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On October 2, the government of Aragón, Spain, published a new 2026 subsidies call in the Official Gazette of Aragón: the dedicated LGTBI aid line, previously endowed with €161,000, was eliminated entirely, with the full €516,000 redirected to projects for people with disabilities. The move is seen as another institutional rollback for sexual minorities in a region co-governed by the far-right Vox party.
The new call was signed by the Department of Deregulation, Social Welfare and Family, headed by Vox's Alejandro Nolasco. The previous call totaled €611,000 across three lines: universal accessibility, LGTBI support (€161,000, split into €95,000 and €66,000 items) and diversity projects for other groups. The new call shrinks the total to €516,000 — a 15.5% cut — and keeps only disability-related projects. According to the association, the eliminated funds financed in-person care points, accompaniment and rights information, and awareness work aimed at professionals and social organizations; in 2025 they supported four projects.
The association SOMOS LGTB+ Aragón called the decision "a serious setback in the institutional commitment to sexual, family and gender diversity," warning it creates uncertainty for anti-discrimination programs. Socialist (PSOE) regional lawmaker Mónica Iglesias denounced the cut on October 14, noting that "discrimination has not disappeared — what has disappeared is the dedicated funding." Amnesty International España also spoke out on social media, demanding the authorities guarantee the resources needed and declaring "not one step back." Vox regional lawmaker David Arranz defended the change, saying "sexual orientation is no reason to shower public subsidies on particular groups" and stressing that "we do not consider LGTBI people to fall within any disability."
Analysts say the move marks another turn on sexual-minority issues for Aragón, governed by a coalition of the conservative People's Party (president Jorge Azcón) and Vox. In early 2025, Vox launched anti-LGTBIQ+ initiatives in seven regional parliaments, in six of them demanding the repeal of regional LGTBI and trans laws; in Madrid and Valencia, plans by People's Party governments to scale back LGTBI legislation were partially halted after the central government appealed to the Constitutional Court. In the same week, Asturias passed its regional LGTBI law, leaving Castilla y León — where the People's Party formed a coalition with Vox after March elections, freezing legislation — as the only region without such rules.
European Editorial Office: Lucas Bakke
Sources: Official Gazette of Aragón, Vox, PSOE Aragón, HuffPost España, El País and public reporting (tip: Amnesty International España)
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