Spain’s top acts head to Torremolinos for outrageous Gala Drag show
This will be the sixth year that the Costa del Sol town has presented this colourful event, and entrance will be free at the municipal auditorium
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Mayor pledges to make Torremolinos the LGBT+ capital of southern Europe
Speaking at a tourism and leisure fair event, Margarita del Cid pointed out that the town has “extensive calendar” of LGTB events, among which, “Pride stands out”, adding that the 2022 edition attracted more than 60,000 attendees, which “broke all records”
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Correos installs first LGBT rainbow post box in Torremolinos
The multi-coloured mail box has been installed at the entrance to Pasaje Begoña, a place of historical significance to the gay community
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Almuñécar celebrates International Pride Day by lighting up the town hall
The local LGBT community's manifesto will also be read out
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LGBT hate crimes increased by 8% in Andalucía last year
Some 367 cases were reported in the region but experts say the true incidence is much higher because up to 70% of victims just keep quiet
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Torremolinos celebrates a record-breaking Pride event
It surpassed even the most optimistic expectations and broke the attendance record, with over 60,000 people taking to the streets of the Costa del Sol town
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Torremolinos Pride 2022 parade, in images
The Costa del Sol town's Pride event exceeded the most optimistic expectations and broke all attendance records with more than 60,000 people
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100 years of much-loved character actor Denholm Elliott
Born on 31 May 1922, the British actor enjoyed a long career which brought him to the Costa del Sol, although it was in Ibiza that he bought a home and finally died
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Seven towns of the Sierra Norte de Malaga unite to celebrate LGBT Pride
The packed programme will offer a series of street parties, parades, exhibitions, talks, sports events and drag shows from 4 June until 3 July
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Mijas students highlight International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
As part of its diversity programme, students from the IES Las Lagunas painted one of the benches in the school’s courtyard in the colours of the LGBT+ flag
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Britney Spears is nobody’s slave
Celebrating her freedom from the conservatorship that caused international outrage, the singer is now pregnant and engaged
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'In men’s sport, coming out is more taboo; in women’s it's more common'
The experienced goalkeeper from the Costa del Sol handball team, with four titles under her belt, explains her view of how LGBT acceptance is changing in society and sport
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These girls are true fighters
Desiré was born a woman, but in the wrong body. She lived on the streets from the age of 11 to 13, did military service when she was 18 and ten years later got married in white, having undergone surgery and with an ID card that finally reflected who she was. Regina has not made any physical changes; she is happy with her body and knows that she does not need hormones to be a woman. She is happy the way she is
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Rebellious Cristina Peri Rossi wins the Cervantes
Deep and astute, the Uruguayan poet, a pioneer in writing out of the closet, has been stamping on political correctness and bleeding the wound of exile for almost 50 years: “Ithaca exists / as long as it’s not recovered”
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Dead Lesbian Syndrome is very much alive
Since 1976, around 250 lesbian or bisexual women characters have been killed off at the end of the story, mainly in a tragic fashion. This narrative resource which so angers fans continues today, as seen in the disappointing end to Killing Eve