Do you deprive (collective of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals in the Region of Murcia) held this manaa the International Day Against Homophobia, transphobia and biphobia with the reading of a manifesto in the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
The ceremony was attended by the Councillor for Equality Policy and Development Cooperation, Alicia Barquero.
On May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, transphobia and biphobia is celebrated, coinciding with the removal in 1990 of homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses by the General Assembly of the World Health Organization.
Moreover, in the manifest have reported that 76 countries around the world criminalize homosexuality and sexual acts between persons of the same sex are condemned
The House of Representatives unanimously endorsed in February 2014 statement as the 'Year for the recognition of human rights of LGBT people' while condemning the persecution and criminalization of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex and homophobic laws.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia