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• GPOS AMIGOS GAYS EN MADRID
• GPOS GAY EN MADRID
• 10 REASONS WHY MADRID IS THE WORLD'S BT LGBT DTATN RABOW FLAG | © AZYLLAMA / SHUTTERSTOCK JSI JON 01 AUGT 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MADRID IS AN OPEN, WELG AND TOLERANT CY, WHICH MAK AN IAL STATN FOR LGBT TRAVELLERS. FROM S STRONG HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS TO S LEGENDARY PARTY SCENE, THE SPANISH PAL NEEDS TO BE ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET LIST. SO HEAD TO A ROOFTOP BAR, GRAB A CKTAIL AND READ ON TO DISVER WHAT MAK MADRID THE WORLD’S BT LGBT STATN. VIEW ALL TRIPS LONG HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS SPA WAS THE THIRD UNTRY THE WORLD TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE 2005 AND, WHILE OTHER UNTRI LIKE GERMANY, GAY UPL STILL STGGLE TO ADOPT, HAS BEEN LEGAL SPA FOR OVER A . IF A BABY IS NCEIVED VIA IVF THE MOTHER’S SAME-SEX PARTNER N LEGALLY BE NAMED ALONGSI THE BIRTH MOTHER ON THE BIRTH CERTIFITE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP JAPAN BALI ICELAND SPA EGYPT THAILAND ECUADOR MOROC MEXI TURKEY INDIA GREECE CROATIA SOUTH AI SPA WAS THE THIRD UNTRY THE WORLD TO LEGALISE SAME SEX MARRIAGE | ©FOTOS593/SHUTTERSTOCK GAY-IENDLY LOLS SPA WAS RANKED AS THE MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRY THE WORLD A 2013 PEW REARCH CENTRE POLL, WH 88 PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED RPONDG ‘Y’ TO THE QUTN ‘SHOULD SOCIETY ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALY?’ (IN PARISON TO ONLY 60 PERCENT OF AMERINS). MADRID IS ONE OF SPA’S MOST TOLERANT, OPEN AND ACCEPTG CI – LOLS DON’T BAT AN EYELID AT TWO MEN OR TWO WOMEN HOLDG HANDS OR KISSG PUBLIC. COUPLE HOLDG HANDS | © | © / SHUTTERSTOCK GREAT LGBT NEIGHBOURHOOD ONCE A N DOWN BARR, CHUE IS NOW ONE OF MADRID’S OLT DISTRICTS. THIS IS MALY THANKS TO THE LGBT MUNY, WHO HAVE ADOPTED AS THEIR OWN, OPENG BARS, RTRANTS, CLUBS AND SHOPS AND PLETELY REVIGORATG THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO SHOP, BAR-HOP AND VIS THE REFURBISHED SAN ANTóN MARKET, HOME TO FOOD STALLS AND A HIP ROOFTOP BAR. THE BT THG ABOUT CHUE IS THE SHEER MIXTURE OF PEOPLE WHO LL THE BARR HOME. FROM LTLE OLD LADI TO BURLY GAY MEN WALKG THEIR BULLDOGS, EVERYONE IS WELE AND THE PARTY IS ALWAYS GETTG STARTED. EPIC MOROCCO FROM ANCIENT CI TO THE SAHARA, EMBRACE CULTURAL RICH AND ENCHANTG LANDSP NORTH AI. VIEW TRIP LGBT INS MADRID HAS BEEN HOME TO SEVERAL LGBT INS. VIS THE STATUE OF GAY POET FERI GARCíA LOR, WHO WAS MURRED DURG THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR, ON PLAZA SANTA ANA. IN JULY 2015, A SQUARE THE HEART OF CHUE WAS RENAMED PLAZA PEDRO ZEROLO AFTER ONE OF MADRID’S MOST PROMENT LGBT ACTIVISTS PEDRO ZEROLO DIED OF NCER AT THE AGE OF 55. ZEROLO SPEARHEAD THE MPAIGN FOR GAY MARRIAGE AND ADOPTN. ANOTHER OF MADRID’S FAMO LGBT INS IS FILM DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODóVAR, ONE OF THE FIRST FILM MAKERS TO PICT LGBT CHARACTERS THEIR WORK AS EARLY AS THE 1980S. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. FERI GARCíA LOR STATUE | ©SON OF GROUCHO/FLICKR GREAT NIGHTLIFE MADRID IS RENOWNED FOR S NIGHTLIFE AND, GAY OR STRAIGHT, ’S A BRILLIANT PLACE FOR BEERS, CKTAILS, BARS AND CLUBS. EXPLORE THE HIP NEIGHBOURHOOD OF MALASAñA, WHERE MANY OF THE CY’S YOUNGER LGBT PEOPLE HANG OUT, OR H CHUE, THE UNDISPUTED KG OF GAY NIGHTLIFE MADRID. LA LATA IS A GREAT TRODUCTN TO MADRID’S TAPAS CULTURE, WHILE LAVAPIéS IS A DIVERSE NEIGHBOURHOOD WH CUISE OM AROUND THE WORLD AND A HOST OF NEW AND EXCG BARS. DIVERSE GAY BARS AND CLUBS MADRID’S GAY BARS AND CLUBS ARE NCENTRATED AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF CHUE, BUT THERE ARE GREAT GAY-IENDLY STATNS THROUGHOUT THE CY. CHECK OUT THE BARS AROUND PLAZA CHUE FOR A GREAT START TO THE NIGHT. LGBT PEOPLE ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE MADRID; THE CY’S SIZE AND LARGE GAY POPULATN MEAN THERE ARE LOTS OF DIVERSE CHOIC, WHATEVER YOUR TASTE. ONE THG IS FOR SURE: YOU WON’T BE HAVG AN EARLY NIGHT. PREPARE TO STUMBLE HOME AT 6AM OR 7AM THE MORNG AFTER A NIGHT OF DANCG. AMAZG PRI EVERY YEAR, MADRID HOSTS THE BIGGT PRI EVENT EUROPE AND THE SEND BIGGT THE WORLD. IN 2017, THGS WENT GLOBAL AS THE CY HOSTED WORLD PRI OM JUNE 23 – JULY 2. THE EXTRAVAGANZA, WHICH CLUD NCERTS, PARTI, RAC AND, OF URSE THE PRI PARA, WAS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT OVER THREE LN PEOPLE