Extremadura eases health card access for transsexuals
The regional assembly of Extremadura has directed the regional health ministry to begin to issue new health cards to transsexuals, making the…
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More LGBT applicants among 2017 asylum seekers
Spanish immigration authorities rejected two-thirds of all asylum petitions received in 2017, a year in which the number of applicants for asylum…
First Internat’l LGBT press association launched in Spain
The first international LGBT press association has been launched in Spain, focused on taking the promotion of LGBT inclusivity and the struggle…
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…
Unicef Spain says cyber-bullies target minority children
? Report says connectivity costs put many children at risk of social exclusion ? Unicef Comité Español, the Spanish National Committee for…
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…
NGOs, trade unions demand action on LGBTI legislation
► LGBTI Equality Law currently stalled in congressional amendment process ► Twenty-six Spanish non-governmental organisations and trade unions have called on political…
Valenciano is Spain’s first transgender town Councillor
► 22-yr-old Guillem Montoro of Compromís joins Paiporta municipal council ► The ever transgender person to become a town councillor since Spain…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2017
Following are 2017’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain — our second annual selection based on a combination of the power,…
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…
PSOE seeks Constitutional guarantee for social rights
► PSOE prioritizes LGBTI rights, church-state separation, death with dignity ► Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) has released a working paper on a…
Spain to cut ‘dysphoria’ diagnosis from transgender law
• PSOE presents amendment dropping ‘disorder’ diagnosis, required treatment • Change lets 16-yr-olds legally change sexual identity without parental consent Spain’s Congress…
Madrid kicks off nine days of ‘World Pride’ celebration
• Most important LGBT celebration worldwide arrives to Spain’s capital city • World Pride Madrid 2017 honours 40 years of struggle for…
Madrid installs LGBT signals for World Pride 2017 fest
• Madrid pedestrian crossings readied for 23rd June start of World Pride 2017 • Global LGBT festival coincides with 40th anniversary of…
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…
Spain slides to ninth spot in EU LGBT-rights ranking
• Spain remains within top-10 countries in acceptance of LGBT communities • Assaults, discrimination, hate-speech caused slide on Rainbow Europe index Spain…
Human Rights Watch slams Spain over LGBT asylum
• HRW says LGBT asylum applicants harassed, abused by CETI guards in Ceuta • NGO says Spain policy denies non-Syrian asylum seekers…
Spanish LGBT groups to protest Chechnya persecution
• Activists to hold protest marches, rallies in Madrid, cities nationwide today • Chechnyan LGBT community facing pledge of ‘extermination’ by government…
Feminist, LGBT groups to protest surrogate pregnancies
• Umbrella group to protest proposed changes to Spanish law banning practice • 2010 loophole lets Spaniards register children born to surrogate…
Hazte Oir’s transphobic message meets with resistance
• Ultra-Catholic group’s message deemed hate-speech, discriminatory in Spain • Activists attack bus in New York, as group tries to internationalize its…
Valencia ‘Fallas’ tribute to women, LGBT community
• Tuesday’s ‘mascleta’ fireworks display honored LGBT and women’s struggles • Valencia’s weeklong festival culminates in burning of giant ‘fallas’ statues Valencia’s…
Spanish Volunteer Platform issues 2017 calendar
• 12 images by leading photographers present ’12 Views of Solidarity’ for 2017 • Umbrella organization represents 78 national, regional NGOs throughout…
#VIDEO: COGAM kicks off 2017 with gay pride video
• Madrid LGBT Collective video issues call to protect diversity, guarantee equality • 30-year-old activist group sets sights on 2017 as year…
ERC deputy thrusts condoms into Congress debate
• ‘You don’t have to be afraid to use the word’, Gabriel Rufián tells PP’s Rajoy • ERC deputy urges more measures…
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…
Catalonia drops psychiatric test for transexuals
• Move announced as part of region’s desire to ‘de-pathologise’ transexuality • Special unit set up in Barcelona to handle all gender…
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…
NGOFILE: Colectivo LGTB de Madrid (COGAM) ~ Madrid LGBT Collective
• Colectivo de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales de Madrid (COGAM) ~ Madrid LGBT Collective • Spain’s Colectivo de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales…
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…
NGOFILE :: FELGTB ~ National Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals
• Federación Estatal de Lesbianas, Gais, Transexuales y Bisexuales (FELGTB) ~ National Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals • Spain’s Federación…