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Spanish anti-LGBT group battled Google to suppress links to secret society

WikiLeaks files show that HazteOir, which uses ‘free speech’ arguments to oppose LGBT rights, fought to hide ties to the El Yunque society

Spanish anti-LGBT group battled Google to suppress links to secret society
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Ultra-conservative Spanish group HazteOir – which uses ‘free speech’ arguments to campaign against LGBT rights – battled Google to “suppress” reported links to a controversial Catholic secret society, according to files released by WikiLeaks.

This secret society is called El Yunque (‘The Anvil’). It is a religious, anti-communist group founded in Mexico on the 1950s. It doesn’t have a website or official registration, but is believed to be active across Latin America and in Spain.