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Buns for Lesbian Visibility Day

The Triángulo Foundation distributes backpacks «bowls» and appropriates the insults that lesbians receive on Lesbian Visibility Day

Tomboys, dykes, truckers or dykes. These are some of the insults that lesbian women usually receive and that, once again, in the Lesbian Visibility Day, they turn around to appropriate them and break with prejudices. The Triangle Foundation He has distributed backpacks with these names and filled with buns to commemorate this event.

The backpacks have been delivered to institutions and the media. «We are lesbians and we carry heavy backpacks full of prejudice and insults, full of denial and renunciations.«, they explain from the foundation. It is not the first time that they have turned insults around to be seen, for example, handing out tortillas.

Language appropriation

Buns for Lesbian Visibility Day«From the visibility, from the reappropriation of those insults that sought to correct us, we challenge you so that from the place you occupy you stop being a transmitter of discrimination and join in the work to ensure that, from the recognition of our identities, we all have the same opportunities and rights«, declare the promoters of this initiative.

«That's why lesbian women Triangle Foundation We deliver this backpack full of buns to continue insisting on the need to be named, to be made visible, to be recognized, without covering up that we love, desire, live, pay taxes and even have sons, daughters, sons with other women", they add.

La Triangle Foundation highlights that «Lesbian women have always existed, although they have pretended that we would never exist.«. For that reason they consider this to be April 26 «remains essential to continue making cracks in the patriarchy that denies us more than three times«.

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#MyVoiceMyDecision

The collection of signatures for “My voice, my decision” begins, a European Citizens' Initiative to protect the right to abortion

The movement "My voice, my decision” today began collecting signatures for its campaign to guarantee the free, safe and accessible abortion in all the European Union. In the context of the elections to European Parliament, your goal is to achieve at least one million supports before June 5 to protect this right for all European women, whatever the context of their countries.

It is a European Citizens' Initiative (ICE) which has been supported by organizations and citizens of eight countries (Poland, France, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Ireland and Finland, as well as Spain). Presented before the European Commission, their demand is that Member States offer financial support so that any woman in Europe who does not yet have access to a safe and legal abortion can access it. To do this, any citizen of the UE You can sign through this link: https://bit.ly/firmamivozmidecision

Access to abortion

In total, it is estimated that, across the EU, more than 20 million women do not have guaranteed access to abortion. The initiative – presented today with parallel press conferences in all participating countries – highlights four types of situations in which support such as the one proposed could make a difference.

First of all, in those countries where voluntary termination of pregnancy is prohibited, such as Poland or Malta. Secondly, those where it is legal, but not free, such as Austria and Germany. The third case is that of countries in which, despite being legal, abortion is not accessible, such as Croatia and Italy.

Migrant women

MyVoiceMyDecisionFinally, the initiative contemplates the case of women in situations of special vulnerability or belonging to communities in which access to abortion presents specific difficulties. In this sense, in Spain “My voice, my decision” pays special attention to the case of migrant women in an irregular administrative situation, for whom voluntary termination of pregnancy is often neither accessible nor safe.

For Cristina you will fail, one of the coordinators of the initiative in Spain, “The 'My voice, my decision' movement is a way of anticipating what is going to come: a right-wing and far-right movement that will attack women's rights.”. Referring to cases such as Italy or Poland, he adds: “We are already seeing it in Argentina but it will also arrive in the United States and Europe. And the first rights they attack are those that have to do with our bodies and particularly abortion.«.

One million signatures

For its part, Kika Smoker, also coordinator of the initiative, states: “The policies of death are those that threaten the physical and mental health of the more than 20 million women in Europe who do not have access to safe and free abortion. On the contrary, the culture of life implies ensuring our sexual and reproductive health, as well as protecting our fundamental rights such as the right to decide about our bodies.".

During the month of May,My voice, my decision” will hold events and meetings to disseminate the initiative in different cities. The first will take place on Monday, April 29 in Bilbao and on Tuesday the 30th in Pamplona. Likewise, on May 8, the “Cultural and political battle of the (extreme) right”, in which two of those responsible for the initiative at an international level will participate, Alice Coffin (France) and Nika Kovač (Slovenia). All information about the initiative can be followed through its social networks and website.

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Cristina Fallarás, breaker of silences

"The creation of collective memories is going to be the only thing that saves women, because neither patriarchy nor institutions are going to narrate us"

After more than thirty years dedicating himself to journalism, Cristina you will fail She now prefers to write novels and actively fight against sexual violence. She considers herself an archivist of memories. Her initiatives have gathered the testimonies of millions of women who have trusted her with their privacy under the hashtags #count it y #it's over. After three marriages to men, he will soon marry a woman.

Editions B just published the latest book Cristina you will fail, "The end of all this."

The Bundesliga comes out of the closet

Several Bundesliga footballers will come out of the closet on May 17, International Day against Homophobia

The German footballer Marcus Urban declared openly homosexual years after ending his professional career. He has acknowledged that he hid it in his active sporting life for fear of uncontrollable consequences. «Nobody knew how they were going to react, from protests and insults from fans to the withdrawal of sponsors.», he remembers his calculations, «but today it should be very different».

Urban launched a few months ago 'Sports Free', an initiative designed to support athletes who want to come out of the closet. And now he has managed to get the attention of the Bundesliga by announcing that Several footballers will make their condition public on May 17, the International Day against Homophobia. «There are more gay footballers than we thought» explains Urban in the campaign video, in which he promises surprises and liberation.

