The mayor of Porto committed, at this Monday’s executive meeting, to using the facade of the Town Hall to project the rainbow flag to mark the international day of the Fight against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The idea should be put into practice on the night of May 16th, before International Day. “It’s a good model”, admitted the mayor.
The debate was based on a proposal from the Bloco de Esquerda which, once again, asked the Porto City Council to officially raise the LGBT flag in the main building to “demonstrate the commitment of the executive and the city council against this type of violence which is internationally recognized”. For Maria Manuel Rola, “Porto cannot ignore this day” and must demonstrate “its commitment to this fight”.
Rui Moreira was peremptory: the model suggested by BE will not be followed. The municipality will, following the same practice as the previous year, raise the LGBT flag on a flagpole placed in front of the building and not on the official flagpoles.
“If we could put an end to this type of violence by raising flags, I would have the chamber painted rainbows. The problem is that it doesn’t solve it. It’s pure demagogy”, he considered, also refusing, with the same argument, to declare the municipality a city free from LGBTQIA+ violence.
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