Overview
- Manuel Garrido Baños, a councillor in Carrión de los Condes, changed his registered sex to female in December, a step disclosed publicly this week in ABC.
- PSOE sources confirm he will be removed from the municipal group, with Palencia leader Miriam Andrés arguing the law is for guaranteeing rights rather than personal advantage.
- The party says Garrido is not an affiliate but signed the PSOE ethical code to serve in office, which they cite as grounds for expulsion.
- Garrido told ABC he aimed to benefit from advantages for women and is eligible to apply for PAC grants reserved for women apiarists, with no evidence he has received such aid.
- The 2023 law under then–equality minister Irene Montero allows registry sex changes without medical reports, and the PP is using the episode to push parliamentary limits on self-identification.