5th Conference against LGTBIQ+-phobia “Javier Abil Orpegui”

Fifth edition of the conference that CLGS, the LGTBIQ+ collective of La Safor, dedicates to the memory of Javier Abil Orpegui, a resident of Gandia's Grau district murdered in 2014 in a homophobic hate crime. The event is a round-table debate and awareness session against LGTBIQ+-phobia, hosted and presented by the journalist, writer and trans and queer activist Darío Gael. Speakers include lawyer and mediator Mónica Oltra; historian and cultural communicator Vicent Lloret; Lara Carbó, head of Equality at the Centre de Desenvolupament Rural (CDR) la Safor; José Miguel Garre, winner of Mr Gay Comunitat Valenciana 2026; and Mireia Feixas and Mar Ónega, members of Infermeres Feministes. Organised by CLGS with the support of Igualtat Gandia, Gandia City Council and the Diània LGTBIQ+ association.

Friday 18 September 2026 at 5.30 pm in the Assembly Hall of the Casa de Cultura Marqués de González de Quirós (Passeig de les Germanies, 13, Gandia). Free entry. Organised by CLGS (Col·lectiu de Lesbianes, Gais, Transsexuals i Bisexuals de la Safor).