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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The rights of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people have taken centre stage ahead of Spa's July 23 natnal electn. * spain and gay rights *
REUTERS/Serg Perez Acquire Licensg RightsSummaryPolls 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.
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. 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.
Jt north of the cy center is the predomantly LGBTQ+ neighborhood of Chue where many of the gay bars and nightlife n be found.
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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.
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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. HistoryHomosexual activy Málaga? Homosexual activy Málaga 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.