The PSOE prosecutor in the Cortes of Castilla y León, Cristian Delgado Alves, has reiterated this Tuesday his demand to the Partido Popular to move forward with the Law to support the LGTBI group and “stop being the only community without a specific law,” also noting that the “popular” party will have to go “hand in hand” with the PSOE if they want the bill to see the light in this Legislature.
Delgado Alves has put a question to the Junta about the specific initiatives it plans to promote so that this support Law is approved. In response, the second vice president, Isabel Blanco, answered by detailing the state regulatory framework already in force. In her response, she referred to the two rules that underpin the rights of LGTBI people: the Law on Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination and the Law for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the rights of LGTBI people. She emphasized that both are of a state nature and, therefore, apply “also in Castilla y León,” adding specific regional measures in the area of prevention and support.
“In Castilla y León, the rights of people in the LGTBI group are recognized, protected, and fully guaranteed,” the second vice president stressed.
The Socialist representative, however, has expressed his reservations about the PP’s stance toward these policies, referring to their “relationship” with Vox. He has even suggested that the “popular” party would be taking on a “passive” role, while the party led by Santiago Abascal would be more “active” on these issues.
Delgado Alves has justified this criticism for “the passivity of the Partido Popular of Castilla y León, to which it seems that homophobic attacks and the administrative obstacles faced by LGTBI people don’t matter,” and for the “bad company” that, in his view, is represented by its government partners from Vox.
According to the Socialist prosecutor, Vox is “active in homophobia, still saying that marriage is a matter between a man and a woman, saying how we have to educate our children and now inventing terms like homonationalism in an attempt to dress up its intolerance of marifachismo.”
He has argued that the future LGTBI Law, among other objectives, “wants to protect minors from assaults and harassment,” and from there he has concluded that the PP “talks about freedom and equality to go out for drinks, but it seems they don’t care when it comes to saying that they shouldn’t insult us or beat up homosexuals.” “Enough with making excuses; they are going to have to go hand in hand with the Partido Socialista to pass this legislation in this term, because we are indeed guarantors of the defense of the group,” he emphasized.
Along the same lines, he has reiterated that his children “are not less than yours” and that “LGTBI people do not have less right than you.”
In the face of these accusations, Isabel Blanco has replied that she has addressed Delgado Alves “with respect and without insults” and has shown her surprise at some of his statements. Next, she has asked him whether he considers that the current legal framework “does not protect minors,” reminding him that in Castilla y León the two laws mentioned are still in force, “approved by the Government of Pedro Sánchez.”
“If it doesn’t protect, if it doesn’t provide tools, and if you feel so defenseless, why did you make them?” the second vice president concluded.