The support for this idea by the teams has surprised Urban. Addition St. Pauli, among the followers of the campaign are clubs such as Borussia Dortmund, SC Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart. "Sports Free is a great initiative that VfB Stuttgart is delighted to support», greeted the president Alexander Wehrle in statements to Tagesspiegel, in which he has recognized a five-figure donation to the project, «VfB represents a value proposition with respect, tolerance and appreciation and this proposition further destigmatizes the issue and is a great step in the process of establishing normality».

Positive reaction among players

The Bundesliga comes out of the closetSome footballers have already contacted Urban, showing his support for the purpose of eliminating taboos on the matter in football, «not only in the professional sector, but also in amateur sports», and the activist confesses that previously «There have been several considerations by players about going out, but they always collapsed because someone got scared and then everyone canceled", says. «I know they really wanted it, but they lacked courage and coherence, guidance and encouragement. And there was no one to say: come on, let's finish this».

Now, however, he recognizes that "I was surprised by the amount there is. And they are interconnected with each other. Some people are exchanging ideas, which was not even the case ten or fifteen years ago. But they meet in secret, in hidden places where you can't find them. They are undergoing psychological treatment. Some are at the limit of their strength, they can't take it anymore. And the clubs don't know anything about it».

 «Repressing my homosexuality 24 hours a day»

Urban He knows what he's talking about. The former national player made his homosexuality public in 2007, the second footballer in the world to do so, after years of enormous pressure to hide and fear of discrimination. «I was already in danger of falling apart, repressing my homosexuality 24 hours a day», he then justified in an interview with Der Spiegel, «andThe topic made me aggressive, I intentionally played even harder, wanting to appear more masculine: homosexual footballers are not allowed to be who they are, otherwise they will be bullied». Its goal is to prevent other players from similar experiences.

The Bundesliga comes out of the closet

78% of LGTBI people suffer discrimination at work

According to a study carried out by UGT, 40% of LGTBI people hide their orientation at work to avoid being discriminated against

Un Present in several = 78% of lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and intersex (LGTBI) people have suffered some type of vviolence at work or with a 40% have hidden their orientation to avoid it, according to the latest data from the permanent survey carried out since last year by UGT «to give visibility to normalized violence against this group in the workplace«.

This was stated this Tuesday by the confederal coordinator of the LGTBI Area of ​​UGT, Toño Abad, in a technical day organized by the union in Santander, in collaboration with the Government of Cantabria through the Cantabrian Employment Service (EMCAN), for the training of more than fifty delegates in the defense of the rights of this group, which will extend throughout the country, first to union representatives and then to workers and company management teams.

Abbot has indicated that the survey that the union has been carrying out among people LGTBI reaffirms a situation «worrying» in the workplace, which is «homogeneous» in all the territories of Spain because it occurs in «similar terms» both in Cantabria and in any other autonomous community.

Transphobia at work

The coordinator has also referred to the results of the survey on trans people, which in 40% of cases say they have been expelled from the labor market due to their gender identity and 15% directly in job interviews. As he explained, these situations of violence have a "direct consequence" in the loss of rights, such as accompanying a spouse to medical visits or marriage permission.

For his part, the secretary general of UGT in Cantabria, Mariano Carmona, who participated in the opening ceremony of the meeting, highlighted this training, aimed at delegates and members of works councils, who are «those in charge of defending the rights of LGTBI workers«. Carmona has highlighted that UGT is being an organization «pioneer» in the study of the situation of LGTBI people in the labor market and in demanding measures to end «once and for all» with any type of discrimination against this group.

Additional labor support measures

78% of LGTBI people suffer discrimination at workThe confederal coordinator of the LGTBI Area of ​​UGT has stressed that one of the union's priority objectives is to end a situation «unacceptable» in the workplace, which is why they have already moved to the social dialogue table with the Ministry of Labor a series of measures aimed at Trans and LGTBI Law, including the obligation for companies with at least 50 workers to adopt these measures.

As indicated, these measures will affect almost three million workers in the group. LGTBI that exists in Spain today and will begin with awareness-raising, sensitization and training actions on the situation. In addition, UGT has already proposed to the social dialogue measures to modify the sanctioning regimes and protocols against discriminatory harassment of the LGTBI collective, which needs «additional support measures«.

78% of LGTBI people suffer discrimination at work

Who do LGTBI people vote for?

This is how LGTBI people vote: 60% would support PSOE, Sumar and Podemos in the European elections and 30% would support PP and Vox

If the European elections next June were held today and only the collective voted LGTBI, victory would be clear for the center-left bloc: of the 61 seats that correspond to Spain in the European Parliamentor, most would take them PSOE, Sumar and Podemos (24, 11 and 4 respectively) while at PP 14 and three would end up Vox. The coalition would have the same number of MEPs Now Republics and two others together, according to the survey carried out by 40dB for LGTBI State Federation (FELGTBI+) presented this Wednesday.

It is the translation into seats of the estimated votes, which would give the absolute majority to the center and left-wing positions. Thus, the party of Pedro Sánchez would obtain 35% of the support, followed by the PP (21,8%) and Sumar (17,5%). Behind would be Podemos, for whom 6,2% of the LGTBI electorate would vote, and hot on its heels would be Vox, for which 5,4% would support. The interviews were carried out online between February 23 and March 13.

This is the second time it has been studied in Spain Who does the group vote for? LGTBI, of which, according to the CIS, it is estimated that it is part of between 7 and 8% of the population. There are between 1,7 and 2 million valid votes. However, it is not clear that everyone will cast their ballot at the polls on June 9: research shows that not even four out of ten LGTBI people (36,8%) are 100% sure that they will vote if they vote.

Absolute majority PSOE-Sumar

The collective LGTBI is mobilized, but less than the general population. The survey, which also asks what would happen if there were general elections tomorrow in Spain, reveals that only 41,3% of LGTBI voters are completely convinced that they would go to vote, while among the rest of the people the figure rises to 57,2%, according to the barometer carried out by 40dB for El País last year. March, with which the survey compares results.

