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Far-right VOX party in Marbella demands helpful information for young LGBT+ people be removed from local government websites because it ‘indoctrinates children’

VOX politicians in Marbella have called on the local council to remove educational guides from their website aimed at helping the region’s young LGBT+ people. In a proposal to Marbella City Council,

19 Feb, 2024 @ 10:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Politics

Squatter-removal firm accused of violent assault on residents they had no right to evict in Spain's Murcia|

Spain sees convictions for homophobic hate crimes spike in 2022

CONVICTIONS in Spain for homophobic hate crimes rose 25% in 2022 compared to the year before. That’s according to a yearly report from the public prosecutor that was released last week, and

21 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

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Police in Spain’s Murcia open probe after inspector stops Gay Pride concert at the moment singer showed her breasts

THE LOCAL police in Murcia have opened an internal investigation after an inspector forced a Gay Pride show to be stopped because singer Rocio Saiz had removed her shirt and was singing

26 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Trans Community Activists Protest Outside The Congress Of Deputies In Madrid, Spain 18 May 2021

As Spain’s new Trans Law comes into effect, 20-year-old Lucia becomes first person to use it to legally change gender

ONE OF SPAIN’S most controversial pieces of legislation, the so-called ‘Trans Law’, came into effect today. And in Madrid, 20-year-old Lucia was the first person to use it to legally change her

2 Mar, 2023 @ 19:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain Surpasses 6,000 Confirmed Monkeypox Cases

Man in Spain’s Valencia facing jail term, fine for text blaming LGBTQ+ community as origin of monkeypox

A PUBLIC prosecutor in Valencia is seeking a two-and-a-half-year jail term for a man who blamed the LGBTQ+ community for being the origin of the monkeypox virus. The man is facing charges

30 Jan, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

The Gay Pride March 2021 Takes Madrid With The Trans Law As The Protagonist

Why Madrid in Spain was named sixth most LGBTQ+ friendly city in the world

A list of the world’s most gay friendly cities has been released, and two Spanish cities have ranked inside the top 20. Madrid has been named the sixth most LGBTQ+ friendly city

14 Nov, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

Why stickers in Gibraltar are telling people to ‘Ask for Clive’

A SCHEME to create a more welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community in Gibraltar will invite people to ‘Ask for Clive’. Stickers with the slogan on a rainbow background have appeared at

24 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Lgbt Protesters In Madrid, Spain 15 Dec 2021

FOCUS: Why Spain’s patchy LGBTQ+ rights are under threat

DESPITE the easy insult of “maricon” or “poofter” tossed around the Spanish school yard, Spain is known as a global beacon of tolerance and pride when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights. Madrid,

2 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain extends free IVF treatment to single women, lesbians, bisexuals, and trans people

FREE IVF treatment has been extended in Spain to single women, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. The order was signed this Friday by Health Minister, Carolina Darias, at a Madrid ceremony witnessed

5 Nov, 2021 @ 15:06

Health·Lead·National News

Tributes paid to Samuel Luiz Muñiz, 24, beaten to death in Spain over his sexuality

TRIBUTES have been paid to a young gay man savagely beaten to death outside a nightclub in A Coruña. Samuel Luiz Muñiz, 24, was brutally attacked outside a nightclub on Avenida de

5 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Where do Spain and the UK rank in top places to holiday for LGBTQ+ travellers?

HOLIDAY destinations around the world vary immensely regarding attitudes to LGBTQ+ issues. Over the last few years, there have been major changes in laws and general tolerance surrounding the issue of same-sex

1 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Surgeon in Spain performs pioneering 10-year sex change surgery in 17 HOURS

The pioneering 17-hour op involved constructing a penis (phalloplasty) and removing the patient’s internal female organs and breasts

1 Dec, 2018 @ 12:28

Health·Lead·Malaga·National News

Single women and lesbians offered free fertility treatment in Spain

Spain has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe, with the number of deaths outnumbering births last year

9 Jul, 2018 @ 11:35

Health·Lead·National News

Andalucia model makes history becoming first ever transgender woman crowned Miss Universe Spain

Sevilla-based Angela Ponce will represent her country at the finals later this year

4 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga