Strange Spain

I just read an article in the NY Times about how Spain is dealing with their recent facist past. A member of the opposition told the following when talking about removing monuments put up by the dictator:

Mr. Zapatero’s conservative critics say he is using identity politics, akin to the moral values debate in America, to promote a social agenda that includes defending the rights of homosexuals, transsexuals, women and Catalans.

Wow, stop a bit here. Some politician today is against defending the rights of homosexuals, transsexuals, women and Catalans? In Norway we have discussions about which rights pedofiles and neo-nazis have, and if homosexuals should be allowed to marry. In Spain they are still unsure about women? and Catalans?

I have never understood socialist name calling, but this is just going too far. At least voting in Spain should be pretty simple.