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On the occasion of the celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (LGTBI-Phobia), today May 17, the Mayor of Molina de Segura, Esther Clavero Look, has appealed to "continue to fight against discrimination, persecution , exclusion or harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. "

Tuesday, at 14.00 pm in the balcony of City Hall, proceed to the deployment of LGTBI flag, with the assistance of groups do not deprive yourself and NI NI APPLES PEARS, molinense newly established association.

The International Day Against LGTBI-Phobia was recognized in Spain by the Government through Agreement of the Council of Ministers of 26 June 2009. "Despite the progress made in recent years in legislation, especially with Law 13 / 2005 marriage equality, but also the law 3/2007 of gender identity and the various regional regulatory laws against transsexuality and LGTBIfobia, we are still far from achieving real equality LGTBI "says the Mayor.

Esther Clavero said that "the fact is that local governments are essential to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity institutions since they are public institutions working closer to the citizens and those who can develop plans and programs detection and monitoring of discrimination to combat it and properly treat victims ".

According to the 2013 study on sexual and gender discrimination by the FELGTB, 30% of homosexuals have suffered employment discrimination of any kind.

Much more worrying is the fact of discrimination in adolescence.

More than 70% of young LGTBI claims to have suffered any discrimination in their school and 83% of them has taken no further action.

"The protection of minors and the free development of individuals must be an absolute priority given these data," the Mayor of Molina de Segura.

Esther Clavero has announced that the government team presented at the next regular plenary session of May a motion to the implementation of equality policies LGTBI to combat homophobia, lesbophobia, transphobia, and biphobia "in order to move towards real equality of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex ".

Source: Ayuntamiento de Molina de Segura