The Government Delegation today reaffirmed its commitment to the celebration of LGBTI Pride, “with the freedom and diversity that makes our society more inclusive, more inclusive, more respectful and, therefore, more democratic.”
The institution headed by Sabrina Moh this morning welcomed the reading of the institutional declaration that, on the occasion of the National Day of LGBTI Pride, which is celebrated tomorrow, June 28, approved a few days ago the Council of Ministers and has proceeded to the raising of the rainbow flag by the head of the Delegation and the President of Amlega, Rafael calatrava.
In addition to the highest representative of the Government of Spain in our city and the president of Amlega, the Secretary General of the Delegation, Sana Abdeslam; the Provincial Director of Education, Elena Fernández Treviño; the Regional Chief of Operations of the Superior Headquarters, José Ángel Sanz; the Head of the Command of the Civil Guard, Colonel Jesús Rueda; Inspector of the Local Police, Miguel Ramos; a representative of Amlega as well as the former Secretary General of CCOO, represented in the Union.
The statement recalls that it was in 2018 that the Council of Ministers officially established June 28 as National LGBTI Pride Day, in memory of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, considered the beginning of the modern struggle for the rights of the collective. A gesture with a high symbolic value that represents the institutional recognition of decades of activism in the face of oppression, invisibilization and violence.
The Government of Spain stresses in the text that, faced with the current context of questioning LGBTI+ rights at national and international level, it is more necessary than ever to renew the commitment to real and effective equality. In this sense, the declaration values the diversity of sexual orientations and identities, as well as family diversity, and defends active participation in commemorative events as a sign of institutional support.
One year of anniversaries and renewed commitments
The institutional declaration takes on special significance in this 2025, year in which several milestones are celebrated: the 50th anniversary of the beginning of democracy in Spain, the 40 years of accession to the European Communities, the 20 years of the Law of Equal Marriage - which allowed thousands of same-sex couples to legally formalize their relationship -, and the 10th anniversary of the death of Pedro Zerolo, a prominent activist and political reference of the LGTBI+ movement in our country.
In addition, it highlights the legislative progress achieved with Law 4/2023, which guarantees the rights of trans people and the LGTBI+ community, as well as the development of tools such as the LGTBI 028 Service, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to attend and protect those who suffer discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation or identity.
Spain, at the forefront of LGBTI+ rights
The statement emphasizes the responsibility of the Government of Spain to continue moving towards a society where equality is full. An example of this is the recent Royal Decree 1026/2024, which obliges companies of more than 50 working people to implement specific LGTBI+ equality plans, including protocols against harassment or violence.
Likewise, at the international level, Spain reinforces its commitment by co-chairing with Colombia the Coalition for Equal Rights, whose objective is the decriminalization of homosexual relations throughout the world and the protection of LGTBI+ people in hostile contexts.
“LGBTI Pride is the pride of our country, a country that continues to fight so that no LGBTI+ person has to suffer violence, fear or discrimination again because of their sexual orientation or identity, because of their gender expression or their sexual characteristics,” says the statement, which recalls that the rights of the collective are human rights, and therefore must be defended without fissure against any threat of regression. In the face of hate speeches or attempts at regression, Pride is claimed as a political and social tool in the construction of a more just, egalitarian and inclusive society.
With this symbolic act, the Government Delegation in Melilla joins a commemoration that goes far beyond the celebration: it is also an affirmation of the democratic values that support coexistence in a diverse and free society.