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Homomonumentisa

Driven by the Dutch LGBT movement, in 1987 the Homomonumentary was inaugurated in Amsterdam, in homage to gay-trans-lesbians harassed by their sexuality. It is a pink triangle with which the Nazis marked the presumed homosexuals in the concentration camps. The pink triangle is one of the symbols of the LGBT movement around the world, more wrestling, to put it another way, than the rainbow ikurrina.

Since then, similar monuments have been built in other parts of the world. There is also one in the Basque Country, although it is not well known. I would say that many of Basque lesbian-gay-trans people don't know, because to a large extent the media didn't give it enough impact.

Ten years ago, Gay Oroitarria opened on May 16, 2009 in Durango, Landako Gunea. We decided to settle in it, because the Book and Record Fair was the framework in which the idea of carrying out what in 1976 would be the Basque LGBT movement emerged. Koldobika Jauregi has created a granite sculpture called Kantu Isila, which on a plate shows a bertso written by Jon Maia and where you can see the light. EHGAM wanted to pay tribute to the “other victims” of Franco, who have always been forgotten; that is, they were arrested or shot for their different way of loving. At the event, along with bertsolari Jon Maia,

Koldobika is a granite sculpture titled 'Kantu Isila', made by Jauregi. EHGAM thus wanted to pay tribute to the "other victims" of Franco who
have always been forgotten

The Social Affairs Council of the Basque Government, Gemma Zabaleta, the Deputy Mayor of Durango, Marijo Balier, the representative of the association Ahaztuak Martxelo Álvarez and I spoke. No more than ten years have passed, but there are nuances that make it much longer. For example, we call it gay. Today, we would surely call him LGBT Reminder. The Gay word seemed more open at the time.

The Durango monument has suffered the consequences of that passage of time and needs to be sorted out. The mayor has assured us that they are working on it. In the year marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall LGTB people’s police offensive, we are talking about memory, we would like to celebrate another act shortly, because we consider it important not to forget these victims again.

In conclusion, the verse of Jon Maia is as follows: The future you colored with the freedom/defense of the sexes in the black era of Franco/Your conscience was rooted, the disease/Despite suffering with heart the pleasure and love/ our base is the dignity of stone/.


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