Tag: Jerónimos
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Lesbian geographies in Madrid: Pride vs. HIV / AIDS vs. sports
Geography, for lesbians and other members of the collective, has the potential to shape our sexual identities, our sexual practices, our sense of community, our political objectives related to our orientation and sex. It can mean in some places, it is easier to come out of the closet and be safe while in other…
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History of Pride in Madrid: Socialist government of Pedro Sánchez (2018 – 2023)
A motion of no confidence by PSOE was registered with the Congreso de Diputados on 25 May 2018 after the Audiencia Nacional found Partido Popular profited from illegal kickbacks-for-contracts during the Gürtel case. Spanish law only allows for such a motion to be put through if an alternative candidate for president is also nominated at…
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History of Pride in Madrid: Conservative government of Mariano Rajoy (2011 – 2018)
Spain held general elections on 20 November 2011, called five months early by President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on 29 July 2011 in response to a deteriorating economic situation. Partido Popular went into the elections leading in the polls, and eventually finishing with 44.6% of the vote, up from 40.1% in the 2008 elections. The…
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History of Pride in Madrid: Socialist government of José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (2004 – 2011)
The 14 March 2004 general elections which saw PSOE¡s José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero come to power in part on the promise of same-sex marriage becoming law appeared to have little immediate impact on Pride that year, with some 500,000 people turned out to march in Pride 2004 on a route that went from Puerta de…
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Ruta de Círculo Sáfico de Madrid: Places
The following is a compilation of places of relevance for or about members of Círculo Sáfico de Madrid, a group of lesbians in Spain active between about 1910 and 1935 who changed and shape both Spanish culture and political life. This list is confined only to the Madrid, but many were born, traveled to, were…
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Ruta de Círculo Sáfico de Madrid: The Women
The following is a compilation of some short biographies about members of Círculo Sáfico de Madrid, a group of lesbians in Spain active between about 1910 and 1935 who changed and shape both Spanish culture and political life. There are names that, if you have studied Spanish history, you should definitely be familiar with. There…
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Ruta de Círculo Sáfico de Madrid: History
Author note: This is one of my favorite bits of lesbian history in Spain. Learning about this group of amazing women felt like opening a door into a secret society from a special time in Spain, a time of hope before the dark days of the dictatorship. This is a brief history of the group.…
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Ruta de Orgullo: Lesbians at Pride in Madrid
This is a three-part piece. The first is a history of lesbian involvement in Pride in Spain. This, the second part, is a guide to Madrid related sites connected to Orgullo, and some of the history attached to those places. It is not so a guided walking route but a list of places connected to…
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Ruta de Gloria Fuertes: Madrid
Gloria Fuertes was a poet and member of the Generación del 50, the first post-war generation of Spanish writers. She was a lesbian and feminist, and an important one in Francoist Spain at a time when the regime demanded conformity to strict ideological gender roles. She was a chain smoker, remained single her whole life and…
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