SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Jan. 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The plenary session of the Cabildo de Tenerife has approved this Friday an institutional agreement with the support of all the groups -PSOE, Canarian Coalition, PP, Sí Podemos and Cs– in which it rejects the homophobic criticism of the Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez, who He linked homosexuality to alcoholism and said it was a mortal sin if exercised consciously.
The motion, presented by the PSOE, rejects any form of LGTBIphobia as well as hate speech that directly and indirectly promotes violence and discrimination against LGTBIQ+ people.
It has also been agreed to transfer the unanimous position of the Cabildo de Tenerife both to the Bishopric and to the Spanish Episcopal Conference as well as to the island’s town halls.
The document also recognizes the rapid response of LGBTIQ+ groups on the island and the Canary Islands, as well as representatives of civil society and public and private institutions.
The CEO of Citizen Participation and Diversity of the Cabildo de Tenerife, the socialist Nauzet Gugliotta, clarifies that the motion emphasizes that last year, in July 2021, “all the political forces that make up the plenary session of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife agreed , also unanimously, the approval of a motion that condemned physical, verbal or symbolic LGBTIphobic violence, in any of its manifestations”, at which time the island was established as a territory free of LGBTIphobia.
In this way, it points out that the highest governing body, administration and representation of Tenerife showed its clear commitment to the defense of diversity, the fight for the rights of LGBTIQ+ people and against the discrimination and violence they suffer due to their condition. .
