30 Jun, 2017 @ 11:34
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Mayor Jose Bernal flies LGBTI flag above Marbella town hall for International Pride Day

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MARBELLA and San Pedro are flying their LGBTI flags with pride.

The move was to celebrate International Pride Day.

It comes as more than a million visitors descend on Madrid as it hosts World Pride, a four-day celebration extravaganza.

Marbella’s Councillor for Equality, Ana Leschiera said: “The council is constantly working toward improving diversity with a specific team who aim to bring visibility to the LGTBI cause and fight against bullying and hate crimes stemming from homophobia.”

The Department of Diversity will display the flag until Monday.

The council also plan to replace the rainbow flag that has flown on Playa El Faro for a year with a larger one.

The mast will also be renewed and a plaque will be installed in recognition of the people who have been persecuted by LGTbophobia.

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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