MOCLINEJO TURNING PINK

The Spanish town of Moclinejo, near Malaga, is set to turn pink, after the organiser of the official Feria Internacional Expogays in Torremolinos, Javier Checa, who is also a gay rights campaigner, submitted a referendum to turn the town into the world´s first official gay village.

Locals are being asked to vote on the referendum, which includes a plan to paint every one of the 600 homes pink, as well as the development of a special “cruising park”, where men will be able to meet freely and openly for anonymous sexual encounters.

The plan also includes the intention to change every street name in the town, so that the names will represent famous gay artists and writers throughout history.

The mayor of the town, Antonio Muñoz of the Partido Popular in Moclinejo, agrees with the campaign and said, “this is a solution to the economic crisis and unemployment that we have suffered from the construction industry and thus promotes tourism.”

The campaign already claims to have enough signatures to pass the notion, which will generate a unique area for Spanish property to be promoted to a society often considered to be more affluent.

The referendum will be held in January of next year.