In those hypothetical elections, if they only depended on the choice of the people LGTBI, the current Government coalition, PSOE and Sumar, would far exceed the absolute majority by reaching 221 seats. The match of Alberto Núñez-Feijóo and the extreme right (with 88 and 11 seats respectively) would not reach a hundred deputies. The most voted force would be the PSOE, with 34% of support, 3,3 points below what the general population would give it. And this would give victory to the PP, with 35,2% of support while, among LGTBI people, 22,1% would vote for the conservative party.

The differences are also palpable between the rest of the parties: almost one in four people in the group would vote for Sumar (23,1%) and 11,1% of the general population. Vox reports 7,2% of LGTBI people, which in the case of the general population rises to 10,6%.

More left-wing

Who do LGTBI people vote for?The survey, which was carried out on 800 Spaniards of legal age, shows that people LGTBI are mostly left-wing. 45,3% of those surveyed placed themselves between 0 and 4, with 0 being the extreme left, compared to 25,9% who did so in the opposite direction, on the right. 17,3% responded by placing themselves in the center of the table. The study reflects that there is no significant difference between the group and the general population when it comes to defining themselves ideologically, but one characteristic distinguishes them: beyond their ideology, LGTBI people vote more for left-wing parties.

In fact, the report reveals that 31,7% of ideologically right-wing LGTBI voters supported the PSOE or Sumar in the last general elections on July 23 in “a clear electoral anomaly,” as described by the FELGTB. Thus, when asked who they voted for in the elections, 25,5% of right-wing LGTBI people chose the socialists and 6,11% chose Sumar, which means that 8,2% of LGTBI voters are from right but they vote for the formations of Pedro Sánchez and Yolanda Díaz, close to 150.000 votes. Among those who consider themselves left-wing, almost half (48,65) supported the PSOE and 36,1% supported Sumar.

Vote to protect LGTBI rights

For the Secretary of Organization of the LGTBI+ State Federation, Ignacio Paredero, the explanation for this transfer of votes from people ideologically located on the right who end up supporting leftist forces is that “quite possibly"whatever they are doing"is to protect your rights" before the anti-LGBT offensive that the parties of Feijóo and Santiago Abascal they starred in the face of the elections. In fact, 64,7% of those surveyed answered yes to the question of whether the 23J voted “to defend their rights” while 35,2% did so for other reasons.

By party, the PSOE took almost 30% of the LGTBI votes, followed by Sumar (17,7%), the Popular Party (13,5%) and Vox, which they now claim 5,9%. % of the voters of the group. And not all political forces are seen the same by those surveyed: among LGTBI people, the one they believe defends their rights the most is Sumar, of which 55,6% think that it is very or quite committed, followed by the PSOE (47,6 .27,2%), a party to which, however, 14,6% attribute little commitment and 80% none. Something that 70% of the people in the group think about Vox and 17% of the PP. Even so, there are 9,5% who claim that the popular are very or quite committed to LGTBI rights and XNUMX% who affirm this on the extreme right.

Who do LGTBI people vote for?

Hunter Schafer says she had a relationship with Rosalía for five months

The 'Euphoria' actress has declared that she had an affair with Rosalía: “she is family, no matter what happens”

Actress Hunter Schafer declared in an interview published in the magazine GQ that she and Rosalia They had a romantic relationship that lasted five months. “I have very nice friendships with people with whom I had a romantic relationship.", Rosalia "It's family, no matter what.”, he begins explaining.

In May 2019, singer Rosalia y Hunter Schafer They met for the first time in the summer parade of Burberry, During the London Fashion Week. Since then, they became inseparable. Hunter He admits that he had to meet her several times to realize what was happening and conclude that they were dates. The North American explained in the interview that they are currently friends and that she feels very proud to maintain that friendship.

Hunter Schafer says she had a relationship with Rosalía for five monthsThe actress wanted to put an end to a rumor that had accompanied her since some photographs of the two walking around were published. Los Angeles and buying furniture. “There has been much speculation for a long time", concedes Hunter. "Part of us wants to end all that, and another part says: 'But why, it's nobody's business!”. But in the end "It's something I'm happy to share. And I think she feels that way too.”, he assures in the interview.

Rumors of a relationship between the two intensified even more following the publication of the single Tuya de Rosalia, a song that many fans of the singer claim is dedicated to Schafer. "Only tonight I am yours, yours. Only tonight you are mine, mine. You want to see me naked, uh a. Me to you below my navel yeah", reads one of the stanzas in which the Catalan artist refers to a love story with a woman. Both would have had a romance, before Rosalia met the Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alexander.

Who is Hunter Schafer?

Hunter Schafer She rose to fame after playing the trans teenager Jules in the series HBO Euphoria. In addition to his film career (The Hunger Games), has worked as a model for many luxury fashion brands such as Dior, Miu Miu or Rick Owens. She has also starred in advertising campaigns for Prada and has been the face of a well-known fragrance.

Schafer was discovered in her last years of high school, when she participated in a digital campaign Marc Jacobs carried out through a casting on social networks. At 18 she moved to New York. Within a year he had walked for almost all the important brands.

Hunter Schafer says she had a relationship with Rosalía for five months

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.

