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Queer and trans Spaniards fear that a new right-wing government would roll back historic gains and usher in a wave of repression.

Spain's equality minister Irene Montero has been praised for a speech on LGBTQ+ rights while defending the government's draft self-ID bill.

Activists are protesting against Madrid's plans to abolish a regional bill that ensures the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

Bookmark Article Protestors attend a LGBT+ march on 28 June 2021 in Madrid, Spain ahead of the government approving the landmark trans "self-ID" draft bill. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images) Spain has advanced a landmark bill that would allow trans adults to self-determine their gender – but activists say it doesn’t go far enough. The Spanish government approved the draft bill on Tuesday (29 June). It would allow trans people over the age of 16 to update their gender marker and name on official documents without being forced to get a medical diagnosis. Currently, trans people in Spa...

  Dozens of transgender organizers in Spain have launched a hunger strike to push for legislation that would allow for people to correct their identity documents without a prior medical diagnosis, as the This year Spain’s progressive United We Can party put forward a proposal that would have eliminated the requirement for a gender dysphoria diagnosis in order to change government identification, but a coalition led by Spain’s Socialist and Podemos parties shut down the legislation last week. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo — a member of the Socialist Party — argued tha...