On Tuesday, parliament approved a draft bill that will pave the way for gender self-identification, the largest European country so far to consider the law. The most relevant action led by the FAGC was, without any doubt, the calling and holding of the first Gay Pride Demonstration in Spain, which took place in Barcelona in 1977. It had the slogan "Human rights are not negotiated, they are legislated: Integral Trans Law Now. Local media reported it was the biggest public event in the city since before Spain imposed its first COVID-19 lockdown in mid-March 2020.Īn LGBT police association cheered "the police are also proud".Ī major theme of this year's parade was transgender rights.
"I feel really happy because we have the space to protest to come out and demand respect for ourselves as human beings," said Catherine Lopez, 36. It kicks off every year towards the end of June and continues for a whole week, offering an. Many wore rainbow face masks at the parade, usually one of the world's largest LGBT pride events, which this year under COVID-19 restrictions did not feature the usual floats and had a limit of 25,000 attendees. Madrid Pride (MADO) is the largest Pride festival in Spain. MADRID, July 3 (Reuters) - Thousands of people danced, beat drums and waved flags through the streets of Madrid on Saturday as the Spanish capital's gay pride parade returned after being canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The town swells with visitors from Spain and beyond. Torremolinos Gay Pride, Torremolinos, Spain: May 29 - June 5 Torremolinos Gay Pride is a celebration of gay life on the Spanish Costa del Sol. Many wore rainbow face masks at the parade, usually one of the world's largest LGBT pride events Puerto Vallarta Gay Pride first started in 2011 and it’s the largest LGBTQ Pride event in the region.