Fuenla Entiende is an LGBTI+ association in Fuenlabrada, founded in 2011. It describes itself as the association of lesbians, gay men, trans and bisexual people of the city. It works out of El Punto, the space Fuenlabrada gives its local associations, on Avenida de las Provincias.
The programme is regular rather than one-off. There is a reading club that meets monthly and picks its books by proposal, an art club that goes to exhibitions and shows around Madrid, sport through the year, and a peer group for people living with HIV. A separate group meets for LGBTI+ people who find socialising difficult. The association takes workshops into local schools and lends out two travelling exhibitions, one on the legal history of LGBTI+ rights in Spain from 1954 onwards, one on women composers who were written out of the record.
Two events draw a wider crowd. DragBaret is the annual gala, with drag performances and the Premios Fuenla Entiende, which go to people and organisations working for LGBTI+ rights. Reinas Race is a talent contest open to drag queens, drag kings and drag queers, held in the municipal Casa de la Música. There is also a yearly short film competition.
One-to-one advice and support are given by appointment rather than on a drop-in basis, by phone, by email or by message. Membership is open to anyone and carries an annual fee, reduced for people under thirty.
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