3. Sex: From Francoist Prudery to Gay Marriages

Is prostitution legal in Spain?

• Buying sex is ilegal, selling it legal

• Prostitution is ilegal

• Prostitution is legal, pimping is not

Who were the “retocadores” (retoucherers)?

• Censors in charge of political issues

• Censors in charge of moral issues

• Censors in charge of religious issues

• Censors in charge of rebelious issues

In 1948, friar Angel Ayala (the founder of a Catholic pressure group) said that the cinema was:

• the greatest calamity since Adam

• a greater calamity than the World Wars

• a greater calamity than the atomic bomb

• all of the above

Revolution in the depiction of sex in the 1970s in Spain:

• La Movida

• El Destape

• El Machismo

• El Retocador

What was the most important factor in raising awareness about contraception?

• Franco´s morality

• Moral repression

• AIDS

• Bilbao women case

What case raised awareness about abortion in Spain?

• Barcelona women in 1998

• Barcelona women in 1978

• Bilbao women in 1998

• Bilbao women in 1978

The new 2009 abortion law:

• Amplified previous laws

• Was approved by the socialist government

• ¼ million Spaniards voiced their discontent

• All of the above

How is the current stem-cell research legislation in Spain?

• All types of research

• No research allowed

• Cases of incurable genetic illnesses

• Cases of women infertility

What new Spanish legislation caught international attention in 2005?

• New abortion law

• Gay marriage

• Law of Memoria Historica

• Supression of Franco´s law

Spain passed the same-sex marriage law and became:

• next country after the US

• the 3rd country in the world

• equal in rights to the US

• the 5th country in the world