Madrid: A Two-Pride Town

Madrid is “the city of embrace,” or at least that’s something that new Mayor has been repeating ever since she swept to power last May. It’s a line that perplexed many, especially when the Spanish version “la ciudad del abrazo” sounds more like “the city of hugs.” While a city full of hugs could make […]

Just a few weeks ago, at the beginning of July, around two million people took to the streets for the annual Desfile or Pride March as part of the annual Orgullo Gay Pride Festival. For several fun-filled days, Madrid’s streets were transformed into a collective celebration of diversity and civil rights at one of the […]

I was born in Barcelona but I’ve always felt like a citizen of the world. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to live in various different countries from a very young age.  I don’t mean that I visited as a tourist, but rather that I had the privilege of living with local people, sampling […]

  Chueca has long been the go-to barrio for those looking for the famous Madrid gay nightlife.  The square itself has had a recent revamp and is full of unhurried terrace bars from which to view the stylish and fabulous.

  MADO, Madrid Pride, is the name given to the celebrations on Madrid’s streets during Gay Pride Week, where the central event is the Gay Parade, the biggest in Europe, which this year will be on 6 July. The MADO celebrations include open-air concerts, parties, art, culture and sport, all in and around the Chueca district, right […]