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 Gay groups have called for tougher anti-homophobia laws in the wake of an incident which saw a gay teenage girl left unconscious after she was pelted with stones after leaving school in Spain's Murcia region on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141022/gay-teens-pelted-with-stones-outside-school Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:38:14 +0200 gay-teens-pelted-with-stones-outside-school A top Spanish news agency has apologized after accidentally using a hashtag containing a colloquial term for homosexual in a tweet about Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. https://www.thelocal.es/20140925/news-agency-sorry-for-calling-spanish-pm-gay-mariano-rajoy Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:10:00 +0200 news-agency-sorry-for-calling-spanish-pm-gay-mariano-rajoy 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 A rugby team in the Madrid has notched up a national first by becoming the first officially gay-friendly rugby team in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140425/meet-spains-first-gay-friendly-rugby-club Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:21:00 +0200 meet-spains-first-gay-friendly-rugby-club A new international 'morality poll' looking at 40 nations has revealed that Spanish people earn top marks in terms of acceptance of homosexuality. https://www.thelocal.es/20140422/spain-rated-worlds-most-gay-friendly-country Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:20:00 +0200 spain-rated-worlds-most-gay-friendly-country A Madrid foundation wants to offer the country's elderly gay and lesbian community a place where they can be open about their sexuality without facing rejection or bullying from their peers. The Local Spain speaks to their president. https://www.thelocal.es/20140415/spain-gay-lgbt-lesbian-old-people-home Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:01:00 +0200 spain-gay-lgbt-lesbian-old-people-home 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 A young Spanish man plans to take a local doctor to court, claiming the medical practitioner told him he could be "cured" of his homosexuality. https://www.thelocal.es/20130903/my-doctor-told-me-being-gay-was-unnatural Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:21:00 +0200 my-doctor-told-me-being-gay-was-unnatural Madrid's gay pride event, known as 'MADO', kicks off on Wednesday and shops and bars located in the festival area can expect to make heftier than usual profits as a result. https://www.thelocal.es/20130703/madrid-cashes-in-on-gay-pride Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:20:00 +0200 madrid-cashes-in-on-gay-pride Spanish people are more accepting of homosexuality than is the case anywhere else in the world, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20130605/spain-tops-world-gay-friendly-rankings Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:57:00 +0200 spain-tops-world-gay-friendly-rankings The biggest study to date in Spain on families with same-sex parents has shown that, although the country is pioneered gay marriage, homophobic abuse is still common. https://www.thelocal.es/20130516/study-shows-homophobia-still-rife-in-spain Thu, 16 May 2013 12:31:00 +0200 study-shows-homophobia-still-rife-in-spain Same-sex couples in Gibraltar will be able to adopt children after the territory's Supreme Court issued a ruling on the issue on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130411/gibraltar-gives-green-lights-to-gay-adoptions Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:51:00 +0200 gibraltar-gives-green-lights-to-gay-adoptions Spain is one the world's most gay and lesbian-friendly tourist destinations, the international gay guide Spartacus reported recently. https://www.thelocal.es/20130308/spain-notches-up-good-results-in-gay-friendly-guide Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:01:00 +0100 spain-notches-up-good-results-in-gay-friendly-guide