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The Generalitat launches the traveling office "Orgull de Comunitat" (Community Pride) to inform and raise awareness about inclusion and diversity.

 

• The LGBTIQ+-phobia-free Spaces Protocol and awareness campaigns on HIV and sexually transmitted diseases will be promoted.
• The Director General of Diversity highlights the importance of outreach to combat discrimination and promote respect and equality in society.

The First Vice Presidency and the Ministry of Social Services, Equality, and Housing have launched a new strategy for promoting and fostering diversity. This strategy aims to raise awareness about the importance of equal treatment and inclusion, as well as to educate people about sexually transmitted diseases and their prevention. 

The initiative, promoted by the General Directorate of Diversity, consists of a van that will serve as a mobile office and travel to different municipalities in the Valencian Community, under the brand "Orgull de Comunitat" (Pride of the Community), a slogan that encompasses all the diversity and inclusion outreach activities carried out by the Department of Equality. 

The van will begin its journey in conjunction with the 2025 Fallas festival, starting its route in Cheste and Torrent this Saturday, the 15th. On the 16th and 19th, it will visit the streets of Valencia, and on the 17th, it will travel to Benaguasil. 

The activity is also expected to extend to the province of Castellón during the celebration of the La Magdalena festivities, and to Alicante during the San Juan festivities.

Director General of Diversity, Stephane Soriano, stated that this vehicle is "a new way of making diversity diverse, promoting inclusion, respect, and equality, as well as combating discrimination and hate crimes, without taking a step back in defending the rights of LGBTQ+ people."

Campaigns on LGBTQI+ phobia and HIV

Among the initiatives the van will disseminate and promote is the LGBTIQ+-phobia-free Spaces Protocol, which was presented last January at Fitur as a pioneering measure to identify, recognize, and certify discrimination-free spaces for LGBTIQ+ people. 

In this regard, Soriano emphasized that the protocol "strengthens and reinforces the image of the Valencian Community as an open, respectful, and welcoming society, where people can feel truly valued, free, and respected." 

 

The vehicle will also serve as an information point for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) campaign, which focuses on combating the discrimination suffered by people with HIV, which can lead to AIDS in its most advanced stages. It will also raise awareness about actions and awareness programs for preventing HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). 

Regarding this aspect, the director general has appealed to the need to maintain actions and alert programs for the prevention of HIV and STI infections, "since data shows an increase in cases in recent years, which makes it necessary to increase information and training." 

Boosting diversity 

In short, Soriano emphasized the importance of transforming public perception and reducing the stigma associated with different groups. To achieve this, he considered the role of diversity campaigns and public policies to be fundamental. 

He also highlighted other notable initiatives promoted by his department, such as the opening of the House of Diversity, a space to promote dialogue, education, and respect for differences; and the creation of the Valencian Consular Advisory Council, a forum for consultation and coordination between the consular corps of Valencia and Castellón, as well as the Alicante Consular Corps Association and the Consell. 

The Coordinated Response to Chemsex Program has also been developed, and a campaign has been launched to bring the programming of LGBTQ+ events organized for Pride Day closer to the public.

In addition, strategic alliances have been established with civil society organisations that have enriched the approach to public policies on diversity, focusing on serving people of different gender identities, sexual orientations, and ethnicities.