ACROSS THE 10 DAY EVENT. MADRID PRI HAS A SPECIAL FEELG WH EVERYONE THE ENTIRE CY G OUT TO CELEBRATE LOVE ALL S FORMS. IT HAS A VERY CLIVE, IENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND IS A GREAT THG TO EXPERIENCE, WHOEVER YOU HAPPEN TO LOVE. PUERTA ALLá L UP RABOW LOURS DURG PRI | ©JAVOUH/SHUTTERSTOCK BIG LGBT POPULATN MADRID CY HALL TIMAT THAT THE CY IS HOME TO AROUND 500,000 LGBT PEOPLE, THE EQUIVALENT OF 10 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE CY. IF YOU E OM A SMALL TOWN WH A BARELY-THERE LGBT POPULATN, WALKG AROUND MADRID WILL FELY BE AN EYE-OPENER. GAY UPL ARE EXTREMELY OPEN THE CY AND ’S A PLETELY NORMAL SIGHT TO SEE SAME-SEX UPL HOLDG HANDS PUBLIC. IT MAK THE CY FEEL EXTREMELY CLIVE, WELG AND ACCEPTG OF THE LGBT MUNY. RABOW FLAG AT MADRID PRI | ©PEDRO RUFO/SHUTTERSTOCK | © PEDRO RUFO / SHUTTERSTOCK GAY-THEMED EVENTS AS WELL AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGT PRI PARTI, MADRID HOLDS LGBT-THEMED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE IS AN ANNUAL LGBT FILM FTIVAL, LGAICEMADRID, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SUCH FTIVALS THE SPANISH-SPEAKG WORLD, WHOSE AIM IS TO GIVE VISIBILY TO GAY FILMMAKERS AND GAY-THEMED FILMS. THE ANNUAL GAY DAY MADRID SE LGBT SGL, UPL AND FAI ENJOY A BIG, GAY DAY OUT THE CY’S MA THEME PARK. FANTASTIC FOOD AND CULTURE WHOEVER YOU ARE, A STATN’S CULARY CRENTIALS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE TOP OF YOUR LIST WHEN PLANNG A CY BREAK, AND MADRID IS WORLD-FAMO WHEN TO S GASTRONOMIC LIGHTS. ITS TAPAS SCENE, CENTRED AROUND ONE OF THE CY’S OLST NEIGHBOURHOODS, LA LATA, IS A JOY TO EXPLORE, ALSO HOME TO HIP RTRANTS, FOOD MARKETS AND SOME CREDIBLE BAKERI. MADRID ALSO BOASTS SOME WORLD-CLASS ART, CENTRED AROUND S GOLN TRIANGLE OF ART GALLERI – THE PRADO, REA SOFíA AND THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
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• THE BT LGBTQ HOTELS TO BOOK MADRID, SPA MADRID IS HOME TO MANY LGBTQ-IENDLY HOTELS, CLUDG THE VIBRANT BARCELó TORRE MADRID | COURTY OF BARCELó TORRE MADRID / MARK NAYLER 21 JANUARY 2022 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LGBTQ TRAVELLERS WILL RECEIVE A WARM WELE SPA’S VIBRANT, CREATIVE PAL, PECIALLY IF STAYG A ROOM AT ANY OF THE CENTRALLY LOTED HOTELS OR HOSTELS – BOOKABLE WH CULTURE TRIP. VIEW ALL TRIPS IN 2005, SPA BEME THE THIRD UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE, AND S STYLISH PAL REMAS ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST LGBTQ-IENDLY CI. THE PLACE TO BE IS CHUE, A DYNAMIC NEIGHBOURHOOD PACKED WH BARS, CLUBS AND RTRANTS, AND THE LOURFUL HUB OF MADRID PRI EVERY SUMMER. READ ON FOR OUR PICK OF THE BT LGBTQ-IENDLY ACMODATN SPA’S SOMNIAC PAL, OM TIMATE BOUTIQUE HOTELS TO ONE OF THE GRANST FIVE-STAR PROPERTI THE CY. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP SPA TURKEY ICELAND ECUADOR INDIA CROATIA MOROC SOUTH AI JAPAN THAILAND GREECE MEXI BALI EGYPT AXEL HOTEL MADRID BED AND BREAKFAST, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF AXEL HOTEL MADRID / THIS SIGN-NSC BOUTIQUE HOTEL THE ARTY BARR LAS LETRAS AREA IS LGBTQ-ORIENTATED BUT EQUALLY WELG TO STRAIGHT TRAVELLERS. THE ACMODATN OPTNS TAKE SPIRATN OM THE MOVIDA MADRILEñA, AN EXPLOSN OF CREATIVY AND REBELLN THAT ENGULFED MADRID THE 1980S. BOOK AN AXEL DELUXE GOLD SUE FOR A FOUR-POSTER BED A GRAND SETTG OR AN AXEL CY ROOM FOR AN TIMATE, PLAYFUL SPACE. RELAXATN AREAS CLU A ROOFTOP POOL AND A SEXY BASEMENT BAR. AXEL ALSO NS A FOOTWEAR AND ACCSORI LE AIMED AT THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE HAT MADRID HOSTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF THE HAT MADRID / THE HAT IS A IENDLY HOSTEL JT OFF PLAZA MAYOR, ABOUT A 15-MUTE WALK OM CHUE, MADRID’S LIVELY LGBTQ HUB. ACMODATN IS MIXED AND FEMALE-ONLY DORMS OR ENSUE ROOMS, AND THE HOSTEL HAS A BOISTERO BAR AND RTRANT ON THE ROOF. BREAKFAST IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR AN ADDNAL FEE. THE STAFF N ARRANGE EE ACTIVI, SUCH AS WALKG TOURS OF THE CY, AND SECURE YOU DISUNTED OR EE ENTRY TO THE BT LGBTQ NIGHTCLUBS. THE WT PALACE, MADRID CHA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF THE WT PALACE, MADRID / LGBTQ TRAVELLERS ARE WELED GRAND STYLE AT MARRTT’S WT PALACE, A BASTN OF LUXURY MISSNED BY KG ALFONSO XIII 1912. ROOMS AND SU FEATURE BELLE-éPOQUE FURNISHGS, AND MANY OVERLOOK THE 18TH-CENTURY FOUNTA OF NEPTUNE OPPOSE. THE HOTEL SS ON MADRID’S FAMO ART WALK AND