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 Hundreds of thousands of revellers young and old danced, cheered and partied on the rainbow streets of Madrid on Saturday in the world's biggest march for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20170701/party-and-security-madrid-gears-up-for-worldpride-march Sat, 01 Jul 2017 15:09:06 +0200 party-and-security-madrid-gears-up-for-worldpride-march 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 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 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 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 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 The Spanish government on Tuesday approved a move which will prevent single women and lesbians in Spain from accessing publicly funded fertility treatments. https://www.thelocal.es/20130724/spain-limits-access-to-fertility-treatments Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:51:00 +0200 spain-limits-access-to-fertility-treatments The Spanish Government is looking at barring single women, lesbians and older couples from access to assisted reproduction technologies like IVF in the country's hospitals. https://www.thelocal.es/20130719/spains-lesbians-and-singles-face-ivf-hurdle Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:27:03 +0200 spains-lesbians-and-singles-face-ivf-hurdle 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 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