George Peter Kaluma, a Kenyan parliamentarian who considers homosexuality a sin and a perversion and who defends life sentences for gay menwill participate in the summit anti-abortion movement that will be held in the Senate with the favorable vote of the Popular Party. This is how he has advanced it The Country.
The ultra organization Values Policy Network will hold a meeting on December 2 in the Senate in which they will debate against abortion or euthanasia, which according to their ideology cannot be considered rights.
Kaluma has posted homophobic messages in which he affirms that homosexuality is a crime, a sin and a pernicious western influence. In Kenya he has defended laws that propose life sentences for homosexual people. Despite his extreme positions, which include the belief that LGTBI people “worship the devil,” Kaluma remains confirmed as a speaker at the event.
The Political Values Network has tried to distance itself from the opinions of the Kenyan politician, although without excluding him from the program. According to Diego Hernández, Director of Communication of the entity, “our Network does not know or subscribe to all the opinions of the guests.” However, he justifies Kaluma’s presence by pointing out that the event is focused on “freedom and the culture of life” and that the parliamentarian will not address issues related to homosexuality during his speech, as he told The Country.
The event, which brings together figures from the international extreme right, has generated controversy in Spain due to the profile of its speakers and the topics to be discussed. Despite the criticism, the organization insists that any position that supports “the infinite dignity of every human being” will be welcomed at the summit, although it admits that opinions contrary to these values ”do not have support” from the Political Network of Values.
The Upper House appears as a “collaborating entity” of the VI Transatlantic Summit, which will host several talks under the title For freedom and the culture of life, Children, mothers and families at the heart of politics o Freedom of expression, religion and education, pillars of democracy. Before, a “Holy Mass” will be celebrated [para quienes deseen participar]”.
The Senate has qualified its role in the summit and, beyond considering itself a “collaborating entity”, which would equate the institution with anti-abortion associations related to the far-right entity, it has reduced its role “to the transfer of a room at no public cost.” , according to an official spokesperson for the Upper House cited by The Countrywhich has echoed the news.
The board of the territorial chamber of representation approved this summit unanimously, with four favorable votes from the PP and three from the PSOE. However, the socialists rectified and explained that their support for the transfer occurred due to “ignorance” of the characteristics of the act and its promoters. The socialists have made it clear that they oppose holding the event and that they will remain vigilant.
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