STORY: Spa's snap electns uld give the far-right a role ernment for the first time sce the end of Fran's dictatorship activists say that puts the rights of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people on the is what you need to know.Spaniards will head to the polls on July 23 to vote for a new latt opn polls predict that the nservative People's Party will w the will likely need the support of the far-right Vox party to secure a majory. Vox strongly oppos LGBTQ+ and the People's Party have promised to take actn agast some pro-LGBTQ+ measur passed by the is the so-lled 'Trans Law' that me to force March.......allowg transgenr people aged 14 and over to change their legal genr whout medil evaluatns. Vox has vowed to repeal the Trans Law, and has joed the PP challengg before the Constutnal Court, argug vlat child protectn rights and the right to bodily has also lled for hormone replacement therapi to be exclud om public healthre. Which would mean that only ctomers at private provirs would have accs to genr transn procr.A right-wg ernment uld target LGBTQ+ rights by failg to implement existg are ncerned a PP-Vox aln might also lay measur such as a non-bary optn on inty documents.Although several ternatnal surveys rank Spa amongst the most LGBTQ-iendly societi the Interr Mistry says hate crim agast the muny rose by 68% between 2019 and 2021.37.4 ln Spaniards are registered to vote and at least 2.5 ln have registered to st ballots by lns on holiday and more votg by post, unns and the PP say there is a risk of beg disenanchised due to admistrative Fran's ath, voter participatn has cled om 80% to 66% November time, voter apathy upled wh holidays and hot weather uld nt turnout further.
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LGBT Rights Spa: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * gay rights in spain *
Homosexual activy Spa is In 1979 Adolfo Suárez Government reversed the prev prohibns on same sex activy. 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.
Informatn regardg blood donatn by MSM durg the Fran dictatorship is unknown, but was probably outlawed along wh the practice of homosexualy.
The rights of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people have taken centre stage ahead of Spa's July 23 natnal electn. * gay rights in spain *
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. The Spanish documentary 'Mama, soy gay' (Mom, I'm Gay), giv an overview of the stggle for LGBTQ+ rights Spa over the past forty years.
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. 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.
Today, Spa’s parliament passed a prehensive law to expand protectns and entrench rights for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex (LGBTI) people. The statute has bee known lloquially as the “Trans Law” bee provisns that allow for genr regnn based on self-intifitn through a simple admistrative procs have provoked heated public bate. * gay rights in spain *
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.
Explore our gay travel gui to Spa featurg LGBTQ+ safety tips, gay rights , top ci & attractns, where to stay and more! * gay rights in spain *
REUTERS/Serg PerezSummaryPolls 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.
Today, Spa’s parliament passed a prehensive law to expand protectns and entrench rights for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex (LGBTI) people.
Attacks by the far-right Vox party on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) rights are ttg years of polil nsens on the issue Spa, which 2005 beme only the third untry the world to allow same-sex marriage. * gay rights in spain *
Jt north of the cy center is the predomantly LGBTQ+ neighborhood of Chue where many of the gay bars and nightlife n be found. Spa is one of the most gay-iendly untri the world, boastg a harmon mix of rich tradn and liberal views. In larger ci like Madrid and Barcelona, ’s not difficult to fd gay-iendly and gay-owned and operated acmodatns and tour pani.
Jt a short trip away om Barcelona is the seasi village of Sg, a notor gay hotspot all summer long. In the wter, check out Spa’s ma gay ski event Snow Queer Ftival the Pyrene north of Barcelona. MADRID (Rters) - Attacks by the far-right Vox party on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) rights are ttg years of polil nsens on the issue Spa, which 2005 beme only the third untry the world to allow same-sex PHOTO: Santiago Abasl, lear of far-right party VOX, attends the first ssn of parliament followg a general electn Madrid, Spa, May 21, 2019.