Mr Gay Spain Has A Message For “Those Who Cannot Yet Raise Their Voices”
Eduardo Adrián Morales Lobaina grew up in La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz, in a home led by his Cuban‑born mother. He thanks her for teaching grit and grace while he and his younger brother Toni, now 11 and on the autism spectrum, faced tight budgets and tougher playgrounds.
A gala that crowned courage.
The 24‑year‑old stood almost two metres tall on the Plaza de España stage during Madrid Pride’s Mr Gay Spain finale on 5 July and heard his name read as champion. Tears followed.
“This triumph is not just mine; it belongs to those who cannot yet raise their voices. I am here for them, for her, for all of us,”
He told the crowd, gesturing to his mum in the front row.
Why #PrideInMyTown matters.
Eduardo used his victory speech to push the #PrideInMyTown plan, a drive for inclusive, affective‑sexual education in every Spanish classroom. “Hatred is fought with education. Schools must be a refuge, not a battleground,” he said, earning a roar from the packed square.
Away from spotlights, he sells shirts in a Cádiz clothing shop, saving for his own flat and funding outreach visits to provincial schools. He hopes the national crown will help him meet education ministers before December. “I want a future where the next kid called ‘too tall’ or ‘too different’ walks into class and feels safe from the first bell,” he explained later on Instagram Live.
Spain has expanded legal protections, yet bullying reports still rise in smaller towns. Eduardo’s mix of Andalusian pride, Cuban flair, and unfiltered honesty makes his campaign hard to ignore. Will officials listen? We will be watching, because every student deserves a classroom where difference is ordinary and respect is routine.
