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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. The legislatn pathologis sex change, le wh the opn of the World Health Organisatn, and allows to be done om the age of 16 whout any medil was passed last Febary and the PP has promised to repeal Sangil, print of the State Feratn of Lbians, Gays, Trans and Bisexuals (FELGBT) told Euronews that this is a major ncern for the LGBTQI muny. By Enrique AnarteMADRID (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - The rights of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people have taken centre stage ahead of Spa's July 23 natnal electn.

HistoryHomosexual activy Barcelona? Homosexual activy Barcelona 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. Jt north of the cy center is the predomantly LGBTQ+ neighborhood of Chue where many of the gay bars and nightlife n be found. Pl, a gay hotspot is jt a 40-mute trip down the ast to Sg, a quat, small beach town.

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.

Other popular gay statns clu Torremol, Gran Canaria, Ibiza and Benidorm. In the wter, check out Spa’s ma gay ski event Snow Queer Ftival the Pyrene north of Barcelona. Today, Spa’s parliament passed a prehensive law to expand protectns and entrench rights for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex (LGBTI) people.

Views on same-sex marriage or other legal regnnViews on same-sex upl' right to adoptAcceptance of homosexuals as neighbors? 7%) Mentned homosexualsDid not mentn homosexuals (85. 8%)Jtifiabily of homosexualy?

"Should society accept homosexualy? HistoryHomosexual activy Spa? Homosexual activy Spa is In 1979 Adolfo Suárez Government reversed the prev prohibns on same sex activy.

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.

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.

One of the key laws that protect LGBT rights Spa is the Law of Social Rights and Cizenship of Lbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, which was passed 2006. Spa has also been ranked as the most gay-iendly untry the world by the Pew Rearch Center. Durg Fran’s regime, homosexualy was illegal, and LGBT dividuals were subjected to discrimatn and persecutn.

In 1979, homosexualy was crimalized, and LGBT dividuals gaed legal protectn om discrimatn. Durg the dictatorship of General Francis Fran, homosexualy was illegal, and LGBT dividuals were subjected to discrimatn and persecutn.

Spa’s journey towards LGBT rights began the 1970s, wh the crimalizatn of homosexualy and legal protectn om discrimatn. In fact, Spanish ci like Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Málaga are home to many pri paras, wildly fun LGBTQ+ ftivals, and extravagant gay nightlife.

AEGAL: an associatn of pani and profsnals for gays and lbians Madrid.