homosexuality
News agency sorry for calling Spanish PM 'gay'
A top Spanish news agency has apologized after accidentally using a hashtag containing a colloquial term for homosexual in a tweet about Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Madrid couple defy Italy's gay marriage ban
Madrid pair Miguel and Roberto have become the first gay couple to register their marriage in the traditional Italian city of Naples. They tell The Local how they did it and why it represents a "symbolic" moment for Italian society.
Meet Spain's first gay-friendly rugby club
A rugby team in the Madrid has notched up a national first by becoming the first officially gay-friendly rugby team in Spain.
Spain rated world's most gay-friendly country
A new international 'morality poll' looking at 40 nations has revealed that Spanish people earn top marks in terms of acceptance of homosexuality.
Spain to open first gay old people's home
A Madrid foundation wants to offer the country's elderly gay and lesbian community a place where they can be open about their sexuality without facing rejection or bullying from their peers. The Local Spain speaks to their president.
'My doctor told me being gay was unnatural'
A young Spanish man plans to take a local doctor to court, claiming the medical practitioner told him he could be "cured" of his homosexuality.
Madrid set to cash in on gay pride event
Madrid's gay pride event, known as 'MADO', kicks off on Wednesday and shops and bars located in the festival area can expect to make heftier than usual profits as a result.
Spain tops world gay-friendly rankings
Spanish people are more accepting of homosexuality than is the case anywhere else in the world, a new study shows.
Spanish gay families 'spurned by relatives'
The biggest study to date in Spain on families with same-sex parents has shown that, although the country is pioneered gay marriage, homophobic abuse is still common.