses. The message it seeks to convey is in line with what has been defended on numerous occasions during these years: The Church embraces diversity and is open to dialogue.

female priesthood

It also shows openness on the other great issue: opening the priesthood also to women. The pope, in addition to recalling in the responses to this document the importance of women within the Church, points out that his “no” to her priesthood “It is not a dogmatic definition” and opens the door to being an object of study, as in the case of women in the Anglican religion. During these years the pope francisco He has taken many steps in these aspects in his speech, talking about topics that until now seemed taboo. Even so, many experts still criticize the few steps taken by the Argentine pontiff in that line and request that he move from words to actions.

The five cardinals

Pope Francis, open to blessing homosexual couples

There are five cardinals who caused this commotion in the Vatican, all retired and will not participate in the Synod assembly. The critical questions, specifically five named in Latin “dubia”, were sent to Bergoglio last July and dealt with some dogmas that the cardinals considered endangered by modernity in some cases used in their speech. The responses were published only a few hours before the great Catholic event and open the way for a debate that the Pope intends to deepen in this Synod.

The signatories are Walter Brandmuller, Leo Burke, Juan Sandoval Iñiguez, Robert Sarah Joseph Zen. Among them, the best known is Burke, of American origin and current patron emeritus of the Religious order of Malta who has been leading the opposition to Pope for years Francisco and already this month of August, in view of the Synod, he criticized the supposed “revolution” of the Argentine Pope within the Church. A few years ago he criticized Benedicto XVI for having opened, he said, the use of condom to contrast HIV.

 

 

Pope Francis, open to blessing homosexual couples

30 years of the Tapís AIDS Memorial to Catalonia

The Born CCM commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Projecte dels Noms

El AIDS Memorial Tapís It will originate in 1987 in the USA with the objective of making visible the immense human loss that is affecting the statistics of people dying as a result of AIDS. Family members and friends from different countries around the world will join the initiative and it will be in 1993 when the NGO Projecte dels NOMS He is going to promote Catalonia.

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Tapís a Catalunya, a display of 250 tapissos memorials, grouped into 30 sections measuring more than 3 x 3 m., will be displayed on the balcony of the interior of theancient mercat del Born; The covers, configured from scraps, motives and names of people who died from AIDS, encourage us to reflect on the impact, stigma and discrimination faced by victims of HIV.

Three people injured in clashes against a pro-LGTBI march in Beirut

Young extremists tried to prevent the progress of the pro-LGTBI march with proclamations against «all types and aspects of homosexuality on the streets of Beirut» 

At least three people were injured in the clashes that occurred on September 30 in the center of Beirut between several participants of the Freedom March, in defense of the rights LGTBI, and a group of young extremists.

The clashes took place in the central Shohada and Riad al Solh squares, when a group of young people on motorcycles tried to prevent the progress of the march with proclamations against «all types and aspects of homosexuality on the streets of Beirut"reported the official Lebanese news agency ANN.

Shortly after starting the March, the young bikers tried to paralyze her while others «They went to the Ministry of the Interior to request an order and cancel it immediately«, in addition to threatening to confront anyone who followed her and chanting slogans rejecting the legalization of homosexuality.

El Progressive Socialist Party showed on his Twitter account «the rejection and condemnation of the attack against the population in the center of Beirut that occurred today, regardless of any consideration«.

In addition, he reminded the security forces that "they must arrest the aggressors and bring them to justice," since "They are obliged to fulfill their duty to preserve freedom«.

Extremist violence in Beirut

Three people injured in clashes against a pro-LGTBI march in BeirutNumerous activists and human rights organizations criticized the violence of the extremist group on social networks, where several videos of the event circulated.

One of these videos shows a boy with a bloody head while others try to avoid a new attack by young people who they identified as alleged members of the Lebanese far-right Christian group 'Soldiers of God'.

The Beirutian NGO Legal Agenda, founded in 2009 by local lawyers and activists, claimed in X that security forces were forced to protect activists and journalists after the group of youths threw stones at them.

According to this organization, the continuous attacks forced the participants of the march to «replace it with a sit-in and issue a statement» in which they denounced the «methods of repression and attacks on public and private freedoms» and demanded «the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution» to guarantee freedoms.

