In Madrid the pride demonstration has not yet been and will take place next weekend.
Community LGTBI has taken to the streets this weekend in most of the world to celebrate the annual pride parade and claim the collective rights on the last weekend of ‘pride’ month.
Several Spanish cities, such as Sevillahave done the same, but not the capital of the country, Madrid, where the demonstration of pride will take place next Saturday (during the first weekend of July).
How has pride been celebrated in Europe?
In the main European capitals, they have been carried out. In Oslo (Norway) The march, which lasted two hours, ended on the so-called pride parkin the central Sofienbergparken neighborhood.
Oslo Pride is Norway’s largest celebration of love and diversity, focusing on equal rights and human dignity.
According to the Brussels-based NGO ILGA-Europe, Norway This year it occupies eighth place among best countries in Europe for the LGBTI community. The index takes into account the legal, political and social environment for LGBTQ people in each country.
The Oslo parade has special importance in Europe because, during the 2022 demonstrations, an armed man caused a homophobic attack opening fire in the Norwegian capital’s nightlife district and killing two people and injuring 20 others.
How have the ‘EuroPride’ celebrations been?
For this reason, this year there has been a strong police presence at the pride parade. Another country that has also celebrated it is Greecewhere around 15,000 people attended on Saturday to the annual ‘EuroPride’ parade.
“This celebration across Europe sends a message,” parade participant Michalis Filippidis told reporters. “It’s very, very good. We are all united as a fist and, despite the many things that are happening, we are all here to fight for our rights.”
There was a strong police presence prevent demonstrations against the parade. In the end, according to the agents, 15 people were arrested for shouting obscenities at parade participants and, in one case, attempting to throw eggs at them.
How has the pride march been in Mexico?
Diversity has also been celebrated in other parts of the world. Countries like Mexico organized demonstrations and parades to claim the rights of LGTBI people.
In the capital of the Republic, Mexico Citythe largest parade took place, attended by thousands of people who paraded along Paseo de la Reforma with slogans in defense of the group.