IS WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE REA SOFIA, PRADO AND THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA MMS. IT’S ALSO A 15-MUTE STROLL OM CHUE. THE ON-SE EATERI GREEN T SHI BAR AND ASIA GALLERY, A CANTONE RTRANT, PROVI TASTY ALTERNATIV TO TAPAS. EPIC MOROCCO FROM ANCIENT CI TO THE SAHARA, EMBRACE CULTURAL RICH AND ENCHANTG LANDSP NORTH AI. VIEW TRIP BARCELó TORRE MADRID LUXURY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF BARCELó TORRE MADRID / THIS LOURFUL, LGBTQ-IENDLY BARCELó HOTEL OCCUPI NE FLOORS THE UNMISSABLE TOWER OF MADRID, ONCE THE WORLD’S TALLT NCRETE BUILDG. ROOMS AND MON AREAS DISPLAY BOLD, AVANT-GAR LOURS AND L BY MADRILEñO SIGNER JAIME HAYóN, AND THE SOMOS GARRA RTRANT HAS GRAN VíA VIEWS THROUGH S LARGE WDOWS. RELAXG SPAC CLU AN DOOR POOL OVERLOOKG THE CY, A SNA AND THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE GARRA LOBBY BAR THAT DOUBL UP AS A HAYóN GALLERY. THE BREAKFAST OFFERG WAS SIGNED BY A TOP SPANISH NUTRNIST. HOTEL INFANTAS BY MIJ BOUTIQUE HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL INFANTAS BY MIJ / THE FOUR-STAR HOTEL INFANTAS BY MIJ CHUE IS CLOSE TO DOZENS OF LGBTQ BARS AND A 10-MUTE WALK OM CALLE FUENRRAL, ONE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD’S MAJOR STREETS. ROOMS E AS DOUBL, PREMIUMS OR TRIPL AND FEATURE DARK HARDWOOD FLOORS AND ATTENTN-GRABBG PATGS ABOVE THE HEADBOARDS; MANY ALSO HAVE WROUGHT-IRON JULIET BALNI. RENT A BIKE OM RECEPTN TO BETTER EXPLORE MADRID’S PREMIER LGBTQ NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND ASK STAFF FOR RTRANT REMENDATNS OR TO HELP WH THEATRE OR MM TICKETS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HOSTAL PIZARRO HOSTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOSTAL PIZARRO / HOSTAL PIZARRO SPECIALIS GAY-IENDLY CTOMER SERVICE, HELPG LGBTQ GUTS FD BARS, RTRANTS AND ACTIVI THROUGHOUT MADRID. NON-LGBTQ GUTS ARE ALSO WELE. ARCHECT MRIC JALVO MILLáN SIGNED THE BUILDG, WHICH IS ONE OF THE GREAT AND FEW EXAMPL OF MORNIST ARCHECTURE THE CY. HOSTAL PIZARRO HAS 16 DOUBLE ROOMS AND FOUR SGL, AND ALL FEATURE MI-IDG AND FLAT-SCREEN TVS. ROOM MATE ÓSR BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF ROOM MATE ÓSR / ON THE PLAZA PEDRO ZEROLO, THIS HOTEL CHUE HAS 74 ROOMS AND A GEO ROOFTOP POOL AND BAR. THE ROOMS ARE AIRY, BRIGHT AND MORN, AND THE HOTEL SELF IS RATED WH STYLE, JUXTAPOSG GEOMETRIC PRTS WH BOLD LOURS. IF YOU WANT TO SPLURGE, THE SU HAVE CREDIBLE VIEWS OF THE CY. IBEROSTAR LAS LETRAS GRAN VíA BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF IBEROSTAR LAS LETRAS GRAN VíA / THIS HOTEL, KNOWN FOR HOSTG FAMO WRERS AND POETS (HENCE THE NAME, LAS LETRAS OR THE LETTERS), IS AN LGBTQ-IENDLY PROPERTY ON MADRID’S BY GRAN VíA. SOME OF THE 109 ROOMS FEATURE OUTDOOR TERRAC, WHILE OTHERS HAVE PRIVATE JACUZZIS. MANY HAVE POETRY OR STORI WRTEN ON THE WALLS. THE HOTEL ALSO HAS A LIBRARY WHERE YOU N RELAX WH A BOOK OR A CKTAIL HAND. DEAR HOTEL HOTEL, BOUTIQUE HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF DEAR HOTEL / THE LGBTQ-IENDLY DEAR HOTEL SS ON GRAN VíA THE CENTRE OF MADRID AND HAS A GEO LOUNGE, PLETE WH A ROOFTOP POOL. THE ROOMS ARE SIMPLE AND CHIC, CKED OUT WHE, AND ALL OF THEM OVERLOOK THE SPRAWLG MA STREET BELOW. NOT ONLY IS ONE OF THE TRENDIT HOTELS THE CY, BUT ’S ALSO REASONABLY PRICED AND A OL PLACE TO STAY. PET PALACE CHUE HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF PET PALACE CHUE / THE PET PALACE CHUE UNRWENT A RENOVATN 2017, GIVG A NTEMPORARY VIBE. THE HOTEL ISN’T JT LGBTQ-IENDLY; ’S ALSO PET-IENDLY AND EIENDLY, OFFERG BIKE RENTAL SERVIC. MANY ROOMS ALSO HAVE SMALL BALNI WH FRENCH DOORS AND GREAT VIEWS OF THE CY. ONLY YOU BOUTIQUE HOTEL MADRID BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF ONLY YOU BOUTIQUE HOTEL MADRID / THE ONLY YOU BOUTIQUE HOTEL HAS TWO LOTNS MADRID, BUT THIS PROPERTY CHUE IS SPECIFILLY KNOWN FOR BEG LGBTQ-IENDLY. WH 125 ROOMS CKED OUT BLUE AND WHE, THE HOTEL IS HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE MOST STYLISH ON THIS LIST. HERE, THE CHIC EXPERIENCE STARTS OM THE MOMENT YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOORS AND HEAD TO THE LOBBY, WH SLEEK TERR PAT FURNURE TO THE RIGHT AND THE BAR MIXG UP LIC NCTNS TO THE LEFT. JAM MCLACHLAN NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG TO THIS ARTICLE. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
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GPOS AMIGOS GAYS EN MADRID

