Adolfo Martínez was kicked out by his parents when he was only 18—because he liked boys. Eight years later, he set out to create an organisation that would help other LGBTQ+ youth who, like him, had been victims of physical attacks, or struggled financially. Respeta is a bottom-up organisation in Madrid that, for the past ten years, has been offering educational and sports training to LGBTQ+ youth.

This story is a part of our magazine—The Queer Issue.

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