LGBTQ+

"You can have a few rights, as a treat. Just don't look while we continue to discriminate against an even smaller percent of the population!"

Go back to jacking off to russia. You know, where being anything but heteronormative is PERSECUTED at law level.

But sure, lie about being worried about trans rights.

Spain was the world's 3rd country to legalize gay marriage. It's an extremely LGTBQ+ friendly country. The trans sport issue is super complex, due to the natural physical advantages that physical constitution can make in a sport. Don't go the simplified route. If I were a woman competing in a purely physical sport, like weight lifting, or any other sport that emphasizes power, I'd be all for the ban. Archery, or horseback riding, or any sport that emphasizes skill, no. I believe it has to be approached on a case by case basis. We can't trample biological rights over a trans rights. As I said, a really thorny issue, but Spain is not by far, very far, suspect of trans bashing. Nature can be a bitch.

what do you mean "miss"? i think everyone decent is on your side that the trans discrimination needs to stop. but this not happening at this point doesnt make this news bad. As a queer activist for many decades i can tell you that queer rights sadly come in baby steps. And that we need to fight together and celebrate every advancement.

Here I was about to make a sarcastic comment about Catholicism to make a point of how progressive this is... 😢

So you're homophobic and misogynistic? Because this news has nothing to do with trans. It has to do with gay couples and women.

So if you're twisting these good news into bad news you must be a nazi.

Spain is the worlds 2nd tourist destination, and tourism is one of the major economic sectors. Spain really takes care of the tourism sector. It's the fourth largest EU economy, A totally democratic, safe country: 303 gun related crimes to 37.000 in the US annually. Europe is very safe as a whole. The coast boasts some of Europe's best beaches, including the Canary islands, a subtropical paradise, incredibly diverse (everything between snow in the Teide mountain, to literal deserts with places like La Palma island, a lush island) . You have the Ireland like green north coast to the dry, desert like south. There is an area, Almeria, that hosts the only real desert in Europe, where tons of western movies were filmed. Spain ranks 5th in world UNESCO sites, nature and cultural sites.

Do some research, and avoid tourist traps like Barcelona, Benidorm, Magaluf, etc. Places that cater to cheap mass tourism. Spain is literally chock-full of great places, nature and culture. to visit outside the usual tourist traps. Also, tourist traps tend to attract petty crime characters, like elsewhere in the world. Pickpockets and such.

Madrid is a massively underrated global city. Sophisticated and avant-garde at the same time, with a great night life, world class cuisine, and plenty of little gem restaurants. People are friendly if you don't act as the quintessential entitled asshole tourist. Be humble and have a positive attitude. You are a guest, after all. It pays off.

Got mine in the mail today. Do it asap if you can because you have to send in the originals of your documentation (I used my birth certificate) and you don't get it back until a week or so after getting your passport. I'm probably just paranoid, but I have no desire to be waiting on the next administration to send my birth certificate back.