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…
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Court injunction suspends Murcia’s parental veto plan
A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Justice of Murcia (TSJM) has ruled in a 2-1 vote to temporarily suspend the…
United Left (IU) ejects Feminist Party over trans dispute
Spain’s Izquierda Unida party, the junior political partner of the left-wing, anti-austerity Unidas Podemos coalition, has voted to expel from its ranks…
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…
Gov’t files lawsuit over ‘parental veto’ in Murcia schools
Spain’s new coalition government has filed a lawsuit against the regional government of Murcia over its failure to meet a 30-day deadline…
Transgender legislation advances in Canaries parliament
All parliamentary groups in the regional assembly of the Canary Islands have signed on to the introduction of new legislation put forward…
Protests as Murcia gov’t persists with parental veto plan
Hundreds of feminist, LGBT+ and union activists turned out to protest the Murcian regional government’s decision to push ahead with its policy…
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…
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…
Gov’t vows court challenge to VOX ‘parental PIN’ plan
Spain’s government has vowed to challenge the regional government of Murcia in court if it proceeds with a plan that allows parents…
LGBT activists land key posts in new Equality ministry
Spain’s new Equality Minister, Irene Montero of Unidas Podemos, has named two longtime LGBT activists and former presidents of the National Federation…
Censure of Saudi ‘Supercopa’ location over rights issues
The LGBT+ fan club of the Valencia CF football team has added its name to a growing list of organizations condemning the…
FELGTB seeks Ombudsman ruling on diversity education
The federation of organizations representing Spain’s LGBT+ community has called on the national Defensor del Pueblo ombudsman’s office to intercede with a…
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…
Companies awarded for workplace diversity, inclusivity
? FELGTB federation names “top 10” LGBT-friendly companies in Spain ? List includes Spain’s Telefónica, plus nine multinational subsidiaries When it comes…
VOX wants LGBT activist’s name axed from Madrid plaza
► Ultra-right party targets plaza renamed in honour of late-activist Pedro Zerolo ► VOX conflates renaming with ‘Historical Memory’ changes by Carmena…
Orihuela football club supports diversity, LGBT rights
► Deportiva Orihuela says its membership voted for rainbow emblem on uniform ► Goalkeeper jersey includes logo of local ‘Atrévete Orihuela’ LGBT…
Ciudadanos leaders ousted from Madrid pride parade
► Centre-right party blocked by protesters, chants of No Pasaran! at pride event ► Critics complain of Ciudadanos alliances with far-right, anti-LGBT…
Most of Spain’s LGBT community still closeted at work
► Nearly 2/3 of Spain’s LGBT community mask their sexuality in the workplace ► Employees in large corporations, specific regions more likely…
Spain slides in EU ranking of respect for LGBT rights
► Spain falls from ‘Top 10’ list of European countries for first time since 2010 ► From 2nd place in 2011-12, Spain…
Hazte Oír targets PP, Cs & PSOE with buses, billboards
Ultra-right group Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) has targeted Spain’s three leading political parties in a campaign of negative attack ads aimed…
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…
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…
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…
Hazte Oír tour attacks Left, feminism, LGBT community
Ultra-Catholic group Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) is currently on tour again in Spain, this time moving beyond the group’s trans-phobic messaging…
NGOs launch mobile app to combat discrimination
A national network of 18 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) defending the rights and promoting the inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Spain has…
Gov’t to expand assisted reproduction services in 2019
Spain’s new Socialist government has approved a measure that will allow single heterosexual women and lesbian couples to regain access to assisted-reproduction…
Spain fetes LGBTI Pride 2018 with marches, activities
Spain has joined the international LGBTI community’s celebration of Pride Month during June, kicking off a slate of celebrations and activities Thursday…
Sánchez showcases progressive centre-Left government
► New cabinet includes 11 women, 6 men and first openly gay ministers ► ► Sánchez restructures ministries, brings 5 independents onto…
Uge Sangil takes reigns of national LGBT federation
Spain’s National Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals (FELGBT) on Sunday elected Eugenia “Uge” Sangil to a three year-term as president…
Assaults, harassment of Madrid LGBT community on rise
Incidents of harassment, hate speech and physical assault against LGBT individuals in the regional community of Madrid grew by 34 percent in…