Anti-LGTBI offensive in Lebanon

This event occurs almost a month after a group of extremists attacked a bar frequented by members of the LGTBI community that was hosting a show of «drag queenson Beirut, shouting slogans against homosexuality and even hitting some present, and that international Amnesty identified as members of the group Soldiers of God.

Likewise, the film «Barbie» arrived a week late in theatersl Lebanon after overcoming a controversial censorship attempt by the Minister of Culture, Mohamed Murtada, who saw content «promoters of homosexuality» in this blockbuster.

Hostile rhetoric against the gay community has increased in recent weeks, after the group's leader Shia Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah, was charged in more than one public speech against homosexual relationships, going so far as to say that those who participate in them must be "murdered«.

Although the Lebanon It is considered one of the least conservative countries and with the greatest freedom of expression in the region, the LGTBI community It still faces stiff opposition and authorities last year banned events organized by the collective.

Three people injured in clashes against a pro-LGTBI march in Beirut

Sergeant denied sex change for fraud

Denied the registration sex change requested by a sergeant who wanted to use the trans law to “promote to second lieutenant"

El Civil Registry of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has denied the request for a Air Force sergeant to register for it as a woman to get a job promotion. The judicial authority at the head of the Civil Registry has appreciated in this case that the applicant's intention was not to rely on the assumptions legitimized in the call trans law, but to benefit from the consequences of being a woman in terms of positive discrimination, according to the magistrate's order.

The Army sergeant's objective was promote second lieutenant committing a legal fraud (even though there are no quotas or positive discrimination measures in the Army). This resolution can be appealed before the General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith. The resolution of the administrative body, in turn, can be appealed before the ordinary courts.

The denial order, dated September 18, explains that the interested party presented the documentation in writing requesting the sex registry rectification preserving his own name. As stipulated in the regulations approved on May 26, the registry summoned the interested party on two occasions to carry out interviews: a first on April 27 and a second on July 26 — the maximum period for this second appointment is three months-. On this second occasion, the interested party was interviewed by an official and, in his responses, he persisted in his desire to complete the registry rectification.

Law fraud

Of the statements that the interested party facilitated that day, the order states, “It is not possible to deduce with sufficient certainty that the purpose pursued with your request is consistent with the objective pursued by the Law.”. First of all, the judge notes that there was “nophysical change” in the interested party. Nor that he requested the name change, given that, he assured, “that his name is also a woman's”. The soldier, in addition, referred to himself at all times in the masculine, he did not show “no gender expression in the context of social expectations”, nor in relation to the way of dressing, nor in the use of one or another name or pronoun, nor in behavior, nor in voice, nor in aesthetics.

He was unaware, in turn, of the difference between gender expression and gender identity, and stated “who feels like a woman, but does not want to be treated as such until her sex is rectified”. Likewise, he insures the car, “He indicated that he did not know of any support group for trans people, nor did he need psychological support from anyone.”. In short, the magistrate concludes that “Because of his profession as an Air Force sergeant, he wants to be promoted to second lieutenant.".

Abuse of rights

In reality, it would not have been of any use to him either, given that changing his sexual identity from man to woman would not have meant any advantage for the sergeant when it came to promotion to second lieutenant: in the Army there are no quotas or measures of positive discrimination, and from a legal point of view, there is no discrimination between both sexes when it comes to occupying jobs or destinations. The only advantage for women is that they must undergo less demanding physical tests to enter the Armed forces.

Sergeant denied sex change for fraud

The key to the decision made by the Civil Registry of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is not in the trans law itself, but in the third guideline of the Instruction that the General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith promulgated on May 26 on the registry rectification that establishes that “The person in charge will ensure that there is no fraud of law or abuse of rights.".

This case can be used in other civil registries when dealing with cases that may be suspected of fraud.

The fraud of law is particularly noteworthy on this occasion: “Consequently, the use of the legal norm to obtain a purpose different from that provided for in the law, in addition to being fraudulent and contrary to the legal system, incorporates a special contempt for the dignity of the person who, in the case of people transgender, it has taken a long time to be recognized as a human right".