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

 

 

 

LADIFERENCIA.CAT: educatius LGBTIQ+ videocontests

Neix LADIFERENCIA.CAT, a project of videocontests and didactic resources for an inclusive education with both perspectives LGBTIQ + 

is born LADIFERENCIA.CAT, an educational project that offers videocontests with a feminist and LGBTIQ perspective+ pels infants, young people and young families. It is an initiative of Gender and LGBT Lab in col·laboració amb LGBTI Families, which has come to an end thanks to the subsidy of the Department of Equality and Feminism of the Generalitat of Catalonia. On the website you can download them didactic guides that accompany each content with resources for educational centers, AFAs, families, the SAI LGBTI Network, a current glossary and LGBTIQ+ entities.

The difference It's an idea of Maria Giralt, Laia Ventayol i Katy Pallàs What is the objective of developing audiovisual materials with themes and references? LGBTIQ + in positive, we offer solutions and our imaginations for children, young people and families and with the expectation that they serve as a model of transversal inclusion and empowerment for the visibility of people. LGBTIQ +. The material has a clear social pedagogical intention with a feminist perspective and LGBTIQ + both dimensions intersectl.

Seconds Katy Pallàs, pedagogical manager of LADIFERENCIA.CAT: "We need stories that show LGBTI people without stigma, empowerment and that provide educational alternatives for the resolution of conflicts. We are always victims but we have rights and we have to show how we can exercise them. “The difference shows precisely how well children and young people learn.”.

References LGBTIQ+ propers i per a totis

The difference: LGBTIQ+ educational videocontests

“The students, especially the preschool and primary school, face a historical deficit of references.” LGBTIQ +. Sovint when it represents the collective it is fa in a stereotypical way to collect a quota. The difference It aims to explain stories with following protagonists beyond their orientation, expression or identity. It is necessary that the children, children and children be able to identify the proper stories narrated in the new language. “Per això es clau fer creixer el teixit audiovisual en Català, also amb continguts LGBTIQ+”, Explain Laia Ventayol, project manager.

It is the first initiative with these pedagogical components, entirely in Catalan and a pioneer in offering a didactic approach to sexual-affective diversity. On the website there are videos, teaching materials, resources and a glossary of terminology. LGBTIQ +. The continguts are also organized by age, in order to facilitate the fences.

THE DIFFERENCE, a transversal molt production

Com comments Maria Giralt, production cap, “The most gratifying thing about starting production has been the reaction of the almost four professional people who will immediately understand the importance of participating in this project. They just finished explaining what the proposal consisted of, and they didn't accept it without hesitation for even a second. “It has been a very complex production process, but very gratifying for the enthusiasm and professionalism of all the people who have participated and the good feedback that we have from the LGBTIQ+ entities.”.

In the first collection of LADIFERENCIA.CAT they have participated Bel Olid, Ana Polo, Ricard Ruiz Garzón, Marc Rosich, Marina Espada, Ian Bermúdez, Mar Sevillano, and the mateixes Katy Pallàs and Laia Ventayol in the creation of the scripts. Marc Torrent, Albert Corberó, Aïsha Piquer, Marta López Fernández, Daniel Soms, Cor Sendra, Dinara May, Maria Bullón, Mariade Vázquez, David Torres Guevara, Araceli Plata They have designed the illustrations and animations. It is supported by the special collaboration of the reconegut non-binary Canadian music. Rae Spoon, who has given up the song "“Do whatever the heck you want”.

The didactic guides have created them Elisenda Abad, Teresa Naves, Mar Sevillano i Katy Pallàs. The technical equipment of its and post-production to càrrec of Francesc Bonet, Jose Aladid in a Jaume Subirats com a web master. The designer Ion Elola He is the creator of the logo. The actors and actresses have participated in the voiceover Joel Joan, Anna Sahun, Dafnis Balduz, Ester Cort, Caterina Sugranyes and Ivan Rosquellas.

(Spanish translation below)

The difference: LGBTIQ+ educational videocontests

LADIFERENCIA.CAT is born, a project of video stories and teaching resources for inclusive education with an LGBTIQ+ perspective

It was created LADIFERENCIA.CAT, an educational project that offers video stories with a feminist and LGTBIQ+ perspective for children, young people and their families. This is an initiative of Gender and LGBT Lab In collaboration with LGBTI families, which has been carried out thanks to the subsidy of the Department of Equality and Feminisms of the Generalitat of Catalonia. On the website you can download the teaching guides that accompany each story as well as resources for educational centers, AFAs, families, the SAI LGBTI Network, an updated glossary and entities LGBTIQ +.

The difference is an idea of Maria Giralt, Laia Ventayol and Katy Pallàs which aims to create audiovisual materials with themes and references LGTBIQ + positively, offering solutions and new imaginaries for children, young people and families and with the spirit that it serves as a model of transversal inclusion and empowerment for the visibility of people LGTBIQ +. The material has a clear social pedagogical intention with a feminist and LGBTIQ+ perspective with an intersectional dimension.

According to Katy Pallàs, pedagogical manager of LADIFERENCIA.CAT: "We need stories that show LGBTI people without stigma, empowered and that provide educational alternatives for conflict resolution. We have always been victims but now we have rights and we must show how we should exercise them. The difference shows precisely this and makes it so that children and young people can learn it.«.

LGBTIQ+ references close to you and for everyone

«The students, especially those in early childhood and primary school, have a historical deficit of LGBTIQ+ references. Often when the group is represented it is done in a stereotypical way to cover a quota. The difference aims to tell stories where they are protagonists beyond their orientation, expression or identity. It is necessary that children can identify with close stories told in their language. That is why it is key to grow the audiovisual fabric in Catalan, also with LGBTIQ+ content.", Explain Laia Ventayol, project manager.

This is the first initiative with these pedagogical components, entirely in Catalan and a pioneer in offering a didactic approach to sexual-affective diversity. On the website there are videos, teaching materials, resources and a glossary with terminology LGTBIQ +. The contents are also organized by age, in order to facilitate searches.

