Tag: LGBT
What’s it like to be the UK’s only dwarf drag queen? The Olive Press caught up with Miss DQ...
After parting with his agent, John has now gone solo, booking and managing his own gigs and tours
Transgender couple on Costa del Sol savagely attacked by neighbour in LGBT-friendly hotspot
They were both punched and kicked repeatedly before another neighbour pulled the attacker off them
Sex, Trump and the BBC: The big divides between Brexit’s Leave and Remain voters
THE British public are more divided than ever.And nowhere is this more apparent than in the Brexit debate, which has divided families and opinion...
Spain and Gibraltar’s LGBT heroes
Spain was one of the first countries in the world to legalise same-sex marriage
Torremolinos Gay Pride smashes all records with more than 40,000 visitors
The Pride March this year beat records both in terms of floats and people
Chelsea Clinton condemns Hazte Oir anti-transgender bus heading to Malaga
She took to Twitter to urge Catholic group Hazte Oir not to 'bring these buses to the U.S. (or anywhere)' as it revealed a new bus to tour the country next week
Gay traffic lights introduced in Cadiz town
Ten lights at pedestrian crossings in the centre of San Fernando de Cadiz show two women or two men holding hands, with a heart in between
Catholic bus in Spain emblazoned with anti-transgender slogan seized by authorities as investigation into potential hate crime launched
Prosecutors have demanded the bus be immobilised
Spain launches new bid to attract lucrative gay tourists
Gay travellers are responsible for 15% of international tourism spending
Transgender children gain new rights in Valencia
The regional government has signed off on a new protocol in a bid to tackle transphobia
Somewhere over the rainbow… in Torremolinos
There really is a pot of tourist gold for Torremolinos, the wizard LGBT holiday hot spot of Europe, writes Laurence Dollimore
Criminal ‘hate speech’ proceedings begin against Spanish Cardinal who warned of ‘gay empire’ and ‘radical feminism’
Pope Francis reportedly encouraged him to stand firm in his positions
Torremolinos reinvesting in its LGBT culture with busiest summer schedule ever
Four large events are planned
Gay dads fly their daughter home to Spain following mammoth legal battle in Thailand
The custody battle has lasted 15 months
Spain´s first openly gay referee forced to quit after torrent of abuse
He has made the decision just 14 months after coming out
Leading Spanish LGBT group calls on government to punish homophobic chanters at Barcelona v Real Madrid match
Action demanded over homophobic slurs hurled towards Ronaldo over the weekend
Malaga police force begin LGBT awareness training
Rincon de la Victoria police are to undergo LGBT ‘sensitivity training’ to combat homophobia and transphobia
Spain second-most visited LGBT destination in Europe
Over €6 billion was pumped into the Spanish economy via LGBT tourism in the past 12 months
Madrid plaza renamed after late gay rights activist
The plaza Vasquez de Mella will be renamed as a tribute to Pedro Zerolo
Spain celebrates a decade of same-sex marriage
Spain was the third country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage
World’s first LGBT language courses on offer in Sevilla
Open to all ages, the two or four week classes are led by a gay teacher and focus on travel, socialising and Spanish culture
Torremolinos: The LGBT capital of the Costa del Sol
The one-time gay British Mecca has morphed into a global LGBT destination
First ever report into homophobia in Spanish football ongoing in Andalucia
The University of Sevilla has teamed up with the Andalucian federation ARCO IRIS to asses the level of tolerance towards gay footballers in the region’s eight provinces
Teenage transsexual refused entry to church in Sevilla
Maria Jose was planning to wear a flamenco dress to Mass as part of the annual Fiesta del Mosto y la Aceituna in Umbrete
King Felipe VI becomes first Spanish monarch on a gay magazine cover
Felipe was also the first Spanish monarch to meet with LGBT representatives in his first week in office
LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLIVE PRESS
AND THEY’RE OFF: Expats across Spain head to the polls
Registered foreigners hold the key to elections in many key tourist resorts