Sergeant denied sex change for fraud

 

Vox removes LGTBI books from the Burriana library (Castelló)

Vox removes LGTBI books from the Burriana library to «protect minors from pornographic content" Y "scandalous«

The councilor of Culture of Burriana, Jesús Albiol (Vox), has ordered the books to be removed from LGTBI theme of the children's and youth area of ​​the municipal library. In a statement he states that with his order "complies with the law and the duty to protect minors from pornographic and scandalous content«.

The councilor explained that now these books are going to go to a special area for adults that he has created for this purpose in the municipal public library. Albiol ordered «inmediatamente» the withdrawal of these copies in compliance with the article 20 of Law 4/2011, of March 23, Libraries of the Valencian Community.

The councilor of the party of Santiago Abascal highlights that Burriana «It is a municipality of more than 25.000 inhabitants and the regulations provide that books with content on sexual diversity, gender or sexual development must remain in a specific section and not in spaces within the reach of minors.«, as was done until now.

In the statement, the councilor emphasizes that «It is our duty to protect minors, the most vulnerable, and keep them away from books with content that we could classify as pornographic and that are not appropriate for their age.«.

"Perverting minors"

Vox removes LGTBI books from the Burriana libraryAccording to Albiol, who are "During these years the left has tried to pervert minors with scandalous books with explicit sexual content that are not educational at all.«.

In his opinion, they are «some texts that have been introduced both in public school libraries and in municipal libraries and it is something that since Vox we will not consent; Children are children and childhood must be protected«.

Albiol was the protagonist of another controversy this summer after announcing that it was removing publications written in Valencian from the municipal library. «Mission accomplished, on the way! He Burriana City Council will not continue promoting Catalan separatism with the money of the people of Burrian«he wrote on social networks. However, neighborhood pressure made the City Council rectify its decision and finally the publications returned to the library.

Complaints about censorship in Burriana

The spokesperson for Compromís, vincent bulk, has denounced that “This decision is made without any technical report, and with the only unilateral decision of a councilor who only wants his ideas to be known, and hide the others.".

"It is unfortunate that we witness these decisions, based on an interpretation of a law, when we talk about children's books, in which very basic concepts are explained to children at home.", has explained Bulk, who has observed how the “censorship ruler"Of Vox "wants to eliminate any possibility of freedom to choose what can be read in the municipal library".

For all this, Bulk has advanced that they are going to ask for a technical report to the municipal library to endorse a decision that they think “censors the children's audience of books that only inform, explain, make known, and do not attack, bite, or anything similar to what the councilor of censorship thinks". Bulk He recalled that in the July plenary session they already warned that the new councilor had ordered Do not purchase more LGTBI-themed books, "and this is further proof of the hatred that arouses a diverse society that wants to push aside".

Vox removes LGTBI books from the Burriana library

The fourth season of Sex education has two new trans characters

Sex Education has become one of the best examples of trans+ representation in the history of television

Since last Thursday September 21, the followers of fri Education They have the fourth and final season on the streaming service Netflix. One of the new features is the incorporation of Abbie y Kent, the first transsexual characters to appear in the series.

in this new season, Cal Bowman (Dua Saleh), the non-binary student, tells us the pros and cons of taking testosterone for six months. Facial hair, broader shoulders, fuller eyebrows: advantages. Indomitable libido, dry skin, excessive sweating: cons. The scene begins a season that will soon be considered one of the most outstanding examples of representation trans+ well done.

As we continue the journey of Callus like a person transmasculine non binary, viewers learn about her struggle with the wait list times and costs of gender-affirming surgery, the dysphoria associated with menstruation, and her attempt to navigate her relationship with her mother.

Multiple trans realities

"From the beginning we realized that, in reality, a non-binary trans character cannot contain everything", acknowledges the television scriptwriter Krishna Istha. "That's why they are Roman (Felix Mufti) and Abbi (Anthony Lexa), to portray the different versions of trans you could be".

Actors Lexa and Mufti were recruited through a open casting and participated in the construction of their stories. Consultants were also present, including the charity trans Gendered Intelligence, to ensure the stories were as authentic as possible.

The fourth season of Sex education has two new trans characters

Trans representation in fri Education is particularly revolutionary because it is not a show specifically for the LGBTQ+ viewer. The audience is much broader and in this way the cis audience is involved, who can better understand the lives of trans people.

Furthermore, the new characters are not stereotyped, but rather round. They are not exclusively defined by their gender identity. We are surely facing the first general fiction that portrays the trans fact in such a broad and nuanced way.