THE DIFFERENCE, a very transversal production

As he says Maria Giralt, production manager, «The most gratifying thing about starting production has been the reaction of the almost forty professional people who quickly understood the importance of participating in this project. Before I finished explaining what the proposal consisted of, they already accepted without hesitation. It has been a very complex production job, but very rewarding due to the enthusiasm and professionalism of all the people who have participated and the good reception we are receiving. by the entities LGTBIQ +«.

In the first collection of LADIFERENCIA.CAT they have participated Bel Olid, Ana Polo, Ricardo Ruiz Garzón, Marc Rosich, Marina Espada, Ian Bermúdez, Mar Sevillano, and Katy Pallàs and Laia Ventayol themselves in the creation of the scripts. Marc Torrent, Albert Corberó, Aïsha Piquer, Marta López Fernández, Daniel Soms, Corazón Sendra, Dinara May, María Bullón, Mariade Vázquez, David Torres Guevara, Araceli Plata They have designed the illustrations and animations. It has had the special collaboration of the renowned Canadian non-binary musician Rae Spoon, who has given his song «Do whatever the heck you want«.

The teaching guides have been created Elisenda Abad, Teresa Naves, Mar Sevillano and Katy Pallàs. The sound and post-production technical team in charge of Francesc Bonet, Josep Aladid and Jaume Subirats as web master. The designer Ion Elola He is the creator of the logo. The actors and actresses have participated in the voiceover Joel Joan, Anna Sahun, Dafnis Balduz, Ester Cort, Caterina Sugranyes and Ivan Rosquellas.

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.

«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.

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

 

Visibility of LGTBIQ+ seniors at Pride! Barcelona 2023

More than 120.000 protesters have paraded in the LGTBIQ+ Pride march in Barcelona bunder the motto «The Pride of our lives. Having a birthday, accompanying us, is growing»

A total of 62 groups have registered and some 51 floats have paraded on July 15 on Paral·lel avenue in Barcelona to claim the rights of the LGTBIQ+ collective. More than 120.000 people (110.000 according to the Urban Police) of all ages today demonstrated the Generational transversality and diversity in the LGTBIQ+ collective, an edition of Pride!Barcelona dedicated to LGBTIQ+ older people under the motto The Pride of our lives. Having a birthday, accompanying us, is growing.

The demonstration began at 18:00 p.m. and at 20:15 p.m. the Manifesto was read, with the participation of the Catalan actor Enric Majó and the activists Paulina Blanco y Patricia Knight.

Enric Majó, one of the most beloved actors, co-founder of the FAGC and collaborator of the Fundació Enllaç, has expressed in the manifesto:

 “We want to highlight all the LGBTIQ+ people who, since the 80s, have fought for the rights that now, after more than 40 years, our society enjoys. People who were criminalized and imprisoned by Franco's laws, some even died, for defending rights and freedoms. They are part of our history and are our memory. Memory that should help us not to return to the dark era in black and white... and many greys. As you know, we like colours, and the more the better”

Now,Pauline White, activist for the rights of LGBTI older people and patron of the Enllaç Foundation has claimed the need to implement the "Practical guide to incorporate the LGBTI+ perspective in residences and other centers and resources for the elderly" published by the Department of Equality and Feminisms of the Generalitat de Catalunya. She also added:

“We ask the public powers to take the appropriate measures in the public space so that the greater fragility of the elderly does not prevent them from developing a full life safely. We must ensure that all people, regardless of their sexual attraction, gender identity or gender expression, can enjoy safe spaces and not have to go back to the closet in the last stage of their lives.”

Finally, Patricia Knight Bergadan activist and community communicator, has finished the manifesto:

"Being and feeling older is a source of pride. And more if we do it accompanied by you. As the motto of that year says, the pride of our lives. Doing years, accompanying us, is growing. Grow in years, but also in values, dignity, solidarity and empathy. And since we have memory, we are not going to allow a single step back in our rights. For democratic decency and because older LGBTIQ+ people are unstoppable!! "

THE SOCIAL CAMPAIGN, LIVING FULLY FOR ALL AGES

This year's edition wants to place the focus on people and their vital process, and underline the need to promote empathy and solidarity in each of the stages that it provides LGTBIQ+ people with full rights and free of stereotypes and prejudices. .

 "Older people have many things to say, we must not allow ourselves to be cornered, nor corner ourselves" declared the writer and activist Jordi Petit, in the proclamation of last Thursday the 13th in the Plaza Universitat. While Isabel Franc – writer, activist and also a preacher on the 13th-, added “Let's shout again that we are, that we are not afraid. Let's shout again for our rights, we are the strongest collective on earth".

I-vaginarium: all about vaginoplasty

"The surgeon has a scalpel, not a magic wand"

GAYLES.TV.- When a transgender woman decides to have surgery many questions arise and there is very little information. With the purpose of informing and advising them, I-vaginarium. The association led by Tina Recio accompanies trans women in an integral way: before, during and, above all, after the vaginoplasty, moment in which there is a great void in the current health system.

On Lesbian Visibility Day, let's kiss more!

Lesbian Visibility Day, let's celebrate that we have each other and let's kiss more

April 26 is a day to claim that lesbians exist and are visible. But the fight for equal rights and opportunities for lesbians is daily. Those of us who suffer discrimination know that the difference is expensive, that the pen is punished and that real equality is still far away. Meanwhile, let's celebrate that we have each other and kiss more.

Trans Law is law

Approved in Congress the Law for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the rights of LGTBI people

El Congress of Deputies has approved this Thursday the Trans Law. The call Law for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the rights of LGTBI people establishes that between the ages of 12 and 14, legal sex change may be possible with judicial endorsement; between 14 and 16, with the consent of the parents, and from that age, without conditions. He Council of Europe or the World Health Organization They have been insisting to the States for a long time so that depathologize the legal sex change process.

