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How happened in Spain ?

How happened in Spain ?. Isidro García Nieto Social worker and sexologist. CCOO Spain. SPANISH BACKGROUND. Spain is known all over the world as a strongly catholic, traditional and conservative country. But, is this true?

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How happened in Spain ?

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  1. Howhappenedin Spain? Isidro García Nieto Social worker and sexologist. CCOO Spain

  2. SPANISH BACKGROUND • Spain is known all over the world as a strongly catholic, traditional and conservative country. • But, is this true? • Are the Spanish people so catholic and conservative as people think rigth now?

  3. SPANISH BACKGROUND • We are one of the most influenced countries by catholicism. • For example, this summer we had the international catholic young meeting…

  4. SPANISH BACKGROUND • As a lot of other mediterranian countries, our society is strongly pathriarcal and male chauvinist…* • Sexist society.

  5. RECENT SPANISH HISTORY • We can not forget that from 1936 until 1975 we were under a reactionary militar dictatorship. • Spain was internationally isolated. • Strong ideological control and censorship. • State and church was intimately togheter. • Women rights were dennied. • Homosexuality was a crime.

  6. HOW WAS THE TRANSITION? Treatment of LGBT people 1975 CRIMINAL CODE 2005 CIVIL CODE*

  7. The strength of being in the end of the line • Spain was in the back of Europe for years about: • Freedom. • Equality. • Rigths. • Culture. • The spanish people used this strength to improve their social environement.

  8. ACTORS • LGTB groups and NGO´s • Themaintaskwasforthosegrouptomake visible the invisible. • Give a positive model and general infoaboutLGTB reality. • Makesurethatthe LGTB issueisonthepolitical agenda. • Helppoliticianstodeveloplawstoreachequality. • It´simportanttobe active, and makethe LGTB people visible in society. • Justifyoumakepeopleknowaboutthediscriminationthatyou are suffering ,theywillgetconcernedaboutit. • That´sthemaintask of the LGTB groups.

  9. ACTORS • Leftwingpoliticalparties. • Theleftwingpartywasthehistoricalpetitioner of the LGTB people in thepoliticalarea. Withtheyears and thehardwork of the LGTB groups and NGO´stheygetconcerned. • In 2004 thesocialistpartywinsthe general electionswith Zapatero as president. Thisvictoryendswith 8 years of conservative and homophobicgovermentfromtherigthwing. In 2005 themarriage and adoptionwasapproved. • Worktogetherwithpoliticiansistheonlywaytoimprovethe legal background, and makeitbetterto LGTB. • Little bylittleyou can reachthe legal equality. • Visible LGTB politicians can helptothenormalization of thecollective.

  10. LAW EVOLUTION CONCERN TO LGTB IN SPAIN • Prision. • Lobotomy. • Aversive theraphy • Lgtb group reivindication. • 1979 reformation • LRPS. (homosexual) • 1988 Public Scandal

  11. LAW EVOLUTION CONCERN TO LGTB IN SPAIN • CEE New legal and political reference. • Different speed in the different territories. 90/00

  12. LAW EVOLUTION CONCERN TO LGTB IN SPAIN

  13. ACTORS • Tradeunions. • Tadeunionshaveplayedanimportant role overhistorysupportingthesocial evolution. • They can reach a lot of differentgroups and spread theequalitymessages in some of themthathardly can bereachedanyotherway. • Theymakeanimportant role in theeducation of theworkers, tradeunionist, and therest of society. • Theyhave a stronginfluence in social oppinion and in thedevelop of new laws. • Tradeunions can helpustomake visible the LTGB issue. • Worktogethertobe visible in the “workersdays”, “pride”, tointoduce LGTB equality in thetradeuniontrainnings, in thecollectivebargaining, etc.. • Collaborationagreementsignedbetwenthespanishfederation of LGTB associations and CCOO.

  14. ACTORS • Social researchspecialist and surveys. • Manypeoplethinksthatmarriageoradoption can beharmfulforthesociety and speciallyforthechildren. This can be a strongobstacle. • In Spainthesurveyaboutthefamilies of lesbian, gay and bisexual withkids , and theirpossitiveresultswereessential in theapprovalof marriage and adoption. • Support and promotethe social research and surveysaboutthe LGTB issue, homoparentalfamilies, consecuences of homophobia…

  15. Warning!! • In the years after the approval of the lgtb marriage, the homophobic reactions increased and were more visible. But in a few months they decreased. (foto manifestación foro de las familias) • We still figth against the declarations of the catholic church. • The rigth wing parties still want to change the law, and make a special marriage for LGTB. • Marriage law is rigth now appealled in the constitutional court.

  16. The chance • All the efforts get together, and the 3th of July of 2005 the civil code was rewritten… • From this moment thousand of LGTB get married, and have decided to have children. • The best weapong against homophobia in the visibilization and normalization. • Now Spain is one of the countries in the head of Europe about LGTB rigths…

  17. Ifwehavedone it, you can also… Thanks

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