LGBTQ+ political party seeking registration in Venezuela
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) has received a petition to record the name of the first-ever LGBTIQ+ community party, it was reported in Caracas.
The movement founders chose the name «United for Dignity» (UPD) and vowed to make history in Venezuela from an «inclusive» viewpoint, mercopress.com reports.
«We are consolidating a dream that as a social movement we have had for many years: To have not only the right to elect but also the right to be elected and to be the representatives of all those people who have been forgotten by the powers that be», explained UPD spokesperson Richelle Briceño.
«Our motto is that no one, absolutely no one, is left behind and the name of the movement is for dignity, for the dignity of every Venezuelan, of the one who is in the streets of this country, of the mother who is at home with nothing to give to her children», she asserted according to mercopress.com.