Tag Archives: Spain

After last week’s first gay wedding in France, the Agency France-Presse posted the above map.

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The BBC reports: Flamenco flash mobs – seemingly spontaneous dance and song performances – have been taking place in banks not just in Seville, but all over Andalusia, causing short, if amusing disruptions to the working day. Some involve just one or two dancers, performing silently in front of bemused customers and clerks. Others can be made up of several …

(Via JMG reader Thomas)

A therapeutic HIV vaccine that temporarily “puts the brakes” on the growth of the virus has shown promise in a small study conducted by researchers in Spain. The vaccine, based on immune cells exposed to HIV that had been inactivated with heat, was tested on a group of 36 people carrying the virus and the results were the best yet …

Pro-secession parties won a commanding number of seats yesterday in Spain’s Catalonia region. Flying pro-independence flags – a lone star against yellow and red stripes – Catalan voters on Sunday handed 87 seats, almost two-thirds of the local parliament, to four different parties that want a referendum on secession. But voters also punished the movement’s figurehead, Catalan President Artur Mas. …

Spain’s Catalonia region is voting today on secession. If the pro-secession party wins a majority, a referendum on independence would likely follow within two years. More than 8,000 polling stations opened across the northeastern region at 9 a.m. local time today to select 135 lawmakers who will decide whether to press on with regional President Artur Mas’s plan for a …

Last November when Spain’s anti-gay Popular Party swept the Socialists out of power, there was a great deal of concern that same-sex marriage would be repealed.  Worry no more! Spain’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the country’s gay marriage law on Tuesday, rejecting an appeal contending that marriage in the Spanish constitution means only the union of a man …

The BBC reports: Spanish police have baton-charged protesters attending a rally against austerity dubbed “Occupy Congress”. The clashes occurred as protesters tried to tear down barriers blocking access to the parliament in Madrid, reports said. Metal barriers had been placed around the building to block access from every possible direction. Indignants, as the demonstrators are known, say they are protesting …

Spain’s faltering economy brought out the largest crowd yet seen for Catalonia’s annual independence march. A million and a half people took to the streets of Barcelona, according to police estimates, to demand independence for the autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia as the country as a whole faces crippling debt. ­At least one train and more than 1,000 coaches were …

Spain’s Olympians have taken to social media to complain about their official uniforms. I’ll take a Number Three, extra pickle.

Barcelona Pride was yesterday and here’s their official song for 2012. My Spanish isn’t very good, but some of the comments at YouTube don’t seem very kind. I like it!(Via JMG reader Gary)

Gothamist has the story: The world record in human tower building was SHATTERED yesterday when a team of brawny Catalonian tower builders climbed on top of each other at the rooftop lounge at 230 Fifth. Human tower building, it seems, is a time-honored tradition in the Catalonian region, where people have built multi-story human towers called “castells” for over three …

This time it’s for Madrid Pride. I ain’t mad at him.

The World Congress Of Families takes place in Madrid this weekend, where the main topic of discussion appears to be the “demographic winter” facing Europe, namely the relative decrease in the number of white Christian babies. But the other big topic, of course, is the demise of the “natural family,” the issue which has drawn the attendance of Porno Pete, …

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Spain’s Popular Party was elected late last year in a landslide and they are already working to reverse the many progressive reforms made by the Socialists. Gay marriage isn’t yet openly up for repeal, but observers worry that day is coming soon. People’s Party rising star Justice Minister Alberto Ruíz Gallardón, a former mayor of Madrid and one of the …

Taking advantage of the landslide election of Spain’s right-wing Popular Party, the Catholic Church is ramping up its call for the repeal of same-sex marriage. Because the United Nations has a secret plan to turn half of the world gay! SRSLY. During his Boxing Day sermon, the Bishop of Córdoba, Demetrio Fernández, said there was a conspiracy by the United …

Spanish authorities have arrested a man for leaking an advance copy of Madonna’s coming single. At least one demo recording of “Give Me All Your Love” was posted on the web in November, two months before the planned release of Madonna’s first new album since 2008’s “Hard Candy.” Police did not give the name of the man arrested in the …