Telegraph- The Left betrayed women in Spain - now they face a reckoning
The Left betrayed women in Spain - now they face a reckoning The government approved a controversial trans law that saw feminist groups and opposition parties united in condemnation RAQUEL ROSARIO SÁNCHEZ 30 May 2023 • 5:24pm 83 No government can rule with women against them. This was the response of Spanish theorist Amelia Valcárcel to the election results this past Sunday . Valcárcel used to be a Councillor of State but lost her position in March due to her support for sex-based rights. She is among a growing number of feminist campaigners who have turned their back on Spain’s socialist-led coalition government. Indeed, what started as polite objections has become a fierce, organised pushback. On Sunday, many feminist organisations called for a boycott against what they perceived as the Spanish government’s misogynists policies under the hashtag “feminism does not vote for traitors.” Pedro Sánchez , the Spanish Prime Minister, acknowledged a resounding defeat at the regional leve