The Right to Freedom of Religion and the Right to Non-Discrimination

Last October 14, 2017, in several cities of Ecuador, a multitudinous march called "Con mis hijos no te metas" (Don't mess with my children) originated, which had as background, the defense of the family and moral values. The obstacle that originated these social demonstrations was the legislative debate in the National Assembly for the approval of the "Law against gender violence against women", in which, it was intended to include definitions such as "gender identity" that, in the opinion of religious groups, conservative or protective of the family, could not be conceived within the block of legality of our country, since they were "inappropriate". As a consequence of the above, several people who professed different religions, had different foundations or simply maintained a conservative position, joined together to raise their voice of disagreement dressed in white, accompanied by several banners and posters with varied literary content; however, the most welcomed by all was the one of "WITH MY CHILDREN DON'T GET IN MY WAY".