The processing of the norm, which enshrines the gender self-determination, has led to a political conflict between the partners of Government that came to seem irreconcilable. Two years after the first draft, the Executive has resolved, at least in practice, its tensions in this regard, but not the feminist movement, which remains deeply divided. This will be the second 8M with two different calls for demonstrations, and the division responds, fundamentally, to the conflict that has arisen around the norm that will definitely go ahead today in the Congress and also of the political dispute that has surrounded it.

Gender self-determination

The new standard recognizes the gender self-determination and develops a series of measures to guarantee the rights of LGTBI people. Among them, the free determination of sex in the Civil Registry by the mere will of the person from the age of 16. The modification of the legal sex will be carried out in two phases: first, a form will be filled out requesting the change and, within a period of three months, the person concerned will appear to ratify their decision. Minors under 12 years of age will not be able to make the registration change, but they can change their name on the DNI and be treated by the desired name. The depathologization of the trans condition, as agreed by the World Health Organization. The rule also includes an article whereby acts of sexist violence committed before the registered sex change cannot be evaded.

In addition, prohibits corrective surgery in intersex infants and children (those whose sex characteristics are unclear at birth) up to 12 years of age. Also bans all conversion therapy that is aimed at modifying orientation, sexual identity or gender expression. The norm obliges to promote the study and research on the health needs required by LGTBI people and especially trans people.

Trans Law is Law

Trans Law is lawThe former deputy of PSOE Carla Antonelli, who in October requested the withdrawal of his party due to the delays in the processing of the trans law, is following the debate this Thursday from the guest rostrum of the plenary hall of the Congress of Deputies has declared "Today is a day where all emotions are on the surface, in this rostrum that has incorporated the memory of the civil rights of this country, such as equal marriage or the gender identity law. Today, after two indescribable years of struggles, where we worked our butt off along the way, we will once again make history with the approval of a fair, necessary and reasonable law, because we were always on the right side of history.".

Emotional words from Irene Montero

“It is a law to expand the opportunities for happiness of many people. Today we are freer knowing that you are happier”, with this reflection the Minister of Equality closed an emotional speech in which he thanked all the entities LGTBIQ + the effort to push this law forward. Huntsman He has recalled some proper names that have made this law possible, such as Boti García, Mar Cambrollé, Carla Antonelli or Ana Valenzuela, to whom she has dedicated some heartfelt words for accompanying her in the fight.

"They told us it was impossible. Today is law. So please with all the pride, with all the happiness, celebrate. Fill the streets of our country with pride. Never again a country without trans people. Never again a country without you, without you and without you. And know that this hand that we have joined and that has made it possible for the Trans and LGTBI Law to become law against all odds will continue to be an outstretched hand, a body to body, back to back to continue conquering rights and making the happiness of others effective. all LGTBI and trans people in all corners of this country. The "Trans Law is law", it is finished Irene Montero.

 

Microtraining in LGBTI diversity for companies

The Generalitat de Catalunya promotes two pioneering microcourses in Europe on LGTBI diversity for companies

La Minister of Equality and Feminisms Tània Verge Mestre and PIMEC Vice President Emma Gumbert i Jordan they have presented two microcourses on LGTBI diversity for companies, pioneers in Europe. In the event, held on May 16 at the new headquarters of the Administrative District of the Generalitat, were present Mireia Mata i Solsona, Secretària d'Igualtats and promoter of the project, y Xavier Florensa i Cantons, General Director of LGBTI+ Public Policies.

This gamified microtraining is a tool aimed at company workers, from general management, human resources, union representatives, communication, marketing, sales teams, reception, operators, maintenance or administration. The first microcourse entitled «LGBTI diversity, an opportunity to improve the work environment» serves as an introduction to basic concepts on the construction of gender that allow us to understand and raise awareness in the work environment about diversity in relation to gender identity, sexual orientation and gender expression and its impact on the work environment.

The second microcourse,»Management of LGBTI diversity in companies, benefits and opportunities» provides resources for companies to start designing a strategic plan and tactical actions to manage LGBTI diversity in the company. The company Kave Home of the Julià group has participated in the pilot test.

The contents, in two languages, have been prepared by Margarita Alonso, academic director of the microcourses and of the Report Aequalis, Maria Giralt Castells, de Gender and LGBT Lab and director of Gayles.tv and the illustrator Sebastian Martin. They have also collaborated Alex Bixquert Grau y Lluïsa Jiménez Gusi from the Area for Equal Treatment and Non-discrimination of LGBTI Persons of the Directorate General for Equality.

Interested companies can contact [email protected]

#Training Diversity

Guerrilla Girls expose in the Alhóndiga de Bilbao

Guerrilla Girls is a group of activists who defend feminist postulates in the art world. Born in New York at 1984, his tactics are those of the guerrillas and his goal is to promote the presence of women in art. Its members are covered with gorilla masks and use names of distinguished women. For the first time, a retrospective exhibition traces its entire trajectory.

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We come from the world of television and advertising and we understand the specific needs of the collective because we are part of it. We are fully convinced that a page that addresses issues that affect the gay community should be able to interest anyone regardless of their sexual choice and this is only possible from the commitment to quality and respect for diversity.

We are very aware that the name gay comes from an Occitan word, gai, which means joy, joy ... And we will not betray that origin. We firmly believe that quality is not incompatible with enjoyment ...

We hope you make this proposal, made from and for the entire LGBT community.