The fourth season of Sex education has two new

Megan Rapinoe says goodbye to the US team

Megan Rapinoe leaves with a record full of trophies and also leaves a mark that goes far beyond sports

The American soccer player Megan Rapinoe He retires from the national team and leaves a legacy that escapes the playing field. She has been a tireless activist for footing, rights LGTBIQ + and the recognition of Women's Football.

"I feel like I've been able to grow in front of all of you. We're here in Chicago, but there are so many fans across the country and around the world. When I think about what it means to me to represent not only this team, but our country, it's like a little snapshot of all of you. I think this team has always been very proud of that. To show ourselves as we are. I know how important it is to me. I know how important it is for the entire team. We have fought so hard on the field, we have had so much fun and we have had so much success", He said Rapinoe from the center of the field, microphone in hand, at the end of the game.

"We have fought so hard off the field to continue creating more space for ourselves, to be who we are, but I hope at the same time more space for you, to be who you are. It has been a great honor to be able to wear this jersey and play with all these incredible players and live my childhood dream in front of the world. Thank you very much for always loving and supporting us, for singing everything we sing, only much louder. For always supporting us and for all the things that matter to us. I'm not going to be gone forever. Don't worry, I'm one of you now. I am the biggest fan of this team”he added. At times her voice broke and tears appeared.

Rapinoe, a spectacular record

Megan Rapinoe says goodbye to the US teamThe player born in Redding (California) has managed to become the image of his sport. With the American team, she won gold in the 2012 Olympics, was runner-up in the 2011 World (after losing the final on penalties) and won the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. In the latter she was not only the top scorer, but she was also recognized as the best player in the tournament as a whole and in three of the matches he played, including the final.

He left behind one of the most iconic images of that period of American dominance, celebrating a goal in the final with his arms outstretched and his hair dyed lilac. That same year she was elected Best Player of 2019 by FIFA and received the Ballon d'Or, being the first soccer player in history to achieve both awards.

"Equal pay, equal pay!” 

She was one of the 28 players who sued the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) on March 8, 2019 for discrimination before a court in Los Angeles, demanding equal pay with the men's team. The players of the men's soccer team earned more money for qualifying for the World Cup than the soccer players for winning it.

When the Americans were crowned world champions in France in 2019, just before Rapinoe lifted the trophy, spectators at the Lyon stadium shouted: “Equal pay, equal pay!” (“Equal pay, equal pay!”). As a result of that demand, the American Federation announced in May 2022 separate agreements with the associations of soccer players of both sexes so that the men's and women's teams they will charge the same.

Openly lesbian

She is one of the athletes who have openly declared themselves gay and has supported the causes LGTBIQ +, including the rights of trans people, especially the minors. In 2012, weeks before the London Olympics, Rapinoe publicly revealed that it was lesbian in an interview for the magazine Oct, in which he indicated that he had maintained a relationship with the Australian soccer player Sarah Walsh since 2009. After almost five years together, they broke up their relationship in 2013. Then, Rapinoe and the artist Sera Cahoone They announced their wedding in August 2015, but ended up breaking off their engagement.

Later, he began a new relationship and married the basketball player Sue Bird, five-time Olympic champion with the basketball team United States, who was accompanying her this Sunday Chicago. Rapinoe He also spoke out against racial discrimination (in 2016 he knelt during the national anthem in solidarity with Colin kepernick). In 2022, the president Joe Biden gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in United States.

The soccer player still has a few more regular season games left with the OL Reign, among them the farewell in front of his fans, scheduled for October 6 in Seattle.

Megan Rapinoe says goodbye to the US team

ARMI: a safe social network for LGTBIQ+ people

ARMI is an LGBTIQ+ application that allows you to feel safe and interact with other members of the community

The idea of WEAPONS arose from two undergraduate students Psychology at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Aldana Alegría y Alba Martin. They were assigned to do a job for the subject of Group Psychology consisting of developing a business idea with the knowledge they had acquired throughout their career. As LGTBIQ+ activists They came up with the idea of ​​creating a safe digital space.

Their teacher, impressed by their work, encouraged them to take the project to the next level, and in subsequent years they participated in a university entrepreneurship program where they acquired the business and marketing knowledge necessary to make the business viable.

