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

Anthony Piovesan - 14 Nov, 2022 @ 16:15

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...

Gibraltar

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

Fiona Govan - 24 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

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...

Lgbt Protesters In Madrid, Spain 15 Dec 2021

Politics

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

Heather Galloway - 2 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

DESPITE the easy insult of “maricon” or “poofter” tossed around the Spanish school yard, Spain is known as a global beacon of tolerance and...

Health

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

Alex Trelinski - 5 Nov, 2021 @ 15:06

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,...

Crime & Law

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

Kirsty Mckenzie - 5 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

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...

Lead

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

Simon Wade - 1 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

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...

Andalucia

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

Elisa Menendez - 1 Dec, 2018 @ 12:28

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

Health

Single women and lesbians offered free fertility treatment in Spain

Elisa Menendez - 9 Jul, 2018 @ 11:35

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

Celebrity

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

Laurence Dollimore - 4 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00

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

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Mallorca

Body of British man, 20, found floating in water off Mallorca beach in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 6 Dec, 2022 @ 19:00

THE Guardia Civil believes a 20-year-old British man may have taken his life at Mallorca's Can Picafort beach on Tuesday. He was said to be...

Leading lights of history, politics, academia, espionage and, of course, literature gather once again in the shadow of the...

6 Dec, 2022 @ 18:14

Drink driver loses license for 18 months after slurred speech grabbed Gibraltar police attention

6 Dec, 2022 @ 17:56

Breathalyser tests are always stepped up over Christmas

LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME: Anti drink drive campaign in Spain targets Christmas parties

6 Dec, 2022 @ 17:30

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The faithful frog is dying out in Spain and blame is put at the door of human activity

6 Dec, 2022 @ 16:45

Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Preparing For Christmas Holiday Visit By Ukraine Children (2)

Children travelling from wartorn Ukraine for Christmas holiday break in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia

6 Dec, 2022 @ 16:42

Authorities track down pigeon nests in Gibraltar on fears they could spread bird flu to humans

6 Dec, 2022 @ 16:39

Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos win immunity ruling in London in civil case battle with former mistress

Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos wins immunity ruling in civil case battle with former mistress

6 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Spanish football hooligans unite to ‘defend Spain’ in fear of rioting Morocco fans around this afternoon’s World Cup match

6 Dec, 2022 @ 14:46

GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Spain’s giant chocolate nativity scene and other Christmas traditions

6 Dec, 2022 @ 14:28

Red Hot Chili Peppers to return to Spain in 2023 to headline Mad Cool festival in Madrid

6 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Police officer jailed and sacked after issuing bogus fines against disliked neighbour in Spain’s Almeria

6 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

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Righteousindignation on LISTED: Popular animals that can no longer be kept as pets in Spain under new Animal Welfare Law: “This has nothing to do with protecting the eco-system. Removing companion animals using the pretext of fraudulent environmental programmes such…” Nov 20, 21:59
Wolfgang on New aircraft could take taxi travel to the skies in Spain in five years: “To transport children on distances below 15km I would recommend bicycles. Do we not suffer a fat crisis with our…” Nov 12, 20:45
Wolfgang on Atomic yacht could make Gibraltar into global leader in the fight against climate change: “Yes we badly need nuclear super yachts for Russian oligarchs to make Gibraltar visible as a stronghold for avoiding global…” Nov 12, 20:36
Rubicons on Police in Malaga city centre in Spain catch six female pickpockets red-handed in less than an hour: “Hmmm, Mr. Walter Finch? Why no description of this gang of pick-pocket women without any known address? I wonder who…” Nov 7, 11:12
Wolfgang on ETERNAL SUMMER: Warm weather continues in Spain’s Malaga: “This is why many seniors from Germany like me now are in a hurry to flee high gas prices for…” Nov 3, 21:22
Wolfgang on Champions League: Spain’s elite in danger of elimination : “It seems to become a duel between English and German top clubs: Germany: Bayern, Francfort, Leipzig and Dortmund England: Man…” Nov 3, 21:17
Wolfgang on Fired Up: Medieval pottery workshop supplying Zara under threat of collapse in Spain’s Granada : “If this world heritage is a trade mark of Zara, why then is Zara not able to sponsor the 175,000…” Oct 23, 21:05

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