A couple of weeks in the Mediterranean twin cities of Barcelona and Sitges is enough to see this destination as one of the prime LGBT places to visit or live. This journalist was easily convinced of the sites and insights for a good life here. By Richard Ammon GlobalGayz.com April 2013 Of course
The rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered persons in Spain have undergone several drastic changes in recent decades. Today Spain provides one of the highest degrees of liberty in the world for its LGBT community. Today, Spain is one of the six countries around the world that allows same-sex marriage and has the most progressive laws, since they also permit adoption by same-sex couples. Same-gender marriage and adoption were legalized by the Spanish Legislature under the administration of socialist prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in 2005.
Name: Spain
Population: 45305000
Capital: Madrid - Pop. 3300000
Area: 504030 sq. km/ sq. miles
Language: Spanish, Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian, Galician
Religion: Catholic
Status of Homosexuality: Legal
Telephone Country Code: 0
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