"Since it is not normative, sometimes people in the group feel confused with their own identity. The usual thing is that they turn to the web to look for answers, but many times the information comes from unreliable sources and they can come to believe things that in the end will only serve to generate more questions. WEAPONS It aims to be, among other things, a center of safe and verified information to avoid, among others, mental health problems.", the creators assure elDiario.es.

Crowdfunding

ARMI: a safe social network for LGTBIQ+ people"The final objective of ARMI is to create a social network to create a support network among the Balearic community that, on the one hand, has that informative function by offering verified data and, on the other, meets the standards of a social network such as suggesting safe nearby activities. for queer people or indicate LGTBI friendly places"Declares Aldana, who has also expressed his intention to create a network made up of psychologists in the application to address mental health problems that people may suffer. LGTBIQ +.

After more than three years of creation and professional activity in the brand, Aldana and Alba have created a through crowdfunding to cover the launch costs and hire the necessary people to carry it out: “It's the only thing we're missing. We have already made the web prototype and the marketing plans. As we want to make it very accessible and include many functions, we need financial resources to be able to launch the application under conditions”. Today, WEAPONS asks for 2.000 euros to start the launch, but Aldana He confesses that perhaps up to 15.000 may be necessary.

ARMI: a safe social network for LGTBIQ+ people

Convictions for hate against the LGTBI community grow by 25% in the last year

Sexual orientation and gender identity are the main reason for sentences for hate crimes

Convictions for hatred against the group LGTBI have increased in 2022 25% compared to the previous year, according to Annual Report of the Prosecutor's Office presented last week. Convictions for hatred against people LGTBI.

The State Attorney General, Alvaro Garcia Ortiz, wanted to highlight his concern about this growth in the presentation of the judicial year that took place last Thursday. “The report of the Prosecutor's Office warns of the rise of crimes motivated by LGTBIphobia, which occupy first place in convictions for crimes of hate and discrimination, followed by racism and xenophobia"He said.

The upward trend in this type of crime skyrocketed in 2021. Thus, from the 169 events known in 2015, either through a complaint or police action, it rose to 466 two years ago, which represents an increase of 175% , according to the data handled by the Ministry of Interior. In 2022 there was a slight decrease and 459 were registered.

double reading

Convictions for hate against the LGTBI community grow by 25% in the last yearThese figures allow a double reading, according to the prosecutor of the Chamber against Hate and Discrimination Crimes, Miguel Ángel Aguilar, since it may be due either to the fact that there is a highest number of complaints, or that the crimes of this type have increased. "Awareness campaigns make it easier for victims to report, but it may also be that there is actually an increase in incidents on the street. I do not rule out that it is a sum of both circumstances", explains the prosecutor.

The groups in defense of LGTBI people agree that the main reason for this increase is the proliferation of hate speech. "The extreme right puts us at the level of the sick, of pedophiles and accuses us of influencing the sexual orientation of children, and this causes other people with fewer filters to end up acting, as in the case of Samuel”argues Fran fernandez, general coordinator of the group Lambda, in reference to the murder of Samuel Luis.

La Prosecution warns in his Annual memory of "the difficulties in having effective control and being able to record and monitor complaints about hate crimes”, since the data does not always arrive homogenized from the communities. Therefore, the prosecutor Aguilar is committed to promoting a unified count in the coming months or next year, as required in the Comprehensive Law for Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination, published in the Official State Gazette in July 2022.”It is necessary to put figures to suffering", Says Aguilar.

Convictions for hate against the LGTBI community grow by 25% in the last year

 

Three arrested for the transphobic attack on a young woman and her partner in Atarfe (Granada)

The Civil Guard has arrested three people from the same family as alleged perpetrators of the transphobic attack in Atarfe

La Servicio Marítimo Guardia Civil has arrested a father of about 64 years old and his children, born in 1978 and 1993, as alleged perpetrators of the attack on a transsexual neighbor of atarfe, in the metropolitan area of Grenada, and his partner, last Friday night. They are being investigated for the alleged commission of crimes of injury and hate crimes based on gender identity.

