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Expansion of LGBTIQ+ rights blocked by senator

21 Feb 2019

Countries

Spain

The actor of the backlash

Political Party Members of Parliament

The form of backlash

Statement/Publication Protest

Political trend

Conservatism Anti-gender

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Freedom from discrimination

Vox’s senator José Alcaraz  blocked a motion against homophobia in sport in the upper house of Parliament. The declaration, that was intended as a notion of support for policies combating homophobia in sports, ahead of the International Day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, required unanimity to be adopted. The senator’s opposition was explained in a tweet by Vox: “is not a mere declaration against discrimination, it is an ideological pamphlet with which the PSOE (socialist party) and the groups that back it try to sneak gender ideology through the back door”.

See:

Spain's far-right debuts in Senate by blocking anti-homophobia motion | Reuters (February 21, 2019)
Far-right Vox challenges Spain's acceptance of LGBT rights | Reuters (May 24, 2019)