Long history of Gay Rights Spa was the third untry the world to legalise gay marriage 2005 and, while other untri like Germany, gay upl still stggle to adopt, has been legal Spa for over a . Gay-iendly lols Spa was ranked as the most gay-iendly untry the world a 2013 Pew Rearch Centre poll, wh 88 percent of those surveyed rpondg ‘y’ to the qutn ‘Should society accept homosexualy? Explore the hip neighbourhood of Malasaña, where many of the cy’s younger LGBT people hang out, or h Chue, the undisputed kg of gay nightlife Madrid.

Diverse gay bars and clubs Madrid’s gay bars and clubs are ncentrated around the neighbourhood of Chue, but there are great gay-iendly statns throughout the cy. There is an annual LGBT film ftival, LGaiCeMadrid, one of the most important such ftivals the Spanish-speakg world, whose aim is to give visibily to gay filmmakers and gay-themed films.

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10 REASONS WHY MADRID IS THE WORLD'S BT LGBT DTATN RABOW FLAG | © AZYLLAMA / SHUTTERSTOCK JSI JON 01 AUGT 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MADRID IS AN OPEN, WELG AND TOLERANT CY, WHICH MAK AN IAL STATN FOR LGBT TRAVELLERS. FROM S STRONG HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS TO S LEGENDARY PARTY SCENE, THE SPANISH PAL NEEDS TO BE ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET LIST. SO HEAD TO A ROOFTOP BAR, GRAB A CKTAIL AND READ ON TO DISVER WHAT MAK MADRID THE WORLD’S BT LGBT STATN. VIEW ALL TRIPS LONG HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS SPA WAS THE THIRD UNTRY THE WORLD TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE 2005 AND, WHILE OTHER UNTRI LIKE GERMANY, GAY UPL STILL STGGLE TO ADOPT, HAS BEEN LEGAL SPA FOR OVER A . IF A BABY IS NCEIVED VIA IVF THE MOTHER’S SAME-SEX PARTNER N LEGALLY BE NAMED ALONGSI THE BIRTH MOTHER ON THE BIRTH CERTIFITE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP JAPAN BALI ICELAND SPA EGYPT THAILAND ECUADOR MOROC MEXI TURKEY INDIA GREECE CROATIA SOUTH AI SPA WAS THE THIRD UNTRY THE WORLD TO LEGALISE SAME SEX MARRIAGE | ©FOTOS593/SHUTTERSTOCK GAY-IENDLY LOLS SPA WAS RANKED AS THE MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRY THE WORLD A 2013 PEW REARCH CENTRE POLL, WH 88 PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED RPONDG ‘Y’ TO THE QUTN ‘SHOULD SOCIETY ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALY?’ (IN PARISON TO ONLY 60 PERCENT OF AMERINS). MADRID IS ONE OF SPA’S MOST TOLERANT, OPEN AND ACCEPTG CI – LOLS DON’T BAT AN EYELID AT TWO MEN OR TWO WOMEN HOLDG HANDS OR KISSG PUBLIC. COUPLE HOLDG HANDS | © | © / SHUTTERSTOCK GREAT LGBT NEIGHBOURHOOD ONCE A N DOWN BARR, CHUE IS NOW ONE OF MADRID’S OLT DISTRICTS. THIS IS MALY THANKS TO THE LGBT MUNY, WHO HAVE ADOPTED AS THEIR OWN, OPENG BARS, RTRANTS, CLUBS AND SHOPS AND PLETELY REVIGORATG THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO SHOP, BAR-HOP AND VIS THE REFURBISHED SAN ANTóN MARKET, HOME TO FOOD STALLS AND A HIP ROOFTOP BAR. THE BT THG ABOUT CHUE IS THE SHEER MIXTURE OF PEOPLE WHO LL THE BARR HOME. FROM LTLE OLD LADI TO BURLY GAY MEN WALKG THEIR BULLDOGS, EVERYONE IS WELE AND THE PARTY IS ALWAYS GETTG STARTED. EPIC MOROCCO FROM ANCIENT CI TO THE SAHARA, EMBRACE CULTURAL RICH AND ENCHANTG LANDSP NORTH AI. VIEW TRIP LGBT INS MADRID HAS BEEN HOME TO SEVERAL LGBT INS. VIS THE STATUE OF GAY POET FERI GARCíA LOR, WHO WAS MURRED DURG THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR, ON PLAZA SANTA ANA. IN JULY 2015, A SQUARE THE HEART OF CHUE WAS RENAMED PLAZA PEDRO ZEROLO AFTER ONE OF MADRID’S MOST PROMENT LGBT ACTIVISTS PEDRO ZEROLO DIED OF NCER AT THE AGE OF 55. ZEROLO SPEARHEAD THE MPAIGN FOR GAY MARRIAGE AND ADOPTN. ANOTHER OF MADRID’S FAMO LGBT INS IS FILM DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODóVAR, ONE OF THE FIRST FILM MAKERS TO PICT LGBT CHARACTERS THEIR WORK AS EARLY AS THE 1980S. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. FERI GARCíA LOR STATUE | ©SON OF GROUCHO/FLICKR GREAT NIGHTLIFE MADRID IS RENOWNED FOR S NIGHTLIFE AND, GAY OR STRAIGHT, ’S A BRILLIANT PLACE FOR BEERS, CKTAILS, BARS AND CLUBS. EXPLORE THE HIP NEIGHBOURHOOD OF MALASAñA, WHERE MANY OF THE CY’S YOUNGER LGBT PEOPLE HANG OUT, OR H CHUE, THE UNDISPUTED KG OF GAY NIGHTLIFE MADRID. LA LATA IS A GREAT TRODUCTN TO MADRID’S TAPAS CULTURE, WHILE LAVAPIéS IS A DIVERSE NEIGHBOURHOOD WH CUISE OM AROUND THE WORLD AND A HOST OF NEW AND EXCG BARS. DIVERSE GAY BARS AND CLUBS MADRID’S GAY BARS AND CLUBS ARE NCENTRATED AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF CHUE, BUT THERE ARE GREAT GAY-IENDLY STATNS THROUGHOUT THE CY. CHECK OUT THE BARS AROUND PLAZA CHUE FOR A GREAT START TO THE NIGHT. LGBT PEOPLE ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE MADRID; THE CY’S SIZE AND LARGE GAY POPULATN MEAN THERE ARE LOTS OF DIVERSE CHOIC, WHATEVER YOUR TASTE. ONE THG IS FOR SURE: YOU WON’T BE HAVG AN EARLY NIGHT. PREPARE TO STUMBLE HOME AT 6AM OR 7AM THE MORNG AFTER A NIGHT OF DANCG. AMAZG PRI EVERY YEAR, MADRID HOSTS THE BIGGT PRI EVENT EUROPE AND THE SEND BIGGT THE WORLD. IN 2017, THGS WENT GLOBAL AS THE CY HOSTED WORLD PRI OM JUNE 23 – JULY 2. THE EXTRAVAGANZA, WHICH CLUD NCERTS, PARTI, RAC AND, OF URSE THE PRI PARA, WAS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT OVER THREE LN PEOPLE ACROSS THE 10 DAY EVENT. MADRID PRI HAS A SPECIAL FEELG WH EVERYONE THE ENTIRE CY G OUT TO CELEBRATE LOVE ALL S FORMS. IT HAS A VERY CLIVE, IENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND IS A GREAT THG TO EXPERIENCE, WHOEVER YOU HAPPEN TO LOVE. PUERTA ALLá L UP RABOW LOURS DURG PRI | ©JAVOUH/SHUTTERSTOCK BIG LGBT POPULATN MADRID CY HALL TIMAT THAT THE CY IS HOME TO AROUND 500,000 LGBT PEOPLE, THE EQUIVALENT OF 10 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE CY. IF YOU E OM A SMALL TOWN WH A BARELY-THERE LGBT POPULATN, WALKG AROUND MADRID WILL FELY BE AN EYE-OPENER. GAY UPL ARE EXTREMELY OPEN THE CY AND ’S A PLETELY NORMAL SIGHT TO SEE SAME-SEX UPL HOLDG HANDS PUBLIC. IT MAK THE CY FEEL EXTREMELY CLIVE, WELG AND ACCEPTG OF THE LGBT MUNY. RABOW FLAG AT MADRID PRI | ©PEDRO RUFO/SHUTTERSTOCK | © PEDRO RUFO / SHUTTERSTOCK GAY-THEMED EVENTS AS WELL AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGT PRI PARTI, MADRID HOLDS LGBT-THEMED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE IS AN ANNUAL LGBT FILM FTIVAL, LGAICEMADRID, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SUCH FTIVALS THE SPANISH-SPEAKG WORLD, WHOSE AIM IS TO GIVE VISIBILY TO GAY FILMMAKERS AND GAY-THEMED FILMS. THE ANNUAL GAY DAY MADRID SE LGBT SGL, UPL AND FAI ENJOY A BIG, GAY DAY OUT THE CY’S MA THEME PARK. FANTASTIC FOOD AND CULTURE WHOEVER YOU ARE, A STATN’S CULARY CRENTIALS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE TOP OF YOUR LIST WHEN PLANNG A CY BREAK, AND MADRID IS WORLD-FAMO WHEN TO S GASTRONOMIC LIGHTS. ITS TAPAS SCENE, CENTRED AROUND ONE OF THE CY’S OLST NEIGHBOURHOODS, LA LATA, IS A JOY TO EXPLORE, ALSO HOME TO HIP RTRANTS, FOOD MARKETS AND SOME CREDIBLE BAKERI. MADRID ALSO BOASTS SOME WORLD-CLASS ART, CENTRED AROUND S GOLN TRIANGLE OF ART GALLERI – THE PRADO, REA SOFíA AND THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

