Tag: Navarra

• May 21, 2023

  Lesbians and the Inquisition

  

                The Christian Church in Spain had long been interested in the history of homosexual acts, dating back to a Church Council held from 305 to 306 in Elvira, modern day Granada, though the focus was almost exclusively on men. Among other issues, the council discussed the issue of sodomy. It was one of the…
• March 30, 2023

  Spanish communists intersections with lesbians (women + LGTB)

  This is a quick history of Partido Comunista’s intersections with lesbians, and to a lesser extent the broader LGTB movement in Spain since the party’s founding in 1921 by the youth movement inside PSOE.  This was cobbled together from existing material in other pieces, with some quickly written text for additional context.  It is possible…
• October 3, 2022

  Acrópoli, tenemos un problema: Issues with survey design

  Acrópoli, tenemos un problema. Acrópoli is currently undertaking a survey of LGTB violence and hate crimes in the Comunidad de Madrid by surveying members of the Comunidad de Madrid, doing outreach for survey completion Twitter and Facebook.  The survey results will almost certainly be used to inform decision making by the Comunidad de Madrid as…
• August 21, 2022

  An incomplete history Lesbians and feminism in Spain by region

  Last night on my Twitter feed, there were some big discussions about lesbians and feminism in Spain.  I can’t really weigh into those debates in Spanish but what I can do is compile a history from various documents I have about lesbians and feminism in Spain.  This piece is not very cohesive because what it…
• August 17, 2022

  A history of lesbians in La Rioja, Spain

  La Rioja is the smallest region in Spain by population, with only the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla having fewer residents; La Rioja has around 316,000 people compared to Ceuta and Mellila with around 84,000 each and the next smallest region of Cantabria with a population of around 584,000. The small population, the relatively…
• July 18, 2022

  Same-sex marriage and family equality in La Rioja

  A history of marriage equality in La Rioja from a lesbian perspective.
• June 21, 2022

  A brief history of AIDS in La Rioja and Spain from a lesbian perspective

  This article looks at the history of AIDS from a lesbian perspective in La Rioja and Spain more broadly as part of an overall background to understanding the landscape for lesbians in La Rioja, especially as it pertains to LGTB activism and sexual health to try to provide a narrative history which can be used…
• March 8, 2022

  Lesbian intersections with 8 de Marzo Día Internacional de la Mujer

  Lesbians have long been involved with Spanish protests, marches and celebrations that took place on March 8’s International Women’s Labor Day.  At the same time, the date has also been important for other women and LGTB rights issues in Spain.
• February 27, 2022

  History of Lesbian Visibility Day in Spain

  Preface: This is the last section of mostly last chapter of the book I am working on with the overview of lesbian history across the whole of Spain. The more modern stuff is a lot more challenging than the historic stuff because there isn’t the same type of summary of challenges but rather looking at…
• February 3, 2022

  Socialist government of José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (2004 – 2011)

  Lesbian life continued to have moments of difficulty across Spain. The financial crisis reduced resources. Attacks on lesbians happened around Spain, and got local and national media attention. Lesbians faced identity issues when they had children. Rural lesbians continued to have move to big cities to avoid discrimination or travel to big cities to have…