The event occurred this past September 15 on the 21:30 hours, when the transsexual woman and her partner were having a beer in a park in the Metropolitan Area. At that moment, several people approached, apparently from the same family, «looking for his mouth«Detailed the mother of the injured woman. Moments later, her kicks and blows began to rain down on him. «And while she was fallen on the ground, they called her a 'transvestite' and a 'faggot'. I don't know how these things can still happen.« lamented the mother of the injured woman.

three detainees

La Servicio Marítimo Guardia Civil, which identified up to ten people after the report of the attacked people, and was pending their location in an operation that remains open. The detainees have been released after their statements were taken at police headquarters pending the judge's decision and the progress of the investigation.

The same sources have specified that the three detainees remain in police stations while new investigations are carried out, so it is foreseeable that they will not be brought to justice until this Wednesday. The three have been arrested as perpetrators of a hate crime and another of injuries and no further arrests are expected.

Forcefulness in the face of transphobia

Three arrested for the transphobic attack on a young woman and her partner in Atarfe (Granada)After the event, the Atarfe Town Hall issued a side in which he said he felt "deeply shocked"for the attack, facts that he condemned"energetically» and for those who asked that the law respond with «forcefulness«.

Specifically, the council expressed confidence that those responsible for this alleged attack will be brought to justice "with the forcefulness that the laws have provided for these hate crimes based on gender identity, as has been reported«.

Also Trans Association of Andalusia (ATA-Sylvia Rivera) condemned «strongly» the attack and conveyed a message of support to his family and made himself available to them. He ordered "immediate arrest and bringing to justice» of the perpetrators of the attack, who according to family circles, are «the same people who already inflicted another similar attack on him shortly before the summer«.

In addition there would be «has been carrying out episodes of harassment towards her due to her gender identity, which is why it must be considered a hate crime«, they indicated from this association.

Three arrested for the transphobic attack on a young woman and her partner in Atarfe (Granada)

Four out of every ten discrimination crimes are against the LGTBIQ+ group

More than half of hate crimes are perpetrated by young people under 35 years of age, and a quarter by minors

More than half of the hate crimes reported to the Mossos d'Esquadra between 2020 and 2022 have been perpetrated by people under 35 years of age, according to data obtained by the Catalan News Agency through a transparency request. Specifically, young people up to 34 years old are the perpetrators of 50,1% of the crimes. Four out of every ten hate and discrimination crimes are due to LGTBIphobia (40,5%), and a third for ethnic, origin or racial reasons (33,1%).

Furthermore, of the total number of complaints received by the Catalan police, the underage They are responsible for 22,6% of crimes, with a special impact on adolescents. The group between 35 and 64 years old is the one that accumulates the most crimes, 43,1% of the total of 1.433 crimes recorded by Mossos in the three years. The spokesperson of College of Criminologists Jaume Hombrado regrets a «normalization of behavior» among young people, such as controlling the partner's phone, monitoring the clothes they wear and who they go out with or attack groups like the LGTBI.

The importance of education

Four out of every ten crimes due to discrimination are against the LGTBI communityOne of the reasons he sees is the emergence of political parties that «they diminish» the phenomenon of rejection of homophobia or that they are even «boasting» the contempt of certain social minorities. «The opinions of extreme right They have always existed, but if you have an interlocutor who defends these ideas, legitimizes them and you feel more capable of executing them", Explain. Shouldered believe that there is «values» that must be instilled in young people regarding sex-affective education, about "what behaviors are permissible«, or how to treat social minorities with values.

Increase in discrimination complaints

The registered infractions increase, from 382 in 2020, to 464 in 2021 and 587 in 2022. In these three years, men have committed three out of every four crimes due to discrimination (75,9%), and they are also the majority of the victims of these events (63,8%). Eugeni Rodríguez, president of theObservatory Against Homophobia, It stands out that men are in most cases the ones who commit violence towards minorities or vulnerable groups. In the collective LGTBI, he says, it is not only men who practice it but also mostly those who suffer from it, due to the fact of being gay.

Four out of every ten crimes due to discrimination are against the LGTBI community

The actor Roberto G. Alonso suffers a homophobic attack

Homophobic attack on Roberto G. Alonso: “"If you stand up to them, they grow"

The Catalan actor Roberto G. Alonso He has suffered a homophobic attack in the middle of the street. The events occurred in the past September 14 at 11 a.m. in the neighborhood of l'Barcelona Eixample.

