If Vox performs well in the December vote, it would try to force the center-right Popular Party into a national coalition. The party hopes to make a strong showing in May 28 local elections and in Spain’s general election at the end of the year. It has pushed a so-called “parental pin” policy in regions where it is influential, allowing parents to opt their children out of classes that they consider against their principles. Vox has stoked culture wars in Spain by resisting any criticism of Spain’s 20th-century dictatorship, denying that domestic violence is a problem and linking unauthorized migration with increased violence. Vox further hit out at a clause that allows intersex children aged between 12 and 16 to request surgery, as long as they are considered mature and informed enough to do so. That inmate was transferred to a men’s prison after being assessed by prison authorities. ![]() It referred to the case of a convicted rapist being held in a women’s prison in Scotland while transitioning. It also attacked the introduction of gender self-identification, which allows anyone to change their legal gender without prior authorization from a doctor or judge, endangers women's rights. The far-right movement argued that a parent's right to oversee the religious education of their children, which is guaranteed in the Spanish constitution, was violated by the introduction of material in schools aimed at teaching children to respect and tolerate sexual diversity. Vox said the recent legislation, which was promoted by the far-left United We Can party within Spain's governing coalition, introduced “state interference in areas that should remain strictly personal.” The Constitutional Court issued a statement confirming it had considered a legal brief lodged by Vox lawmakers and would analyze alleged violations of parental rights, the right to religious expression, freedom of speech and equality of all citizens before the law. Previously, transgender people needed a diagnosis by several doctors of gender dysphoria. Minors aged 12-13 still need a judge’s authorization, while those between 14 and 16 must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians. The wide-ranging LGBT rights law passed in February allows any Spanish citizen over 16 years to change their legally registered gender without medical supervision. MADRID (AP) - Spain's Constitutional Court said Tuesday it would consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right Vox party against a new law extending rights for transgender teenagers and encouraging tolerance for sexual diversity in schools. (Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press via AP, File) Fernando Sanchez/AP Spain's Constitutional Court said Tuesday, May 9, 2023, it would consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right Vox party against a new law extending rights for transgender teenagers and encouraging tolerance for sexual diversity in schools. IT IS A VIOLATION PUNISHABLE UNDER LAW FOR ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE TO PRESENT ANY WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF AGE WHICH IS FALSE, FRAUDULENT OR NOT ACTUALLY HIS/HER OWN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.Comments FILE - A man walks in front of the Constitutional Court in Madrid, Spain, on Monday Dec.
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