Jonny Payne
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Friday, 31 December 2010
31 December 2010
Plans have been unveiled for a striking new monument in Barcelona that will recognise gays who have been persecuted and repressed “throughout history”.
The pink, triangular stone monument will be unveiled in February, and although the location has not yet been decided upon, the square surrounding Antonio Gaudi’s iconic Sagrada Familia church “is one location that has been proposed” according to a Barcelona City Hall spokesperson.
As reported by APF, a statement from the City Hall stated the monument would include the inscription: “In memory of the gays, lesbians and transsexual people who have suffered persecution and repression throughout history. Barcelona 2011.”
The announcement has been welcomed by gay rights campaigners in the city, who have sought recognition for historic crimes against gays in the city, particularly those committed under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco until his death in 1975.
The current government headed by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero sees gay rights as a major part of its agenda, and the country became only the third EU country to allow same-sex marriage when the government passed legislation in 2005.
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