Thomson Reuters Foundation • 9th May 2022

Trans Germans fight for compensation over sterilisations

Thousands of trans Germans like Tsepo Bollwinkel had to be sterilised in order to legally change their gender under a now-scrapped law. Now, they hope to receive compensation, and an apology.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 21st March 2022

LGBTQ+ Ukrainians fight for their country, and their rights

Despite historic homophobia, many LGBTQ+ Ukrainians have enlisted to defend their country and fight for their rights following Russia’s invasion.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 4th March 2022

Trans and non-binary people trapped in war-torn Ukraine

The rule forcing men aged 18 to 60 to stay and fight has left many trans women and non-binary people stranded in the country.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 12th January 2022

Tiny European states play catch up on LGBT+ equality

‘Winds of change’ start to shift attitudes in European microstates where religion and conservative traditions have curbed LGBT+ rights gains.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 22nd September 2021

Berlin becomes a magnet for LGBT+ Poles fleeing homophobia at home

A growing number of young LGBT+ Poles are settling in the German capital, viewed by many as a 'queer oasis' close to home.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 13th August 2020

Berliners reimagine public space as illegal raves defy pandemic

The pandemic has pitted those wanting to enjoy outdoor raves against others who see public parks as a space for quieter recreat.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 7th July 2020

Race against time to compensate gay men convicted of sex crimes in Austria

About 1,000 men were convicted under pre-2002 law and stigmatised as sex offenders.

DW Business • 15th April 2020

No hands to harvest strawberries in the Spanish coronavirus lockdown

The restrictions around the coronavirus outbreak have made it impossible for thousands of migrant workers to come and harvest crops in Spanish fields. But that's just one of the many problems local farmers face.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 4th April 2020

Calls grow to lift bans on gay men giving blood amid coronavirus

The pandemic is driving fresh scrutiny of rules which bar many sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood.

DW Business • 3rd February 2020

Will Spain's new governing coalition succeed in triggering economic change?

The country's fresh left-wing government faces huge economic and social challenges in the months and years ahead. It's clear that good intentions alone will not make political polarization go away just like that.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 31st December 2019

Transgender Germans demand compensation for sterilisation

Sweden became the first country in the world in 2018 to offer compensation to hundreds of trans people who had to undergo sterilisation to get their change of gender recognised.

DW Business • 9th October 2019

Trump tariffs to hit Spain's olive industry in tough times

Washington plans to impose a 25% import tax on various agricultural and industrial items imported from Europe. Olive oil producers in Andalusia worry about the economic future of the Spanish culinary gem.

DW Business • 2nd October 2019

Tourism decline casts shadow over Spain's summer paradises

Many of the top holiday destinations of the Mediterranean country fear the damaging consequences that a hard Brexit and a recession in Germany could have on their economic perspectives.

DW Business • 13th August 2019

The secret to German retailer Lidl's Spanish boom

German low-cost supermarket Lidl has profited from the difficulties of some of Spain's biggest retailers. It is now the largest German supermarket in Spain and the second-fastest-growing firm in the sector.

DW Business • 17th July 2019

Rental bikes or e-scooters: Who will win Berlin's urban mobility battle?

The German capital's fame as a cyclist's paradise has attracted many rental bikes companies. And now electric scooters have joined this fast-paced business race. The fight for this new market has started.

DW News • 19th April 2019

Thousands of Spaniards abroad left in election limbo

Around one million people left Spain during the financial crisis. An electoral reform at home has made it all but impossible for them to cast a ballot from abroad.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 11th February 2019

LGBT+ victims of Spain's Franco regime fight for compensation

About 5,000 LGBT+ Spaniards were convicted under homophobic laws during General Francisco Franco's rule

DW Culture • 28th December 2018

A tour of cabaret-era Berlin as populism rises

The rising interest in the Weimar Republic's hedonist lifestyle and sexual freedom that inspired authors like Christopher Isherwood comes at a time when many see worrying parallelisms in the surge of the far right.