Henri Falcón, former governor of the state of Lara, issued controversial statements on homosexuality and the LGBTI community on June 26.
During an interview for the show Pair of Balds transmitted by YouTubethe political leader compared homosexuality to drug addiction and expressed that he hopes not to have a son or a grandson with “that condition.”
«In the name of God, I do not expect a son or grandson to take on that condition, but one cannot be radical in this, because you do not know what can happen in your own family. respect towards them. Because that is the same as a boy of ours falling into the world of drugs, what you have to do is help him, not demonize him, “said Falcón.
Although he assured that he supports and defends the rights of the LGBTI community, he avoided commenting on the legalization of same-sex marriage.
“I cannot say that I agree with same-sex marriage right now, because that is the product of a great debate,” he said.
During the pride monthLGBTI activists from Venezuela denounced the violence and discrimination suffered by this group in the country, where they fight for rights that the rest of the population takes for granted.
Organizations have highlighted the need for Venezuela to promote public policies in favor of gender equality, such as rectifying the image, name and sex/gender markers in records and identity documents.
