In Madrid, homosexual males say focused police raids and humiliating strip searches are on the rise, defying Spain’s picture as a frontrunner in LGBTQ rights. Authorities declare it’s a part of a drug crackdown, however activists insist deep-rooted homophobia is driving the arrests. What’s behind these allegations, and what does it imply for queer communities throughout Europe?
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– Christo Casas, Journalist and Anthropologist
Episode credit:
And that’s the Take. This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Chloe Okay. Li, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Hanah Shokeir and our visitor host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
