One day after the International LGBT Pride Day and after the controversy caused by the prohibition of the Valencian local government of Náquera, made up of Vox and PP, to hang rainbow flags, the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has affirmed that “homosexuals who vote for Vox do not feel represented by the flag of a lobby”, but they do “by the national flag”.
Vox also demanded the removal of the unofficial flags from the balcony of the Valencia City Hall and the Logroño town hall. In Burgos and Valladolid, where after 28-M Vox governs with the PP, the rainbow banner did not wave either. Faced with this ban, the European Commission warned that it would be “aware” of the news that appeared in the press about the withdrawal of LGTBI flags.
Abascal has justified the decision arguing that “only the flags that represent everyone have to be in the institutions”, excluding those of any group and association. “It’s not a matter of annoyance,” the Vox leader said, but rather that “only legal flags” have to appear on public buildings. “Let them put it in Turkey, where the Istanbul Agreement was signed,” Abascal pointed out.
The Vox leader added that “sexuality cannot occupy everything” as “some want to corrupt children in schools.”
For his part, the leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has downplayed the withdrawal of the flags, stating that he likes “rights more than flags.” “The rights of the LGTBI collective are sacred,” added Feijóo.
