Madrid gay
Orgullo Gay Madrid 2025
¿Cómo comenzó el evento en 1978 y cómo ha evolucionado a lo largo de los años?
La historia del día del Orgullo Male lover comienza en 1978, cuando un grupo de activistas LGBT+ decidieron organizar una celebración anual para conmemorar el Stonewall riots de 1969 en Nueva York. El primer evento, conocido como «El Día del Orgullo Gay», se llevó a cabo el 25 de junio de 1978 y consistió en un desfile y una serie de actividades culturales en distintos puntos de la ciudad.
A lo largo de los años, el Orgullo Lgbtq+ Madrid ha evolucionado y se ha convertido en uno de los eventos más importantes de la comunidad LGBT+ en España y en el mundo. A medida que la celebración ha ganado en popularidad, ha atraído a un número cada vez mayor de participantes y espectadores. En la actualidad, el evento se celebra en el mes de junio y cuenta con un desfile, conciertos, exposiciones y una serie de eventos culturales en varios puntos de la ciudad.
Además de ser una oportunidad para celebrar la diversidad y la visibilidad de la comunidad LGBT+, el Orgullo Gay Madrid también se ha convertido en una plataforma para abordar temas importantes relacionados con los derechos y la igual
Patroc Madrid Gay Guide 2025
Shops
a unlike life
Monday-Saturday 10:30 – 21:30;Sunday 12:00 – 20:30/21:00
Shop for LGBTQ relevant books, magazines and gifts.
facebook.com/ADifferentLife
@ C. de Pelayo 30
Madrid 28004
Metro: Chueca
+34 915 32 96 52
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Be Lover
Monday-Saturday 10:30 – 22:00;Sunday 12:00 – 21:00
Small mixed erotic shop in Chueca.
@ C. de Hortaleza 30
Madrid 28004
Metro: Chueca, Gran Vía
+34 911 81 27 23
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Berkana
Monday-Friday 10:30 – 20:30;Saturday 11:30 – 20:30;Sunday 12:00 – 14:00 and 17:30 – 20:00
LGBTQ+ bookstore: books, comics, magazines, photo books and films.
libreriaberkana.com
@ C. de Hortaleza 62
Madrid 28004
Metro: Chueca
+34 915 22 55 99
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Boxer
Monday-Saturday ≈ 11:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 – 21:00
Fetish clothing, accessories and toys.
@ C. Pelayo 3
Madrid 28004
Metro: Gran Vía
+34 915 23 28 94
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ES Collection / Addicted
Monday-Saturday 10:30 – 20:30;Sunday 12:00 &n
Gay Madrid City Guide
Gran Via
Gay Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain, spanning a total of about 600 km². The city is located on the Manzanares River in the centre of the country.
The metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union (after London and Paris) and has a population of around 6.5 million.
Madrid is the political, economic and cultural centre of Spain and ranks among one of the greenest European cities. While the municipality has a modern infrastructure, it has retained the look and feel of its historic neighbourhoods and streets.
Madrid is also known for its legendary nightlife and party scene.
Gay Rights in Spain
Spain is one of the most linear countries in the society when it comes to gay rights, although this reflects dramatic changes that have only occurred in recent decades.
The age of consent is 16 for everyone. Same-sex marriage is legal. Same-sex couples can adopt children. Gay men can serve openly in the military. There are anti-discrimination laws for employment, provision of goods and services and against loath speech.
The gay community is highly visible with major gay lgbtq+ fest celebrations each year in Madrid and Bar
Madrid Gay Travel Manual 2025
Upcoming Events in Madrid
| 4 – 10 December 2025
Mad.Bear 2025: Madrid's annual international meeting for bears, big men and their admirers, around the two general holidays on 6 and 8 December.
-› madbear.org
About Madrid and its gay life
With a population of 3.2 million, the Spanish capital Madrid is the third largest town in the European Union. The soar of the town began in the 16th century under the Spanish line of the Residence of Habsburg, when Philip II moved the royal court to Madrid. In the 18th century Charles III contributed much to the economic upturn of the city by modernizing the common infrastructure.
During the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Madrid was heavily destroyed by air raids. After the end of Franco's dictatorship the so-called Movida Madrileña – a hedonistic cultural movement that celebrated everything shrill and modern – began to appear in Madrid. Pedro Almodóvar became its internationally best-known agent. Even today Madrid is a center of attraction for party people from all over Europe, it is more unique, more ›Spanish‹ and not as