In Spain, the far right protests against a representation of Christ deemed “effeminate” and “sexualized” “To see sexuality in my Christ, you have to be sick,” replies the Sevillian artist to his detractors. The Socialists, in power in Spain, defended the poster, denouncing the “homophobic and hateful” nature of the attacks.
Spain, which decriminalized homosexuality in 1978, has since become one of the most open countries in the world towards the LGBT community.