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Contents:

• GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA
• A GAY WELE SPA?
• LOVE AND THE STATE: GAY MARRIAGE SPA

GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)The Vagrants and Common Delquents Law (Ley Vagos y Maleant) was modified unr the regime of Francis Fran to prohib homosexual acts, wh a penalty of imprisonment. Current statSce Jul 3, 2005Legal In July of 2005, Spa beme the third untry the world to legalize gay marriage, followg the Netherlands and Belgium. Between 1931 and 1936 Spa was erned by a republin system known as the Send Republic, which saw women ga more rights unr the law and saw homosexualy taken out of the Spanish Crimal Co 1932.

Feri Garcia Lor, the famo Spanish poet who explored the taboo topics of classism and homoeroticism his works, was killed 1936 durg the Spanish Civil War. Unr Fran's dictatorship, homosexualy was ma illegal through multiple natnal laws and cre, and LGBTQ+ people were sent to ternment mps, jailed, or killed. After Fran's ath and the end of the dictatorship 1975, homosexualy remaed illegal until the ernment of the Kgdom of Spa overturned this law 1979.

A GAY WELE SPA?

One of the most famo exampl of the unrground muni durg the era of opprsn was ‘El Comodín’, the first nightclub and baret wh a marked homosexual atmosphere and open to anyone om the public Spa, opened 1957. It is a cur meetg and provotive reference pot the town of Sg, loted the provce of Barcelona, where the first monument agast homophobia was erected 2006. The astal town of Sg is one of the most popular plac for gay people bee they n enjoy an atmosphere of equaly every though the history of LGBTQ+ rights often foc on the stggle for equal rights for men who love men, the stctural opprsn of cis and trans women, lbian women and queer women is often not highlighted as much or even mimised.

It ntas statements om activists who led the stggle and ntue to do so 1981, an visible enemy that cimated dg addicts and homosexuals was quietly claimg victims. The documentary vers the last forty years of LGBTQ+ history Spa and foc on the impact that the AIDS had Spa and still has relatn to the gay muny, as well as the advanc healthre to treat HIV patients.

It ntas first-hand acunts om var people who offer their opns and experienc of the 1988, homosexual unns were regnised through civil partnerships Catalonia, and 2001, facto same-sex unns were approved Madrid. On 21/11/1995, lbians and homosexuals hijacked the Civil Registry of Madrid bee they wanted to get married and nsolidate the rights that already existed society. SummaryPolls suggt right-wg parti will w Spa electnConservativ may form aln wh far-rightLGBTQ+ activists fear a roll back of their rightsMADRID, July 17 (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - The rights of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people have taken centre stage ahead of Spa's July 23 natnal electn.

LOVE AND THE STATE: GAY MARRIAGE SPA

Unr 2002 regulatns, gay and lbian Civil Guard officers who have been livg together for two years are entled to live staff barracks as a uple [R1.

On 30 June 1998, the Catalonian parliament passed a bill givg habg gay and straight upl many of the rights of matrimony except adoptn rights for gays [R1. On 02 October 2014, the Catalan Parliament approved a law which will punish those who attack gays, lbians, bisexuals and transsexuals wh f of up to €14, 000 ($17, 700), reversg the on of proof and requirg the acced to prove their nocence [R2. On 29 Augt 2016, was reported that LGBT group Arpoli had filed a plat agast Elena Lorenzo Rego, a psychotherapist who offers treatment for those wantg to change their sexual orientatn om homosexual to heterosexual [R1.

In 2001, after a lg by the Spanish parliament, thoands of lbians and gays who were persecuted durg the Fran regime Spa had their crimal rerds purged and were likely to receive fancial pensatn [R1.

In October 2004, the Spanish parliament voted on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage makg the untry the third Europe to allow gays and lbians to marry [R1. In April 2004, Spa would move to legalize homosexual marriag and grant equal rights to gay upl, g Prime Mister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero had said [R1.

In June 2008, after the General Directn of the Registry led that there is no legal impediment to stop a Brish uple’s marriage beg rried out, the ernment orred a judge the Denia regn of Spa to marry the Brish gay uple she had prevly refed [R2. The urt’s ments – released a statement prompted by media quiri, not a formal lg – suggt that for the time beg at least, gay Spaniards seekg to marry foreigners n only do so wh people om the Netherlands and Belgium [R2.

In 2002, unr new regulatns gay and lbian officers of the Civil Guard who have been livg together for two years were entled to live staff barracks as a uple [R1.

In March 2010, was reported that the Profsor of Evolutnary Psychology at the Basque Country Universy, Enrique Arranz, wh Aledo Oliva om Sevilla Universy, had worked on a study of 214 fai ncludg that homosexual upl offered an ‘excellent’ atmosphere for the growth of children bee tn of valu such as tolerance was enhanced, and bee both members of the uple got volved the tn of the child, even if was often bee they feared social rejectn [R1. In September 2010, a judge First Instance Court 15 Valencia cid to annul the entry ma the Consular Civil Registry Los Angel and accepted by the Directorate General of Registri and Notari 2009, by a Spanish gay male married uple who were registered as the parents of tws.

In January 2009, the Supreme Court rejected the cisn of an Andalian urt and led that parents who do not want their children to attend civics class that clu lsons on gay rights do not have the right to nsciently object [R2. In April 2009, print Beno Gálvez of the Almería Provcial Court found that a murr uld only be lled a gay domtic vlence cint if had happened between two lbians [R1.

In fact, Spanish ci like Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Málaga are home to many pri paras, wildly fun LGBTQ+ ftivals, and extravagant gay nightlife. Wh a fabulo queer scene, affordable gay nightlife, and a liberal populatn, Valencia was always sted to be one of the world’s great LGBTQ+ iendly ci. Although there’s no one signated district popular wh the LGBTQ+ muny, you’ll fd dazzlg gay bars, drag shows, and proud rabow flags all around the cy.

Wily looked upon as a mol natn for gay rights Europe ( 2013 the Pew Rearch Center ranked Spa as the most gay-iendly untry the world, ) Spa ntu to ph the envelope for equaly and tolerance, wh laws place to protect same-sex marriage, adoptn, and transgenr rights. Add to the mix some of the world’s largt, most wildly fun Pri Ftivals and a rich cultural history that liv on the passnate, diverse untry today, and you’ve got all the makgs for an epic gay Spa getaway that will quickly have you returng for more.

Gay BarcelonaAh, Barcelona—easily gay Spa’s most veted statn, a cultural playground of archectural masterpiec, world-class Catalan cuise and sweepg whe sand beach. A smopolan cy wh distct, laid-back Mederranean vib, Barcelona promot an atmosphere of tolerance and diversy, of which perhaps the bt example is Catalonia’s landmark Anti-Homophobia Act. A geo gay Barcelona getaway n be had anywhere the cy, but the ever-popular Eixample neighbourhood—also known as Gayxample—is the epicentre of the cy’s most sought-after gay-popular tablishments.

Photo: EnBarcelona promot an atmosphere of tolerance and diversy, of which perhaps the bt example is Catalonia’s landmark Anti-Homophobia ActWe wouldn’t blame you for makg a beele straight to Barcelona’s 4. ) Due to their central lotn, the gay Barcelona beach always attract a crowd, but that also means there are plenty of handsome, sun-kissed men around, too. Be sure to stop by Chirguo BeGay while you’re there, a gay Barcelona stutn servg up lic drks and beach a gay party not soon fotten, time your vis to Barcelona over one of s world-renowned ftivals.