Roberto G. Alonso She was leaving the dentist late, walking with her cell phone in her hand to find out how to get to the theater and she collided with a man. ““It was something very absurd.”, acknowledges the actor himself. To the ""Look where you're going, asshole.", from the passer-by, the actor has asked for respect. They were both confused. And there the insults and threats began. “"Shut up, faggot.", He snapped. “By telling him that this in this country is a hate crime, he has become more aggressive”. She has even threatened to hit him by raising her hand.

Without help

The interpreter has stood up on his own feet. “I had to call the “Mossos”, he emphasizes. While waiting for the arrival of the agents, he has tried to obtain the IDs of those present at the events so that they can testify. They didn't do it either. “"They told me they didn't want problems.", Señala.

Beyond aggression, ““What does the most damage is when witnesses refuse to testify.”He says frustrated. «"You feel completely helpless.". "It bothers them a lot that you stand up to them. If I had left it would have stayed that way. The one you defend yourself, they grow.”sentence.

Complaint on networks

The dramatist Josep Maria Miro, author of the work 'Jo, transvestite', of which the affected interpreter is the protagonist, has denounced this situation with a statement through social networks.

“This morning they attacked my friend Roberto G. Alonso when I was calmly walking down the street heading to the press conference to present a show where, precisely, we also talked about this type of situation”, the director announced. According to the writing of Miró, an individual insulted him, grabbed him by the hair and threw him to the ground, punching and kicking him while calling him “fagot". The actor then went to the doctor.

Roberto G. Alonso had suffered homophobia before

The interpreter already suffered a similar attack years ago, “on that most violent occasion”, explains the theater director. In fact, Miró He assures that it is an episode that they explain in his play. “These things happen, more frequently than we think”, explains the playwright.

“In 2023 there are people who believe that there is no need for Pride Day, to continue teaching or promote political measures to protect the LGTBI community. Yes, it is necessary because there are people who are bothered by it, do not accept the difference and are attacked.”, denounces the author. Miró has ended his writing showing his “rage and helplessness about what "“In a city, apparently respectful and open like ours, things like that happen.”.

The actor Roberto G. Alonso suffers a homophobic attack

Vox urges Ayuso to repeal LGTBI laws

Monasterio reminds Ayuso that his absolute majority gives him «free hands«

The spokeswoman for Vox in the Assembly of Madrid, Rocío Monasterio, has urged the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to repeal the laws LGTBI regional governments and to lower taxes in the first meeting held by the leaders in this legislature.

«It has been a cordial meeting in which from Vox We have said a little about the topics that matter most to us", has explained Monastery after the round of contacts that serves as the starting signal for parliamentary activity that begins this Thursday with the first plenary session after the summer.

Monastery He has synthesized his party's concerns into three axes: reducing taxes, tackling the housing problem and working on education, where he has framed the elimination of the «gender ideology« of the curricular contents.

Delete rights

Vox urges Ayuso to repeal LGTBI lawsLa repeal of the LGTBI and Trans laws of the Community of Madrid It was already one of the main complaints of Vox to Community, before what Ayuso He noted that they would be reviewed. For Monastery This would not be enough, he stressed this Monday, since he understands that they should be eliminated because they start from the «self determination«, which causes a «very serious problem"by putting the will first"about everything else«.

According to the spokesperson for Vox from the Autonomous government He has been informed that they have been working on these texts for some time but they have not indicated any horizon for these changes to be voted on in the Assembly of Madrid.

«How are we going to criticize the Government of Spain If we have laws that force gender indoctrination in schools?", He has launched Rocío Monasterio, who welcomes the revision of school textbooks and considers that «take out the ideology» of the classrooms should also include questions such as «la 2030 Agenda«.

Vox urges Ayuso to repeal LGTBI laws

 

«A date with Brigitta»

September 14 "A date with Brigitta" at the Casino de l'Aliança del Poblenou

On September 14th you will have «A date with Brigitta» al Casino de l'Aliança del Poblenou. The Catalan drag queen Brigitta Lamoure premieres its first autoproduit show under the direction of Felix Herzog. A monologue with musical performances, improvisation, social commitment, magic, humor, and above all, much of love. The show will be a great homage to the anys daurats of the Catalan musical comedy and to the great names of donuts that occupy the canopies of Paral·lel.

