In the photo opened by the mayor himself, you can see the painting that says Ecenarro loco marica (Ezenarro marika crazy), made in the bike lane near his house.

The Mayor said: "If anyone thinks he can insult me with this painting he has done on the bike path on the way to my house, he is utterly miserable and ignorant.Using a faggot, a faggot, a bujar, a ladybug, a reed or any other term you like, because you only confirm to me the honor and pride of being who I am." In addition, he reminds the painters that: "I'm not Ecenarro, I'm Ezenarro, and in any case, I wouldn't be crazy, but crazy, let's see if we can learn! ".

In an interview with ETB, the Mayor of EH Batzarra said that "at this time" the painting does not "affect him too much" and that he knows what it means to be "in the closet" in a town like Ordizia. It is addressed to teenagers who are in "this process": "I think any teenager who may be in this situation does not deserve such a thing, they should be told clearly that there is no problem and that everyone has the absolute right to be as they want and feel what they feel."

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Ezenarro pointed out that this is not an "isolated case" and that we are facing an "aggression" that wants to "take us back in every way". It recalls the persecution suffered by other groups: "There is also the issue of trans women, more and more attacks, homophobes, lesbophobes, even attacks against women." He also talked about the impact of aggression on young people: "There are really dangerous and frightening ways of understanding masculinity among young people." “It’s time to show your face,” he said.