The cy’s d weather nearly all year and thrivg gay muny brgs attractive people om all around the untry and many keep up wh appearanc by stayg shape and sportg the latt fashn trends. It’s mon to see rabow flags outsi of jt the gay neighborhood and see LGBT upl and iends all throughout the cy exprsg themselv whout any sense of fear or shame.

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For parti, you’ll fd the WE Ftival twice a year durg New Years and gay pri week when thoands of gays vis to partake a week-long of dance parti hosted by the WE Group, one of Spa’s top anizers of gay parti. Events wh a different flare clu GayDays Madrid, an LGBT day at the lol amement park September, the LGBT film ftival Lgaicemad November or MadBear, the annual celebratn for bears and admirers held December. Head to Madrid the summer and you’ll fd the gays take over two public swimmg pools – one loted at Metro Lago Casa Campo and the other part of the lol Universy Complutense.

Hostal Pizarro Hostel Courty of Hostal Pizarro / Hostal Pizarro specialis gay-iendly ctomer service, helpg LGBTQ guts fd bars, rtrants and activi throughout Madrid. Spa (pecially Madrid, often referred to as the Gay Capal of Spa) has a number of rourc for the LGBT muny, cludg hundreds of gay bars, rtrants, nightclubs, and even specifilly gay iendly shoppg districts, and gay iendly hotels for tourists.