'A date with Brigitta' is to be seen in a single performance on September 14 at the Casino del l'Aliança de Poblenou.

Tickets are already available on the website www.brigittalamoure.cat.

Daniela, the first daughter of María Casado and Martina diRosso, is born

The girl was born on August 29, as revealed by María Casado in a post on her Instagram account

"I am Daniela… a new malagueña… I was born last Tuesday, August 29, very early, at 9:30 a.m. I weighed 3,590kg and measured 51cm. Thank you for sending my mommies so much love these days. I love my family… 🤍”, with these words the journalist María Casado advertised in Instagram the arrival of his first daughter with martina di rosso next to a photo of the newborn baby.

The presenter and her partner have been in a discreet relationship for three years. In August 2021 they presented themselves as a couple during the gala Starlite in Marbella in which his friend is a fundamental part Antonio Banderas. The actor hired her to work as audiovisual director of Soho Television Theater.

new mothers

Daniela, the first daughter of María Casado and Martina diRosso, is bornThe adventure of being mothers began several months ago, when the presenter of the 3 doors gave the announcement, also through her account on the pink social network: “Let's be moms! The family grows... I'm pregnant! Martina and I are delighted and happy to give you the news on such a special day".

Since then, the journalist and her partner have been uploading pregnancy content, as well as responding in different interviews how they felt about the arrival of the creature.

A piece of news that comes a few weeks after the last public appearance of the presenter where she was seen showing off her tummy: “I am very well, very well accompanied, not only with Martina but also with Daniela, who now has very little left to see her face".

In addition, at that time, the journalist did not hesitate to joke about the talents that her partner has, Martina"He is going to have the immense luck that music is not going to be lacking at home and his mother's talent and nothing... I think he is going to enjoy it a lot".

Daniela, the first daughter of María Casado and Martina diRosso, is born

 

 

Lesbian soccer players lead the women's soccer revolution

85 openly LGTBIQ+ footballers played in the World Cup

As in times past feminism and LGTBIQ+ they go hand in hand in rights claims. The case of the Spanish selection It is no exception. Irene Paredes, Alba Redondo, Teresa Abelleira, Esther González, Ivana Andrés are the five soccer players The Red openly lesbians who have played the world cup. The rumors and summer photographs add some more that will have their reasons for not being visible, being a lesbian still has a very high price that not everyone can afford to pay.

Mapi León, Lola Gallardo, Patri Guijarro or Claudia Pina are the ones retaliated by Jorge Vilda who left behind their dream to defend their values. Among them, activism stands out LGTBIQ + de Mapi Leon and above all to defend the conditions of soccer players and fight so that women's soccer occupies the place it deserves.

The abuse that Luis rubiales (let's stop calling it a kiss) exerted on Jennifer Beautiful before everyone and his feeling of impunity has once again put the debate on machismo and consent. And they are the players and the movement #it's over who have stood up to change things.

Alexia putellas she was the first, that's why she is the leader and captain, and the waterfall became infinite. At this moment she FIFA has the key to disabling rubiales. The world body has more chances of expelling the president of the Spanish federation. If it were not for the 90-day provisional suspension that FIFA imposed on him on August 26, he could hold his position as president of the Real spanish soccer federation (RFEF).

FIFA's double standard

Lesbian soccer players lead the women's soccer revolutionDespite the large presence of lesbian or bisexual footballers in the championship, there were 85 who had made their sexual orientation public, the FIFA did not authorize the use of the flag bracelet LGTBIQ + to claim the rights of the collective during the tournament.

«We have decided to highlight a series of social causes in the 64 matches of the FIFA Women's World Cup: from inclusion to gender equality, through peace, the eradication of hunger, the promotion of education and the fight against gender violence"said the president of the FIFA Gianni Infantino in a statement, leaving out the struggle of this group.

But despite not giving them visibility, it is thanks to the players LGTBIQ + that women's soccer is changing in the world. Thanks to examples like that of Megan Rapinoe who came out in defense of the 15 and Jenny, thanks to Mapi who gave up his dream, thanks to the tweet of Alexia and to all those who push to end inequalities and injustices and defend women's rights. They are a reference for future soccer players, but also for all women who, by looking at their behavior, will learn to fight for their rights.

Lesbian soccer players lead the women's soccer revolution