LGBT centre in Barcelona target of homophobic attack
A new municipal LGBT centre in Barcelona was attacked at the weekend by vandals who spray-painted homophobic slurs and broke windows, prompting…
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Madrid LGBT activists target ongoing homophobia
• Activists cite 155 homophobic attacks in 2016, most recently in Chueca area • Arcópoli uses new Madrid law to denounce pseudo…
#VIDEO: LGBT rights group denounces Barcelona fans’ homophobic slurs against Cristiano Ronaldo
• Slurs mar pre-match ‘Moment of Silence’ for ex-Barca star Johan Cruyff • La Liga denounces chants in report to Royal Spanish…
LGBT activists in Madrid protest spate of seven homophobic attacks in first three weeks of 2016
• Wave of homophobic violence sparks concern in Madrid’s LGBT community • Hundreds of protesters gathered in Madrid Saturday to protest the…
NGO launches crowdfunding for LGBT migrant shelter
A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to help save a Madrid shelter for LGBT asylum seekers from closure after organizers say it…
Catalan rugby team signs homophobic Australian star
The Perpignan-based Catalan Dragons rugby club, which plays some of its home matches in Barcelona’s Camp Nou football stadium, has signed controversial…
CCOO takes on Hazte Oír, VOX for anti-LGBT campaign
► Labour federation files formal complaints over Hazte Oír, VOX campaigns ► CCOO says mass-mailing to schools is clearly homophobic, attacking diversity…
Marlaska defends LGBT rights against VOX machismo
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has called for Spaniards to defend the rights of the LGBT community in Spain, lashing out against those…
Push to oust EU rights judge over anti-LGBTI comments
► History of homophobic views follow Spain’s Human Rights court appointee ► Opposition political parties in Spain have added their voices to…
Andalucia’s new LGBTI law set for unanimous approval
► Law to protect LGBTI families from discrimination, provides for sanctions ► In its last legislative session of 2017, Andalucia’s regional Parliament…
Local gov’ts across Spain come out against homophobia
• Proclamations, roundtables, rallies, flags mark intn’l day against homophobia • In Madrid, evening march called by COGAM, celebration hosted by Arcópoli…
Arco Iris files complaint over anti-LGBT campaign
• Andalucian LGBT federation cites anti-LGBT leaflets at schools nationwide • Ultra-right group ‘Hazte Oir’ attack on anti-homophobia laws across Spain Andalucia’s…
Groups challenge Madrid anti-homophobia law
• Former PP legislators seek court ruling on Madrid law’s constitutionality • Complaint filed on behalf of 20 organisations says law violates…
Madrid LGBT law faces Catholic church backlash
• Pro-church media attack anti-homophobia legislation as ‘discriminatory’ • Backlash follows move to deny Catholic school funding over director’s remarks News media…
Madrid’s LGBT-rights law gets unanimous approval
• Law prohibits & sanctions discrimination, mandates sexual-diversity education • Proposed by governing PP, law backed by all parties across political spectrum…
Madrid protesters denounce LGBTphobic attacks
• Puerta del Sol protest points to 64 LGBTphobic attacks in Madrid since Jan. 1st • Demand city & regional gov’t action…
Police join LGBT-rights awareness day in Valencia
• Gay & lesbian police, university experts to speak on diversity and LGBT rights • Seminar to review homophobia, hate crimes, violence…
Andalucia legislature passes “appropriate sanctions” resolution against LGBT-phobic crimes
• Nearly 40% of LGBT-phobic crimes nationwide occur in southern region • Resolution paves wave for to sanctions similar to those approved…
Hazte Oír loses appeal over loss of tax-exempt status
A panel of judges from Spain’s Audiencia Nacional penal court has confirmed the Spanish government’s revocation last year of tax-exempt status from…
Twitter suspends VOX account for ‘incitement to hatred’
Spain’s ultra-right VOX party has had its official account on Twitter suspended by the social-media platform after claiming falsely in a Tweet…
Polls & analysis: What will change after new election?
► Socialists seen to bolster position, while Unidas Podemos slides in polls ► Ciudadanos big losers, with PP rebound and VOX support…
Gov’t revokes tax-exempt status for ‘Hazte Oír’ group
The Spanish Interior Ministry has announced it is suspending the tax-exempt status as an educational non-profit organization previously accorded ultra-Catholic group Hazte…
Proposal could ditch jail time for online hate speech
The office of the Spain’s new Attorney General, María José Segarra, has proposed a reform of the country’s Penal Code that would…
Congress vote urges end to Hazte Oír special tax status
► Unidos-Podemos resolution says gov’t should rescind ‘public interest’ status ► The Interior Commission of Spain’s Congress of Deputies has called upon…
NGOFILE :: Arcópoli
• Asociación LGTB+H de la Comunidad de Madrid y de las Universidades Complutense y Politécnica ~ LGTB+H Association of the Community of…
NGOFILE :: Arcópoli
• Asociación LGTB+H de la Comunidad de Madrid y de las Universidades Complutense y Politécnica ~ LGTB+H Association of the Community of…