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 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 Mariano Rajoy will not only be attending the gay marriage of one of his conservative colleagues, he will be a witness at the nuptials, despite the fact that he has in the past been very vocal in opposing same-sex marriage. https://www.thelocal.es/20150915/rajoy-risks-hypocrisy-in-attending-gay-best-friends-wedding Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:33:45 +0200 rajoy-risks-hypocrisy-in-attending-gay-best-friends-wedding As the US supreme court makes same-sex marriage a right nationwide, Spain, which led the way for gay-rights, celebrates 10 years of same-sex marriage. https://www.thelocal.es/20150629/spain-celebrates-10-years-of-gay-marriage Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:32:33 +0200 spain-celebrates-10-years-of-gay-marriage 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