Holmes Place, quality at the service of personal care

Gayles.tv | There are many centers dedicated to personal care, but few where the concept of wellness reaches such an integral sense. Holmes Place has personalized attention and excellent facilities. All this in an environment that is committed to the gay-friendly philosophy.

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Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2013

Xavier-Daniel, director of the event, talks about the main premieres and the thematic axes of the International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival of Barcelona in this year's edition, which have been the situation that homosexuals live in different countries, the bullying and the problems of identity and acceptance.

Hi 2014

The past 2013 has undoubtedly been a remarkable year for the LGBT community. If we review the article that published So cool A few days ago it was very clear only with the headline: «2013, the year of the gay miracle?«. The bell "Marriage for All»In France, the abolition of the DOMA law in the United States, the triumph of the film «The life of Adèle»Or the steps that South America has been giving in terms of footing are some of the most relevant points. However, there is still a long way to go and, from the GAYLES.TV we have prepared a «wishlist» with 12 wishes that we ask the 2014.

- Being able to love in freedom: as simple and basic as these 4 words. It is sad that a feeling as pure as love has to be repressed according to circumstances. We wish 2014 love without labels to be more visible.
- Better sex education: it seems that we learn the sense of homosexuality and bisexuality once we are adults, when generally these concerns appear already since children. Complete sex education generates open minds and helps many young people feel lost.
- End school bullying: directly linked to the previous one, the phrase "children can be very cruel" is true when there is no good education. Bigotry and rejection can make school hell for those who feel different.
- Inclusion of LGTB at work: maybe it is not the type of harassment suffered in school, but certain comments and looks to colleagues, for example transsexuals, generate the same kind of intolerance in professional circles. We wish from GAYLES.TV integrating adult environments in which everyone feels comfortable with their sexual condition.
- Integrative sport: unfortunately the world of sport still carries many prejudices and sometimes supposes the denial of sexual status. We bet on athletes who are both capable of winning soccer world cups and able to leave the closet with the support of their teammates.
- Equal marriage: In 2013 many historical milestones were achieved in the matter of same-sex marriage, and we want the trend to continue this year that “I declare you husband and wife” is no longer the only possible option.
- Families (plural): the "traditional family" is not the exclusive one in these times. On GAYLES.TV We want everyone to learn that the concept of family is more a matter of feeling than not of gender or number.
- Abolition of the death penalty for homosexuality: Oddly enough, there are 7 countries that today apply the death penalty for "crimes" of homosexuality. Our wish is that this very backward and inhuman practice disappears completely as soon as possible.
- End homophobic governments: what we have seen during the last year in Russia makes us sad and embarrassed. And many other countries continue to promote homophobic policies. We dream of respectful and open-minded politicians who work for the rights of all their citizens.
- LGBT Culture: «The life of Adèle» has been a revelation, both for the quality of the film and for the look it casts on homosexuality. We aspire to a 2014 that offers us books, theater, cinema, music, series and all kinds of culture that serve as a representation and voice to the LGTB community.
- Religious tolerance: "If someone is gay and has good will, who am I to judge?" It seems incredible that these words were pronounced by Pope Francis, but we hope that this step will be the first of a change of scene in an institution as important as the Church.
- Get all this together: the struggle for the rights of the LGBT community should be the responsibility of the whole world. In GAYLES.TV we trust in teamwork and we want to achieve equality together, beyond sexual orientations and preferences, focusing on our most basic identity: equality as people.

Gay marriage? Yes, I want

It is said that your wedding day is the most beautiful of your entire life. Perhaps if not the most beautiful day, one of the most special and memorable without a doubt. Give yourself the «Yes, I want»Is a step of commitment and love for those who have found that unique person, and who want to share in the celebration of the wedding with your family and friends.

Unfortunately, an act that should always be joyful and within the reach of all lovers can become a simple fantasy for some. The legalization of gay marriage it is one of the indicators of a country with true egalitarian politics. When the count of countries of this type stops at 18, we can not do anything but roll up our sleeves to continue with all the work that lies ahead.

This infographic of NeoMam Studios reviews the global panorama in terms of homosexual legislation. The initial map already gives us a clear idea. Europe and America make us smile. Africa and Arab countries make our hair stand on end. 7 countries where homosexuality is punished with death penalty, 69 where it is considered a crime that can be punished with the cárcel. These countries still have a long way to go to get to proclaim gay marriage legal.

But what surprises us is also to compare the map of legislation with this study Pew Research, which shows the degree of acceptance of homosexuality in the society of each country. We are happy to see Spain in first position, with a 88% degree of acceptance, but we would squeak that South Africa, a country that protects homosexual marriage, only have an 32% acceptance. Or the cases of Indonesia and Turkey, lay states that do not have laws in relation to the gay group, but in which, respectively, an 93% and an 91% of the population does not accept homosexuality. Laypeople, yes, but with the majority of the Muslim population ... Entering into debates of any religion is already out of hand, because in some cases we would not speak only of recognition of rights regardless of sexual inclination. It would be necessary to start with something as basic and fundamental as the rights of women ...

Returning to the issue of gay marriage, just as important is that the legislation is permissive as that the society integrate this reality. And here we emphasize the issue of Education. Yes, young people are the future, but if they are not taught that love is equally valid between boys and girls than girls, they will never appreciate the beauty of a wedding in which there are two boyfriends. We see it in the famous children video reacting before marriage proposals between homosexual couples, where some directly see it as something very romantic and spectacular, and others focus on the "oddity" that the protagonists are of the same sex.

The struggle for equal rights in marriage lies in that abolition of prejudices with which all the LGTB collective dream. Open the mind, break barriers, forget discrimination, shake off the concept of "normal" ... We end this reflection by recalling that video of Get Up! Australia, who claimed the laws in favor of gay marriage with a very simple and clear message: It's time.

