https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Czech international midfielder Jakub Jankto, a player for Madrid's Getafe football team, said on Monday that he was gay in an emotional video on his Twitter account. https://www.thelocal.es/20230214/first-footballer-in-spains-la-liga-comes-out-as-gay Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:10:22 +0100 first-footballer-in-spains-la-liga-comes-out-as-gay 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20170623/gay-friendly-madrid-gears-for-worldpride-lgbt-celebrations Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:29:25 +0200 gay-friendly-madrid-gears-for-worldpride-lgbt-celebrations 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20160919/spains-only-gay-referee-under-police-protection-due-to-threats Mon, 19 Sep 2016 15:12:28 +0200 spains-only-gay-referee-under-police-protection-due-to-threats One of the world's biggest gay pride celebrations took place in Madrid this weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20160704/in-pics-madrid-pride-2016-gay-lgbt Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:14:35 +0200 in-pics-madrid-pride-2016-gay-lgbt Spain may not lead countries like Germany or France when it comes to the economy, but it certainly comes up trumps on LGBT rights, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20160510/spain-continues-to-be-model-european-country-for-gay-rights Tue, 10 May 2016 17:31:00 +0200 spain-continues-to-be-model-european-country-for-gay-rights Spain mourned the death this week of Pedro Zerolo, a politician and activist who was instrumental in the creation of monumental marriage equality laws that helped make Spain a pioneer in gay rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20150612/remembering-a-pioneer-of-spanish-gay-rights-pedro-zerolo-marriage Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:35:40 +0200 remembering-a-pioneer-of-spanish-gay-rights-pedro-zerolo-marriage A Spanish feminist with ties to Femen was expelled from the conservative Muslim kingdom and two Moroccan men who kissed in public were arrested after a pro-gay protest, officials said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150604/spanish-feminist-expelled-from-morocco Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:30:29 +0200 spanish-feminist-expelled-from-morocco Spain ranked sixth in Europe in the latest review of how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people experience human rights across the continent, by campaign group ILGA-Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20150512/spain-remains-in-top-ten-for-lgbt-rights Tue, 12 May 2015 18:08:41 +0200 spain-remains-in-top-ten-for-lgbt-rights A transsexual Spanish man met with the Pope over the weekend, it emerged on Tuesday, according to Spanish press reports. https://www.thelocal.es/20150127/transsexual-meets-with-pope-at-the-vatican Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:48:00 +0100 transsexual-meets-with-pope-at-the-vatican 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20140715/madrid-couple-defy Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:27:00 +0200 madrid-couple-defy Spain's Supreme Court has given a divorced lesbian couple joint custody of the twin girls they had whi le married to each other. https://www.thelocal.es/20131217/high-court-gives-lesbian-mums-dual-maternity Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:14:00 +0100 high-court-gives-lesbian-mums-dual-maternity The mayor of a Madrid suburb is fighting to clear his name after he sent out a tweet on Sunday which linked to an article titled 'I'm a homophobe, of course'. https://www.thelocal.es/20130917/spanish-mayor-backtracks-over-homophobic-tweet Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:48:00 +0200 spanish-mayor-backtracks-over-homophobic-tweet