Open AccessCurrent situation of LGTBI community in Spain. A legislative analysis about recognized rights and protection of victims of discrimination based on sexual orientation and / or gender identity or expression
Author(s) -
Cristina R. Córdoba
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ehquidad
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2386-4915
DOI - 10.15257/ehquidad.2021.0017
Subject(s) - sexual orientation , legislature , gender identity , identity (music) , political science , expression (computer science) , unemployment , human rights , gender discrimination , criminology , sociology , social psychology , psychology , law , demographic economics , economic growth , economics , physics , acoustics , computer science , programming language
The last decades have meant an advance in the rights and legal protections of LGTBI community however real equality has not yet been achieved. Societies have discrimination against LGTBI community in all areas especially in the workplace, where they have high rates of unemployment and prostitution. These discriminations end in attacks against people based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity or expression. These are the third more frequent in hate crimes. In addition to national and regional laws in force Spain has two bills whose objective is to achieve real equality in LGTBI matters and to recognize the right of gender self-determination at the national level. The primary objective of that research is to analyze the current situation of LGTBI community in Spain in legal matters.