Overview

• Vox announced it will not participate in any aspect of Valencia’s Pride Day, withdrawing support for city hall illumination, concert programming and event promotion scheduled for June 28.
• The party accused its PP coalition partner and the national PSOE of exploiting Pride festivities for partisan gain and excessive ideological spending.
• Vox leaders argued Spanish homosexuals’ rights face no threats today and rejected continued public funding for LGBTQ+ initiatives while expressing support only for those they view as victims of forced collectivization and precarity.
• Valencia City Council, led by PP and Equality Councilor Rocío Gil, has planned a manifesto reading, concerts—including Music by LGTBIQ+ composers—and a giant rainbow flag projection on the Ayuntamiento façade.
• The rift highlights growing discord within Valencia’s ruling PP-Vox coalition as Spain marks twenty years since legalizing same-sex marriage and looks ahead to Madrid’s Pride march on July 5.