Tag: Madrid Spain

Every year, over two million people show up for Pride week in Madrid, Spain. The annual event is held in the center of the city at Chueca Square. Popularly known as MADO, the event celebrates the progress that Spain has made in the last century regarding queer rights. In the last 50 years, Spain has adapted its legal system to better support and accept the queer community. Same-gender sexual activity was decriminalized in 1979, and same-sex marriage has been legal since...