The commemoration of International Pride Day also included reading a manifesto and raising the Rainbow flag
The award ceremony, on Thursday, «being who I am», concentrated the program of activities that, around June 28, International LGBT Pride Day, launched by the Córdoba Provincial Council, delegating equality, cooperation for development, consumption, and citizen participation.
In relation to these awards, the President of the Provincial Institution, Salvador Fuentes, stated that «these recognitions allow us to value the work and trajectory of Córdoba and Córdoba, who are an example and reference, individuals who broke boundaries and took the name of our province attached to their art, values, and talent.»
For the sources, «being who I am» should serve to remember and affirm that it is necessary to continue taking measures to make diversity visible and sensitive, and that we must do this in common and coordinated public administrations, private entities, and citizenship, until hatred and intolerance disappear from Córdoba.»
«With this act, we want to demonstrate that from this council we will continue working to build a Córdoba that looks more at everyone; a land that understands diversity as a value and is educated with respect and freedom for its neighbors,» added Fuentes.
The head of the Provincial Council also emphasized the idea that «with this award ceremony, our commitment does not end, but the fight begins with the eyes of tomorrow.»
«Being who I am 2025»
The «being who I am» 2025 awards have recognized as an «example of being who I am» Fernando Tejas, the actor from Córdoba, who has made his life and professional career a tool for visibility and transformation, being one of the first acting professionals to address abortion, homophobia, self-confusion, and discrimination in his work. Tejas publicly affirmed his land, culture, and family origin, becoming an example of authenticity and overcoming.
Similarly, in the economic section, José Tabas, from Belmezano, who started his career at 15 and today, after 20 years of professional career, is a reference in the world of fashion. His most notable works include the Malaga Film Festival, fashion editorials, and productions for major brands. A broad career that is now recognized with this «being who I am» award.
In the educational field, the Grupo school was unanimously recognized for its strong commitment to inclusive and respectful education, with sexual and gender diversity. This school, in collaboration with the ASPA Association, has developed the «Breaking Chains» project, a proposal that promotes equality, empathy, and the fight against LGBTphobia in classrooms.
On the other hand, Belén Recio excelled in «being who I am» in the sports field, as one of the most important figures in Córdoba’s sports. She was the first athlete in Córdoba to be a champion of Spain. More than 15 times internationally with the Spanish team, she has become an icon of women’s sports who, in a decade, dominated national speed trials. This recognition aims to highlight her effort, work, and achievements.
In the art and culture section, the figure of Carlos Carvero, «La Carvelo,» a creator from Córdoba, choreographer, activist, and «drag queen» was awarded. Through his activist dance activities and his project «Maricón de España,» he supports and enhances a popular heritage maintained by women and the LGBT community.
Furthermore, the Local Council of Aguillar de Frontra was recognized for its strong commitment to defending the LGBT community and promoting a respectful, diverse, and inclusive citizenship. This commitment was reflected in a stable and growing program for International LGBT Pride Day.
In this section, the Municipal Council of El Carpio was also awarded, an institution known for its extensive and longstanding fight for the LGBT community, even in municipal municipalities where violence, homophobia, and discrimination have no place, continuously working for inclusive individuals.
Manifesto and flag
The commemorative documents of June 28, International LGBT Pride Day, launched by the equality delegation of the Córdoba Provincial Council, included the reading of the manifesto and the raising of the rainbow flag, led by Deputy Head Moreno.
During this event, Moreno emphasized that «this year, the provincial institution joins this commemoration,» expressing «stronger support for this group, which includes lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans, intersex, non-binary, queer, asexuals, and many other identities.»
«The days that should serve us today to argue that, despite the normative achievements obtained in Spain and Europe, structural inequalities persist, and that the legal equality collected in texts such as the Spanish Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or the 2030 Agenda, must translate into real commitments through active policies,»
The equality delegate emphasized that «despite the progress made, it is still urgent to go towards inclusive policies to recognize the different realities of the collective and promote real equality, always from the perspective of human rights.»
This is why the Provincial Council «renews its commitment to the values of equality, respect, freedom, and dignity, focusing on rural areas and supporting the essential role of local governments in building safe, inclusive, and free spaces, where diversity is appreciated as a common good, from its conviction that it is in social changes that guarantee its active political activities, as well as work, as well as work, just as the increase of its conviction, it is in social changes that guarantee its active political activities, as well as work, as well as work, what they do against the increase of their conviction, it is in social changes that guarantee their active political activities, as well as work, as well as work, what they do against the increase of their conviction, it is in social changes that guarantee their active political activities, as well as work, as well as work, at the same time that they make hate speeches, like the increase of hate speeches, it is in the changes of hatred. concluded.