Worries over workshops

IN a move considered shocking to many, Spain is funding workshops on ‘sex toys’ and ‘trans identity’ in Latin America. It was reported on Friday, April 7 that the Spanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation (AECID) is financing workshops covering sexual issues, inclusive language, feminism, and gender ideology in 10 Latin American countries.

The Spanish government’s policies of gender and sexual liberation have made waves within its borders. However, perceived attempts by the government to export its policies on the matter to Spanish­speaking countries, have sparked outrage in countries including Honduras.

What many Spaniards find most disturbing is that this practice, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has now spread to 10 Latin American countries, with funding for workshops on sexual toys, indigenous feminism, and ‘trans poetry’, among others.

The funding comes from taxes paid by citizens of the European nation.