InOutRadio, broadcasting for lesbians

InOutRadio It is, first of all, a radio made by and for women that we can listen to through the Internet. In addition to a live magazine that is broadcast on Thursdays, on its website we will find podcasts on various topics that interest the lesbian community. Carme Pollina y Ana Satchi are the directors of InOutRadio

Blurring the body

Gayles.tv | Gerard Coll-Planas in his book «Drawing the gender«, Reflects on the classifications of sex, gender and sexual orientation. Gay, straight, man, lesbian, trans, woman… people are much more complex and we go beyond the corset of definitions.

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Preparing suitcases: gay tourism does not rest

San Francisco, Ibiza, Miami ... Touristic destinations which directly relate to the LGBT community. When we do not stop reading in the press the situation of the tourism sector in general (with its slow recovery, with its low hotel occupancy ...) we are surprised to see the numbers of the homosexual niche: a Annual rise of 10,8% against the general 3,5%. Undoubtedly the pulse of gay tourism is going at another pace.

The LGTB community is the first issuer of the world of travelers and gay tourism is the 15% of world travel spending. These days is being celebrated in Madrid Fitur, the International Tourism Fair, and for the fourth year, gay tourism has an official representation. Fitur Gay is the name that receives the sector directed to the homosexual public, that counts in this edition with the representation of More than 400 brands, destinations and businesses.

Gay tourism moves between 160.000 and 180.000 millions of dollars per year, more than Chinese tourism. This does not mean that homosexuals have more money, but it is a community that can dedicate more money to tourism. In addition, generally the LGTB collective does not have as many limitations fruit of family responsibilities. This is a direct result of the legislation on the subject, which often places the rights of homosexual families behind heterosexuals.

So how does the LGBT community spend those "extras" of money, time and freedom? A very popular travel format is the cruise. Y all ports want to receive gay cruises for the money they report to the city when they pass. The company Atlantis It is one of the most important cruises aimed at gays, with tours around the world. They charter large company boats and organize an agenda of theme parties and activities aimed entirely at the gay public. The L Cruise It is one of the first European companies that also organizes cruises, focused on the lesbian public.

If we talk about gay tourist destinations, Tel Aviv (Israel) the Cape (South Africa) are cities where gay tourism is booming. Tel Aviv, for example, prepares important activities for its gay pride party in advance, making it an attractive themed destination. Curious also the celebration of Gay Disney Gay, an event held annually at the Disney theme park in Orlando. And do not forget the classic destinations of the Spanish brand, such as Maspalomas y Sitges.

Fitur Gay 2014 has taken as the motto of this edition «Tourism is peace«, A concept that seems most appropriate to us. The normalization and fight for equality that the LGTB collective defends has an important tool at the international level, which is tourism. There are more and more gay friendly destinations and more and more companies and associations that promote and support this sector. The traveling flow of the homosexual community, together with the advances of the egalitarian policies, helps the visibility and equalization of rights that we so desire. Y the world tourism sector is reviving, how touched is the economic situation we live today. Will the LGBT community be great savior of the crisis? For lack of consumption in tourism will not be

On the gay side of Philip Seymour Hoffman

All the news of death by drugs of famous people saddens and infuriates us, but when it comes to brilliant artists even more. Philip Seymour Hoffman has left us One Sunday in February, so suddenly and a few young 46 years that we still do not believe it. Since Gayles.tv we want to make a small tribute to this Oscar-winning actor with a memory of his homosexual roles.

We started with the first one that launched him to fame: Boogie Nights (1997), where Hoffman played an always-placed Scotty J., camera operator who stole a kiss from the porn actor Dirk Diggler, played by Mark Wahlberg. Together with Robert deNiro he filmed Flawless (1999), incarnating to Rusty, a buoyant transvestite he has to help his homophobic neighbor with singing lessons. And already at 2005, Hoffman embroidered one of the best roles of his entire career: Truman Capote in Cloak. The interpretation of this mysterious genius of the novel He showed us an actor who had already earned the label of "excellent and professional" forever. His magnificent portrayal of the gay writer earned him his Oscar to the best actor.

Hoffman is undoubtedly a great loss of talent for the world of cinema. Interestingly some of his mythical roles have been homosexual characters, as well as we find sexually disturbed papers, like Allen's in Happiness (1998), the sexual degenerate, or that of Father Brendan Flynn in The doubt (2008), as a priest accused of pederasty against one of his altar servers.

A formidable and versatile actor, who unfortunately happens to add to the list of great talents that the world suddenly loses due to addictions. Rest in peace and eternal in your films, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Love Is Love: Elton John and David Furnish

Sir Elton John, British singer and songwriter, and David Furnish, Canadian film director, they met at the beginning of the 90. Elton had already declared himself homosexual in 1976 and, after his divorce from the German Renate Blauel in 1988, said he was comfortable being gay. Elton and David they started in 1993 a relationship that lasts until today. They are one of the first couples in fact of the United Kingdom, having formalized the relationship on the same day that it came into force in the country, the December 21 of 2005. 

Apart from being a stable couple, Elton and David are a complete family: Its first son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, was born from a surrogate on December 25, 2010. His godmother is the well-known Lady Gaga. his second son He was born on January 11, 2013, also born to the same surrogate mother, and was named Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John.

With the law of equal marriage that is about to take effect in the United Kingdom, Elton John declared a few months ago that it was his and David's duty to be one of the first couples to get married in the country. As one of the most famous and stable homosexual couples worldwide, we hope that this wedding planned in May is an event of the stature and visibility that this Legislative progress in equality it supposes

Because love is love, Love is love, and as Elton sings in «your Song«: How wonderful life is while you're in the world.