Constitutional Court okays same-sex marriages

Spain's first gay marriage, July 2005

Over 20,000 marriages between July 2005 and December 2011

MADRID Same-sex marriages, a manifesto priority of the PSOE at the elections that brought in José Luis R. Zapatero for a second term in 2008, became legal in Spain seven years ago, but the party then in opposition and now in power, PP, sent it for scrutiny to the Constitutional Court alleging that it infringed Article 32 of the Constitution. The principal allegation was that marriage of people of the same sex 'de-natured' the basic institution of marriage as it has been understood until now. There have been>>>

Gay rights leader allegedly abused by Guardia Civil

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LA LÍNEA / GIBRALTAR The leader of Gibraltar's gay rights movement has accused the Guardia Civil at the border of abusive behaviour, according to a communiqué by the group GGR. It begins as follows: "Well-known Human Rights defender and Chairman of Equality Rights group (GGR), Felix Alvarez, has filed an official complaint with the Spanish courts following an aggressive attack by a Spanish Civil Guard at the border Customs building. After enquiring of the RGP by phone, I am informed there is no way of presenting a second report to the Gibraltar police on this incident, given the events took place outside of their jurisdiction. I have therefore sent a letter of information to His Excellency the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Police Commissioner. Whilst no jurisdiction may exist, an assault by a Guardia Civil officer on a Gibraltar citizen must be brought to our own authorities’ attention." Read the full story on http://equalityrightsggr.blogspot.com.es/