Nayib Bukele, President of The saviour, once again attacked equality between men and women by announcing that the gender perspective would not be included in public education. Organizations that advocate for women and the LGTBIQ+ community point out that what the Central American president has done “threatens to increase intolerance and violence in the conservative country.”
In the same series of decisions by right-wing extremist governments as that of Javier Milei in Argentina, the El Salvador Ministry of Education was responsible for confirming what Bukele reported: “We have removed any use or trace of 'gender ideology' from public schools,” the minister wrote. Jose Mauricio Pineda via your account X, formerly Twitter.
According to the newspaper The printing pressWith the initiative, the ministry “threatens” to fire teachers who decide to promote gender equality. The X platform can be used Public Ministry He also commented on the matter, pointing out that “all such content has been removed from guidebooks, books and other educational materials.”
“A violation of the law”
The re-elected president's action contrasts with what he said when he was just another candidate for the Salvadoran presidency in 2019, when he was open to discussing the demands of the LGTBIQ+ community and feminist organizations. In statements to the AFP agency Silvia Juarezof Organization of Salvadoran Women for Peaceaffirmed the head of state's decision as wrong because “there is discrimination.”
According to various organizations, the main victims of this measure will be Salvadoran girls. Photo: AFP
For his part, he explained to the same authority: Karla Guevaraof Alexandria Collective, called the announcement a “violation of the rights of the LGTBIQ+ community.” “Comprehensive sexuality education enables the recognition that other identities exist. This will prevent the violence that we suffered when we were at school,” Guevara said.
Alejandra Collfrom the center of Reproductive rights, spoke about one of the consequences that this decision could bring, which would lead to minors being the main victims in the Central American country. “Who will be most affected? […] Girls are at risk of experiencing sexual violence […] and of course LGTBIQ+ people.” According to NGOs, this measure eliminates an opportunity to prevent sexual violence.
This measure is one of the first in the second government of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. Photo: APA
Just as one sector was against the initiative, there is another that supports Nayib Bukele's proposal, as in the case of the SV Parent Alliance, which highlights the implementation of “gender ideology” in education as “indoctrination.” What Nayib Bukele announced came a week after he reaffirmed himself as re-elected president following the ratification of the law El Salvador Electoral Tribunal.