THE BT LGBTQ HOTELS TO BOOK MADRID, SPA MADRID IS HOME TO MANY LGBTQ-IENDLY HOTELS, CLUDG THE VIBRANT BARCELó TORRE MADRID | COURTY OF BARCELó TORRE MADRID / MARK NAYLER 21 JANUARY 2022 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LGBTQ TRAVELLERS WILL RECEIVE A WARM WELE SPA’S VIBRANT, CREATIVE PAL, PECIALLY IF STAYG A ROOM AT ANY OF THE CENTRALLY LOTED HOTELS OR HOSTELS – BOOKABLE WH CULTURE TRIP. VIEW ALL TRIPS IN 2005, SPA BEME THE THIRD UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE, AND S STYLISH PAL REMAS ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST LGBTQ-IENDLY CI. THE PLACE TO BE IS CHUE, A DYNAMIC NEIGHBOURHOOD PACKED WH BARS, CLUBS AND RTRANTS, AND THE LOURFUL HUB OF MADRID PRI EVERY SUMMER. READ ON FOR OUR PICK OF THE BT LGBTQ-IENDLY ACMODATN SPA’S SOMNIAC PAL, OM TIMATE BOUTIQUE HOTELS TO ONE OF THE GRANST FIVE-STAR PROPERTI THE CY. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP SPA TURKEY ICELAND ECUADOR INDIA CROATIA MOROC SOUTH AI JAPAN THAILAND GREECE MEXI BALI EGYPT AXEL HOTEL MADRID BED AND BREAKFAST, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF AXEL HOTEL MADRID / THIS SIGN-NSC BOUTIQUE HOTEL THE ARTY BARR LAS LETRAS AREA IS LGBTQ-ORIENTATED BUT EQUALLY WELG TO STRAIGHT TRAVELLERS. THE ACMODATN OPTNS TAKE SPIRATN OM THE MOVIDA MADRILEñA, AN EXPLOSN OF CREATIVY AND REBELLN THAT ENGULFED MADRID THE 1980S. BOOK AN AXEL DELUXE GOLD SUE FOR A FOUR-POSTER BED A GRAND SETTG OR AN AXEL CY ROOM FOR AN TIMATE, PLAYFUL SPACE. RELAXATN AREAS CLU A ROOFTOP POOL AND A SEXY BASEMENT BAR. AXEL ALSO NS A FOOTWEAR AND ACCSORI LE AIMED AT THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE HAT MADRID HOSTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF THE HAT MADRID / THE HAT IS A IENDLY HOSTEL JT OFF PLAZA MAYOR, ABOUT A 15-MUTE WALK OM CHUE, MADRID’S LIVELY LGBTQ HUB. ACMODATN IS MIXED AND FEMALE-ONLY DORMS OR ENSUE ROOMS, AND THE HOSTEL HAS A BOISTERO BAR AND RTRANT ON THE ROOF. BREAKFAST IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR AN ADDNAL FEE. THE STAFF N ARRANGE EE ACTIVI, SUCH AS WALKG TOURS OF THE CY, AND SECURE YOU DISUNTED OR EE ENTRY TO THE BT LGBTQ NIGHTCLUBS. THE WT PALACE, MADRID CHA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF THE WT PALACE, MADRID / LGBTQ TRAVELLERS ARE WELED GRAND STYLE AT MARRTT’S WT PALACE, A BASTN OF LUXURY MISSNED BY KG ALFONSO XIII 1912. ROOMS AND SU FEATURE BELLE-éPOQUE FURNISHGS, AND MANY OVERLOOK THE 18TH-CENTURY FOUNTA OF NEPTUNE OPPOSE. THE HOTEL SS ON MADRID’S FAMO ART WALK AND IS WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE REA SOFIA, PRADO AND THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA MMS. IT’S ALSO A 15-MUTE STROLL OM CHUE. THE ON-SE EATERI GREEN T SHI BAR AND ASIA GALLERY, A CANTONE RTRANT, PROVI TASTY ALTERNATIV TO TAPAS. EPIC MOROCCO FROM ANCIENT CI TO THE SAHARA, EMBRACE CULTURAL RICH AND ENCHANTG LANDSP NORTH AI. VIEW TRIP BARCELó TORRE MADRID LUXURY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF BARCELó TORRE MADRID / THIS LOURFUL, LGBTQ-IENDLY BARCELó HOTEL OCCUPI NE FLOORS THE UNMISSABLE TOWER OF MADRID, ONCE THE WORLD’S TALLT NCRETE BUILDG. ROOMS AND MON AREAS DISPLAY BOLD, AVANT-GAR LOURS AND L BY MADRILEñO SIGNER JAIME HAYóN, AND THE SOMOS GARRA RTRANT HAS GRAN VíA VIEWS THROUGH S LARGE WDOWS. RELAXG SPAC CLU AN DOOR POOL OVERLOOKG THE CY, A SNA AND THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE GARRA LOBBY BAR THAT DOUBL UP AS A HAYóN GALLERY. THE BREAKFAST OFFERG WAS SIGNED BY A TOP SPANISH NUTRNIST. HOTEL INFANTAS BY MIJ BOUTIQUE HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL