Tag: Spain

This week, a woman pushing a stroller went absolutely bonkers upon seeing two lesbian women kiss on a subway in Barcelona, Spain. One of the lesbians, Carla Gallén, posted video of the lesbophobe’s rant online. In a tweet (below), Gallén wrote, “On Wednesday afternoon, my partner and I suffered homophobic aggression on the underground. A woman insulted and attacked us for kissing.” In the video, the woman uses slurs and insults against the lesbian couple and even calls her own gay...

This last Friday during Pride weekend in Barcelona, Spain, a man at a McDonald’s threatened to “beat the gay out of” a gay man for wearing “disrespectful” cut-off jean shorts and a tight neon yellow tank top in public. A bystander took video of their encounter and though police soon intervened the queer man declined to press charges. In the video (which has since been viewed over 4.2 million times), a security officer inside the fast-food restaurant speaks to a...

There’s a sad anecdote that circulates every Pride of an NYC subway passenger who sees fellow queers removing their rainbow gear on their ways home because they’re afraid of getting harassed away from the parade. The story is apocryphal, but it conveys a truth: It’s not always safe to express your queerness in public. Take this incident for example… In a video recorded in a McDonald’s during Pride weekend in Barcelona, Spain this last Friday, a man in a neon yellow...

The new Prime Minister of Spain has chosen two openly gay men to serve as cabinet ministers. The cabinet of recently appointed leader Pedro Sanchez was announced as one of the most diverse cabinet offices in Europe. Sanchez, who became Prime Minister after a vote of no-confidence prompted former leader Mariano Rajoy to step down last week, appointed 11 women and six men to the cabinet. Both Maxim Huerta and Fernando Grande-Marlaska are openly gay. Grande-Marlaska married his longtime partner Gorka Gómez shortly...

The victims reportedly met his killer via a personals ad. The alleged killer of a gay man in Spain has been arrested, 18 years after he brutally killed his victim and scrawled “Hitler was right!” in blood on the wall. In 2000, a gay Barcelona man named Vitervo met up with another man he met via a personals ad. Authorities believe the two met at Montgat train station before going out for drinks. They returned to Vitervo’s home, which he shared...

Hundreds of thousands flocked to Madrid World Pride, the largest LGBTQ pride event in the world, for over a week of events, wrapping up on Sunday night. Madrid World Pride coincided with the 40th anniversary of the first LGBT pride protest in Spain, taking place in Barcelona. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu4zoWBEkHQ Saturday’s parade doubled as a protest march, led by all of Spain’s major political parties, carrying a banner reading, “For LGBTI Rights All Over The World.” https://twitter.com/WorldPride2017/status/881178096845639681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lgbtqnation.com%2F2017%2F07%2Fhundreds-thousands-celebrate-worlds-largest-pride-madrid%2F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1WiSM0jxpY Spain has been on the forefront of LGBTQ rights, granting...

Fasten your seat belts and prepare for takeoff. This June, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world will gather in Madrid, Spain to celebrate the spirit of the international LGBTQ community during the World Pride 2017 event. But this isn’t just any Pride event. World Pride breaks down more than just barriers of sex, gender and sexual orientation. It brings people together from varying cultural, religious, political, ethnic and racial groups, celebrating the myriad differences found within the LGBTQ...

Our Motto: Human Rights - Equality - Respect - Opportunity It's official! Mr Gay World, an annual international competition for gay men, has a great tradition which it follows year by year. This competiton takes place yearly at some exotic and breathtaking place all over the globe. Mr Gay World 2016 will be held on the magical island of Malta. It's a wonderful place where cultural and historical heritage meets with a spirit of modern. Discover this magnificent place yourself. Such popular films as Game of...