In 2014, just a few days after the proclamation of Felipe VI before the Cortes, the Kings presided over an
act by way of presentation to civil society
in the Palace of El Pardo in which they brought together
350 representatives of foundations and groups
linked to policies of solidarity. But the attention was taken exclusively by the
guests who belonged to groups of gays and lesbians
. It was not be for lowerly. It was the
first time they had attended an official act of the Crown.
That had not happened in the almost four decades of the reign of Juan Carlos I.
There was also the circumstance that that day coincided with the
eve of Gay Pride Day
. The then president of Colegas presented Don Felipe and Doña Letizia with a
rainbow flag
, as a "token of appreciation for this historic gesture of the Royal Household" and the president of the Triángulo Foundation stressed to the media that "
the Queen's empathy is absolute
". For her part, the then president of the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals,
Boti García Rodrigo
, conveyed to Felipe VI "the need for him to
assume the defense of the rights of our collective
.
"
Seven years have passed. Madrid today ends a
week of events
throughout the country on the occasion of
Gay Pride
with a demonstration. And, for its part, the Casa del Rey has once again been unaware, for yet another year, of the claims and acts of LGTBI groups.
The FELGTB has not wanted to respond to LOC if it considers the Crown's support for its cause sufficient and
if it believes that the claim
it made to the Head of State García Rodrigo
is being fulfilled
. However,
sotto voce
, members of some of these associations
regret that from Zarzuela there are no winks and gestures of support
that would help so much in the advance towards normalization, especially when it is something that the members of almost all the reigning dynasties have been doing naturally. of Europe.
In
Denmark
,
Crown Princess Consort Mary
plays an important role in supporting gay and lesbian communities.
And in June of last year, she showed off as a standard-bearer at the virtual Global Pride celebration that featured a multitude of artists, world leaders and human rights activists.
The
Swedish heiress, Victoria
, is not far behind.
His
active support for LGTBI groups
led to his being awarded in March in his country at the QX Gay Gala as
Hetero of the Year personality
for the
emotional speech
he gave in 2020 at the inauguration of Gay Pride in Stockholm.
In the UK,
William of England
was also recognized in 2017 as
straight ally of the year
. "No one should be intimidated because of their sexuality or for any other reason," he declared in a good thank you speech. The Duke of Cambridge has every year some gesture or wink in support of the LGTBI community, having become
the first future king of the country to pose for gay magazines
and grant interviews to these specialized media such as the one in which he declared that he would not mind having homosexual children.
In Norway, the monarch himself,
Harald
, has made
historic speeches in favor of equality
that have contributed so much to his popularity. And the
kings of the Netherlands
maintain a firm commitment to egalitarian policies, regularly participate in
acts against homophobia
and do not hesitate to attend events organized by gay and lesbian associations.
It is surprising that Spain being a pioneer country in egalitarian measures such as the
approval of homosexual marriage in 2005
, the Crown is so far from the initiatives of these movements.
Even more so when
Doña Letizia
, still a princess, did not hesitate to declare herself very happy "in a Spain that respects the rights of people and that considers all its citizens as equals", during a trip to Chile in 2011, putting precisely in I value the giant steps that this group has taken.
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