INFANTAS BY MIJ / THE FOUR-STAR HOTEL INFANTAS BY MIJ CHUE IS CLOSE TO DOZENS OF LGBTQ BARS AND A 10-MUTE WALK OM CALLE FUENRRAL, ONE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD’S MAJOR STREETS. ROOMS E AS DOUBL, PREMIUMS OR TRIPL AND FEATURE DARK HARDWOOD FLOORS AND ATTENTN-GRABBG PATGS ABOVE THE HEADBOARDS; MANY ALSO HAVE WROUGHT-IRON JULIET BALNI. RENT A BIKE OM RECEPTN TO BETTER EXPLORE MADRID’S PREMIER LGBTQ NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND ASK STAFF FOR RTRANT REMENDATNS OR TO HELP WH THEATRE OR MM TICKETS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HOSTAL PIZARRO HOSTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOSTAL PIZARRO / HOSTAL PIZARRO SPECIALIS GAY-IENDLY CTOMER SERVICE, HELPG LGBTQ GUTS FD BARS, RTRANTS AND ACTIVI THROUGHOUT MADRID. NON-LGBTQ GUTS ARE ALSO WELE. ARCHECT MRIC JALVO MILLáN SIGNED THE BUILDG, WHICH IS ONE OF THE GREAT AND FEW EXAMPL OF MORNIST ARCHECTURE THE CY. HOSTAL PIZARRO HAS 16 DOUBLE ROOMS AND FOUR SGL, AND ALL FEATURE MI-IDG AND FLAT-SCREEN TVS. ROOM MATE ÓSR BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF ROOM MATE ÓSR / ON THE PLAZA PEDRO ZEROLO, THIS HOTEL CHUE HAS 74 ROOMS AND A GEO ROOFTOP POOL AND BAR. THE ROOMS ARE AIRY, BRIGHT AND MORN, AND THE HOTEL SELF IS RATED WH STYLE, JUXTAPOSG GEOMETRIC PRTS WH BOLD LOURS. IF YOU WANT TO SPLURGE, THE SU HAVE CREDIBLE VIEWS OF THE CY. IBEROSTAR LAS LETRAS GRAN VíA BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF IBEROSTAR LAS LETRAS GRAN VíA / THIS HOTEL, KNOWN FOR HOSTG FAMO WRERS AND POETS (HENCE THE NAME, LAS LETRAS OR THE LETTERS), IS AN LGBTQ-IENDLY PROPERTY ON MADRID’S BY GRAN VíA. SOME OF THE 109 ROOMS FEATURE OUTDOOR TERRAC, WHILE OTHERS HAVE PRIVATE JACUZZIS. MANY HAVE POETRY OR STORI WRTEN ON THE WALLS. THE HOTEL ALSO HAS A LIBRARY WHERE YOU N RELAX WH A BOOK OR A CKTAIL HAND. DEAR HOTEL HOTEL, BOUTIQUE HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF DEAR HOTEL / THE LGBTQ-IENDLY DEAR HOTEL SS ON GRAN VíA THE CENTRE OF MADRID AND HAS A GEO LOUNGE, PLETE WH A ROOFTOP POOL. THE ROOMS ARE SIMPLE AND CHIC, CKED OUT WHE, AND ALL OF THEM OVERLOOK THE SPRAWLG MA STREET BELOW. NOT ONLY IS ONE OF THE TRENDIT HOTELS THE CY, BUT ’S ALSO REASONABLY PRICED AND A OL PLACE TO STAY. PET PALACE CHUE HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF PET PALACE CHUE / THE PET PALACE CHUE UNRWENT A RENOVATN 2017, GIVG A NTEMPORARY VIBE. THE HOTEL ISN’T JT LGBTQ-IENDLY; ’S ALSO PET-IENDLY AND EIENDLY, OFFERG BIKE RENTAL SERVIC. MANY ROOMS ALSO HAVE SMALL BALNI WH FRENCH DOORS AND GREAT VIEWS OF THE CY. ONLY YOU BOUTIQUE HOTEL MADRID BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF ONLY YOU BOUTIQUE HOTEL MADRID / THE ONLY YOU BOUTIQUE HOTEL HAS TWO LOTNS MADRID, BUT THIS PROPERTY CHUE IS SPECIFILLY KNOWN FOR BEG LGBTQ-IENDLY. WH 125 ROOMS CKED OUT BLUE AND WHE, THE HOTEL IS HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE MOST STYLISH ON THIS LIST. HERE, THE CHIC EXPERIENCE STARTS OM THE MOMENT YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOORS AND HEAD TO THE LOBBY, WH SLEEK TERR PAT FURNURE TO THE RIGHT AND THE BAR MIXG UP LIC NCTNS TO THE LEFT. JAM MCLACHLAN NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG TO THIS ARTICLE. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? 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The followg are jt a few of the most important LGBT anizatns that exist Spa:AEGAL (The Associatn of Compani and Profsnals for Gays and Lbians Madrid and the Madrid Regn): AEGAL is a nonprof anizatn that was tablished April of 2004.

