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Today, May 17, the International Day takes place against Homophobia.
For this reason, the Department of Equality of the City of Bullas, in collaboration with the Entretant @ s Association, have organized an activity to vindicate NO rejection or discrimination against people based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
In the vicinity of the Plaza de Abastos, during the weekly market, they have installed panels with photographs of people of Bullas and outside the town, openly acknowledging their homosexuality, and a brief description of their interests, " in order to standardize and visualize that all are equal regardless of whether they are homosexual, bisexual, transgender, heterosexual, all our worldly life projects "as explained from the Association, Elisabeth Rodriguez things.
In addition, there was another panel with people who hide their identity "because today there are those who fear being rejected and against this we must keep fighting," noted Rodriguez.
The Councillor for Equality, Chari Martinez, has been present at this ceremony, accompanied by Council of Culture and Youth, to show that "this day is intended to denounce the discrimination of a group that has yet to move forward and fight for their rights" , wishing that "hopefully would not have to be celebrating this day because this would mean that there are no distinctions between people because of their sexual orientation".
This day began commemorated worldwide by removing homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses by the General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Bullas
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