Mexico City Pride Parade 2007 – XXIX Marcha del Orgullo Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual y Transexual (LGBT) Mexico D.F. 2007
México City, MÉXICO – The 29th annual Pride Parade (XXIX Marcha del Orgullo Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual y Transexual (LGBT), titled “, “Nombrando realidades… cambiemos sociedades” (Naming Realities – Changing Societies) in México City was held Saturday, June 30, 2007. AND it was the best yet!!
The Pride March, of 220,000 marchers and over 100 entries, started at the Angel of Independence on the Paseo de la Reforma, México City’s grand avenue originally built in the 1860’s by Emperor Maximilian.
From the Angel we all moved though México City’s Central Historical district and ended at the Zócalo where México’s National Palace, the México’s central seat of government is located – think White House.
The beginning of the parade was lead by “Colectivo T” (Collective T: Transgender, Transsexual, and Travesti) and Lesbians.
Super Gay, a gay Lucha Libre persona that fights homophobia in México City said the Marcha was the largest he has seen, if you “Take in consideration this year the marcha entered the Zocalo for the first time ever using two different streets, 5 de Mayo and Madero.” Though there were 220,000 participants in the parade it was more like 500,000 people total at the event when you take into account those watching from the sidelines.
I would say that this year’s event was the largest pride parade because México City and the state of Coahuila just this year allowed Civil Unions. People from all the county México came to show their pride and to celebrate their ability to finally have civil unions.
The following day, México City’s newspapers downplayed the significance this years gay pride parade by indicating that there were only 15,000 to 18,000 people at the event!!!
One newspapers headlines concerning the parade said, that some participants at the parade did not dress like “mariposas” (fags). So it’s like, WOW, some of these gay people look like straight.
Though México City may have become politically liberal, there is still a lot of work to be done concerning LGBT sensitivity that needs to be practiced by the Mexican media.
To view all the XXIX Marcha del Orgullo Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual y Transexual (LGBT) 2007 pictures taken in Mexico City, MEXICO on Saturday, June 30, 2007. Pictures by Jesus Chaírez ©
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photo of Super Gay
Now that Luchadore has some pride!!