”[24] Every year, AEGAL is heavily volved all gay pri events Madrid, cludg the upg World Pri Madrid of 2017, which will feature paras, nferenc and semars, sportg events, ncerts, and art exhibns. [24] In addn to pri events, the AEGAL also participat LGBT cultural and film ftivals, as well as “several nonprof mpaigns supportg the preventn of HIV/AIDS” () AEGAL is a member of several ternatnal anizatns, such as INTERPRIDE, EPOA (Europri Organizer’s Associatn), and ILGTA (Internatnal Lbian and Gay Travel Associatn), an anizatn dited to providg a safe and enjoyable travel experience for all members of the LGBT muny. FELGTB (The State Feratn of Gays, Lbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals): FELGTB was found April of 1992, though origally did not clu the T and the B; those ials were add to the anizatn’s name later years to clu the Bisexual and Transsexual groups.

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.

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It’s que mon for gay lols to s the bars for que a few hours, drkg and eatg tapas before headg to one of the larger clubs for drkg the lol bars n be relatively cheap, the night clubs ually have a ver charge, and drks si the clubs are often que pricey. Here are our top picks of gay bars, clubs and parti that you should fely check BarsBoyberry, Calle ValverBoyberry is a really nice bar to jt s and enjoy a few drks.

Drk pric here are average, the staff are all cute and the mic is often recent pop and Kama, Calle Augto FigueroaLa Kama is a really great bar to meet for drks before headg to one of the larger gay clubs. There are often parti and events here, wh live performanc on the Nights and EventsChurros n Cholate, Sala TirsoChurros is a gay party that tak place every month, ually on the last Sunday. We really enjoyed the fact that they played que a lot of English/ternatnal pop, great for expats and Brish gay, Teatro BarceloTanga is another gay party night that is held every uple of weeks.

Read our transparency report to learn KLiverpool, UK616, 639 ntributnsAug 2019 • FriendsChue is whout a shadow of a doubt one of the bt districts of Madrid to vis, the area has a reputatn for beg a gay area, probably explas why 's such a people iendly area, lots of pubs, bars and rtrants, amazg archecture and s to keep the most arnt tourist happy, I love visg this area, s late and lively, you will fd bars open till the wee small hours of the morng, a great neighbourhood, well worth checkg out if your planng a holiday to Madrid. In fact, the pal cy receiv thoands of people every year who e to celebrate Pri style: Madrid has bee one of the bt statns for the LGTBIQA+ muny (lbian, gay, transgenr, bisexual, tersex, and queer people and other genr inti and sexual orientatns). An opportuny to talk and discs the rights of the group, where profsnals and personali lked to the subject matter foc on the problems faced by the muny on a daily basis jt for beg part of Gay Pri Spa is a bety ntt wh participants om over all Spa.

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Speakg on homophobia the sport a lengthy statement 2021, Henrson said: “My view on this is very much the same as on any other form of discrimatn the game, whether relat to race, relig tolerance, disabily or any other.

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For s, the William Way LGBT Communy Center has sat at the heart of Philalphia’s gayborhood, offerg art shows, unselg servic, vacce clics and a slew of other health and hog assistance to rints as the center’s agg headquarters started to show s wear, s lears turned to Washgton for some help. 8 ln feral aid for renovatns — until Hoe Republins mounted an extraordary blocka this week, nyg a requt to fund the anizatn and other lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr-foced groups two last year’s electns, Republin lawmakers creasgly have seized on the power of the feral purse, uplg their csa for stery wh a fierce ph to advance a nservative social agenda. In state legislatur across the untry, party lawmakers recently have moved to adopt a rerd number of rtrictns that lim gay and transgenr rights, while the GOP’s printial ndidat have attacked transgenr athlet and rebed schools that teach about genr inty.

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.

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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.

Every Augt, some 100, 000 people scend on Barcelona for Europe’s largt gay ftival and ten days of rto good tim punctuated by themed dance parti and epic DJs.

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Gayxample’s central lotn mak an excellent base om which to explore Barcelona’s highlights (the bt of which we’ve outled our gay Barcelona Cy Gui). Then there’s TWO Hotel and Axel Hotel, both sleek gay acmodatns that promise a warm, welg atmosphere wh plenty of opportuni for mglg wh like-md travellers. It’s all very elegant wh jt the right dose of bchery, showsg why Sg is one of Europe’s most sought-after gay vatn statns; the Spanish Tourism Board is an excellent place to start planng your Sg erary.

The heart of Sg gay district is Old Town, specifilly along Calle Montroig, but Sg’ notoriety as gay Spa’s premier retreat means the entire town is hugely to gay beach, Sg don’t disappot. Every summer, Sg hosts a rivetg Pri Ftival, wh other notable gay events cludg Europe’s largt Bear ftival and a gay-popular luxur acmodatn the heart of gay Sg, Hotel Casa Vilella offers stately rooms and sweepg Mederranean views.