Record year for airport

ALICANTE airport is predicting a record summer this year with more than 12 million travellers expected to pass through its gates.

British fliers will once again lead the charge in a season when numbers of both national and international visitors will spiral and leave higher figures than those registered before the Covid pandemic.

VILLAJOYOSA T own Hall commemorated International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia last week by hanging a banner from the balcony of the Casa Museo de la Bar- bera and calling for an end to discrimination.

The council teamed up with the local Vila Diversitat association and the secondary education colleges in the town to organise a series of events related to sexual and gender diversity.

IES Malladeta carried out a workshop entitled ‘Diverse families’ where students made bracelets, badges, bags and t-shirts with slogans in favour of diversity and against discrimination, while IES Marcos Zaragoza last Friday housed a performance and discussion on basic concepts regarding gen- der identity and sexual orientation, with students organising an exhibition on famous personalities within the LGBTI+ collective.

As well as encouraging respect, the events were also aimed at stressing the importance of sex education in schools and colleges to combat the social rejection of homosexual, bisexual and transsexual people.

“It is vital to educate new generations with respect for all people, whatever their sexual orientation,” declared the town hall and Vila Diversitat in a joint statement.