Bill against LGBTI discrimination and for real equality

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1. The bill would guarantee real and effective equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender and intersex people, and their families, banning all discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics in both the public and private sectors.
2. It would create an independent State Agency against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, which would advise, issue reports, inspect and sanction violations of the law.
3. In health care, it would base care for transsexual and transgender people on free gender self-determination, with no psychological or psychiatric tests to determine their condition, and would ban therapies that try to reverse sexual orientation or gender identity.
4. In education, it would create a comprehensive plan with respect for sexual, gender and family diversity in all subjects, teacher training, and a protocol against school bullying of LGBTI students.
5. In employment, it would classify transsexual and transgender people as at risk of social exclusion, with a job insertion plan and tax breaks for their hiring.
6. It would recognize the right to gender self-determination and provide that changing one's name and registered sex on documents would be free and would not require a diagnosis or medical treatment, including for minors.
7. It would set up a sanction system with fines of up to €45,000 for very serious violations, such as firing someone because of their sexual orientation or performing conversion therapies.
8. It would create the National Center for LGBTI Historical Memory, which would hold, with free public access, the archives and records of the history and repression of the collective in Spain.

Who it affects

• LGBTI people and their families: They would be the main beneficiaries: they would gain new rights and protection against discrimination in health care, education, work, sports and public services.
• Children and teenagers: They would have anti-bullying protocols and special protection in youth centers, with respect for their gender identity.
• Businesses and venue owners: They would have to avoid discrimination in employment and in access to goods and services, and could be fined if they fail to do so.
• Public administrations and professionals: Health workers, teachers, police and public staff would have duties of training, prevention and action when facing discrimination.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley

A bill introduced by a parliamentary group. It is not an approved law until the Congress and the Senate vote for it.

Discriminación múltiple

Multiple discrimination: suffering discrimination for several reasons at once, for example being a trans person and also a migrant.

Despatologización

Depathologization: no longer treating trans identity as an illness or disorder.

Violencia intragénero

Intragender violence: violence within a same-sex couple, with effects similar to gender-based violence.

Derecho de admisión

Right of admission: a venue's power to decide who may enter. The bill would ban using it to discriminate.

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