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While general queer/LGBTQIA+ student resources may be relevant and helpful, Barcelona SAE recognizes that transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive students studying or interning in Barcelona deserve more tailored information and guidance. Included below are fast facts, prompts for personal reflection, and additional resources to better understand the broader trans experience and community in Spain for visiting students.
Fast facts
Fast facts
All of Barcelona SAE’s partner universities (UAB, UB, and UPF) make changing preferred names and gender on university records accessible, and also have anti-discrimination plans and policies that address transphobia and cisgenderism.
As of 2023, Spain allows residents 16 years-old and older to change their registered gender without providing documentation of gender dysphoria from a physician or psychologist.
Parc de la Ciutadella, just a short walk from Barcelona SAE’s classrooms and offices, includes an important public memorial commemorating the life of trans woman, Sonia Rescalvo, which sparked greater advocacy and protections for the transgender community in Barcelona.
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:
Where am I in my gender journey? How will studying or interning in Barcelona affect my understanding of myself and my transness or queerness (or other aspects of myself)?
Is having friendship or community support in the trans, non-binary, and broader LGBTQIA+ communities something that is important to me and, if so, is this something I would want to pursue in Spain?
What about my housing and home environment in Barcelona? Is living in Barcelona SAE’s gender inclusive housing of interest or what is most appropriate for me?
Thinking about how I nurture and support my physical, mental, and emotional health and wellness at home, are there steps I need to take to make sure I have access to those in Barcelona? (e.g., availability of certain medications, therapists, specialists, or other care providers, etc.)
resources
resources
A4TE Advocates for Trans Equality: Know Your Rights: Airport Security
IGLTA: Travel Tips for Transgender, Genderqueer and Non-Binary Wanderlusters
The Gender In Language Project: Gender Inclusive Pronouns and Grammar in Catalan and Spanish
ILGA Europe: Spain
ILGA: "Laws on Us" Report
Say It With Your Chest Podcast: Joss Jaycoff (she/they) on Spanish Legislation, pronouns and non binary identities
The Barcelona LGBTI Center: Trans-specific services and events, including for TDOV and TDOR, throughout the year
"Express Yourself" : an interview with Angel, a non-binary alumni student, on Barcelona SAE's podcast, Beyond Las Ramblas.
For more LGBTQIA+ organizations and events, click here.
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