Tag: Recoletos
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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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History of Pride in Madrid: Conservative government of José Maria Aznar (1996 – 2004)
Elections were held on 3 March 1996, with the results ushering in the conservative government of José Maria Aznar. He and Partido Popular would stay in power until March 2004. This change in government did not bring any fundamental changes to Pride in Madrid, with many of the initial trends in the period having already…
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History of Pride in Madrid: Socialist government of Felipe González (1982 – 1996)
Spain held general elections on 28 October 1982, ushering in a government run by PSOE’s Felipe González that lasted until the party was voted out in the 1996 elections. The party’s election following a mainstream modern social democratic campaign is widely considered to be the end of the democratic transition period, ushering in a new…
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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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