Editing Castile and León (section)

===Human rights===
[[File:ValladolidPride2024.jpg|thumb|[[Valladolid]] LGBTQ+ Pride 2024.]]
The roots of modern human rights theories has its origins in Castile and León. The [[School of Salamanca]] was an intellectual movement of 16th-century where humanism raised, being its major contributor [[Francisco de Vitoria]].

The [[Valladolid debate]] was the first moral debate in European history to discuss the rights and treatment of Indigenous people by European colonizers.

Castile and León is the only autonomous region in Spain without a specific regional law protecting LGBTQ+ citizens.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.diariodecastillayleon.es/castilla-y-leon/240628/52248/blanco-descarta-ley-lgbti-castilla-leon-espera-ver-evoluciona-consolida-norma-nacional.html | title=La Junta descarta una ley LGTBI en Castilla y León | date=28 June 2024 }}</ref> Several LGBTQ+ organizations exists in the region, such as Segovia Entiende,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://segovia.es/area/participacion-ciudadana-transparencia-y-gobierno-abierto/entidades/asociacion-segoentiende | title=Asociación Segoentiende &#124; Segovia }}</ref> Espacio Seguro LGBTQ+ Burgos,<ref>https://espacioseguroburgos.org/</ref> Chiguitxs LGTB+ Palencia,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/chiguitxslgtb/?locale=es_ES</ref> Arco Ávila,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/arcoavilalgtbiq/?hl=es | title=Instagram }}</ref> Awen León<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/awenlgtbileon/?hl=es | title=Instagram }}</ref> or Fundación Triangulo Castilla y León.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/fundaciontriangulocyl/?locale=es_ES</ref>

Since 2022 the Festival Zorrilla´s Fest<ref>https://zorrillasfest.es/</ref> is celebrated annually in Valladolid during Pride Week to promote LGBTQ+ artists and local LGBTQ+ engagement. Since then artists such as Samantha Hudson, Putochinomaricón, Javiera Mena or Tremenda Jauría have performed in the Festival.

The first transgender person in Spain to reach Professor level at University is Marina Sáenz, in the Law School of Valladolid University.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/yes/2021/03/13/emociona-ver-83-anos-persona-cambia-sexo/0003_202103SY13P8991.htm | title=Marina Sáenz, primera catedrática transexual de España: «Emociona ver que a los 83 años una persona cambia de sexo» | date=11 March 2021 }}</ref> 

Abortion law is applied as in the rest of the country, but women might suffer difficulties due to the high proportion of medical practitioners objecting to practise abortions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2024/02/12/mas-del-80-de-los-ginecologos-en-castilla-y-leon-se-declaran-objetores-de-conciencia-para-no-realizar-interrupciones-del-embarazo-radio-castilla/ | title=Más del 80% de los ginecólogos en Castilla y León se declaran objetores de conciencia para no realizar interrupciones del embarazo | date=12 February 2024 }}</ref>