We asked our readers what it's like to live as an LGBTQI+ person in Spain and how it compares to the US, UK, Australia and other countries. Overwhelmingly, their answers were positive, although of course there were differing opinions.
Small town Spain is breaking down barriers and showing that 'pueblos' can be progressive and welcoming places for sexual minorities, even helping revitalise some of the country's depopulated areas at the same time.
Spanish migration authorities are set to allow non-binary foreign residents in Spain the option of choosing an 'undefined' X category on their ID cards, something not currently available to Spaniards.
Hundreds of thousands of people waved rainbow flags and danced to techno music at Madrid's Pride march on Saturday as the event returned following two years of Covid-enforced restrictions.
Madrid Orgullo is back for another year of celebration, liberation and rainbows, with a lively programme of concerts, competitions and community events set to take place throughout the city.
With just a few days to go until Madrid celebrates its fabulous Pride festival, today's Word of the Day is perfect to welcome in this colorful, inclusive celebration of love!
The swearing in of Spain's newly elected politicans was marked by cheering and jeering between Catalan separatists and the new far-right politicians. But it was a rainbow ghost that stole the show.
Spain's Roman Catholic Church on Friday defended a bishop whose diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a newspaper reported it ran "courses" to "cure" gay men of their homosexuality.
The Bishop of Alcalá de Henares is under investigation after it emerged that conversion therapy courses which told homosexuals to "pray away the gay" were being held in his diocese. .
A photograph of a female couple kissing in front of ultra-right Vox party members in front of a campaign stall in Valladolid has been shared thousands of times of social media.
A project to open an LGTB friendly retirement home has been given the green light by authorities in Madrid with plans to open it by the end of the year.
As Europe's biggest Pride event, Madrid Orgullo is always a blast, with a week of parties, concerts and community events in and around the Chueca neighbourhood that culminates with a huge parade of more than two million people.
Traditionalists are furious after it emerged that one of the ‘Three Wise Men’ in the January 5th Epiphany parade would in fact be played by a drag queen.
Forty years ago their sexual orientation could land them in jail. Now Spain's gay and lesbian community is honouring at WorldPride in Madrid the 4,000 pioneers who dared to protest for change in 1977.
Death threats and insults: Homophobia remains omnipresent in Spain's sacred football world, where players don't dare come out in an otherwise gay friendly country whose capital hosts the WorldPride until July 2nd.
LGBT groups and others have denounced the Murcia government for allowing a neo-Nazi demonstration to coincide with the local gay pride parade last weekend, reportedly leading to violence.
Some two million revellers are expected in Madrid starting on Friday as the Spanish capital hosts WorldPride 2017, one of the biggest celebrations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
The Spanish capital has the privilege of hosting the WorldPride celebration this year, with two million people expected to visit. Here's what you need to know to make the most of the week-long festivities.
The Spanish capital city is this year hosting the major World Pride celebration for the LGBT community, and officials are increasing security measures in anticipation of two million visitors.
The city of Madrid is installing new pedestrian crossing symbols to include depictions of same-sex couples as the capital plays host to this year’s World Pride festival at the end of June.
Once a beacon of gay rights in Europe, Spain is slipping down the ranking, with increasing reports of hate speech and a trend towards ‘gender ideology’.
Madrid council ordered the seizure of a campaign bus launched by an ultra-conservative group that was emblazoned with the slogan: "Boys have penises. Girls have vaginas. Don’t be fooled."
The country's only openly gay football referee, who has become an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights, is now under police protection due to increasing threats on his life.
