Spain's Madrid region partially revokes trans, LGBTQ rights laws

LGBT flags are displayed at Chueca quarter during World Pride in Madrid, Spain, June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's regional assembly on Friday passed a proposal by the Spanish capital's ruling conservative People's Party (PP) to strip back protections for transgender people, sparking outcry from the opposition and LGBTQ activists.

The bill, which amended a regional trans rights law and an LGBTQ rights law - both passed in 2016 with the PP's backing - makes Madrid the first Spanish region to roll back such legislation.