Before the parade, Rocío Monasterio, a Vox deputy in the Madrid region, attacked Gay Pride for “denigrating the dignity of people.” “They impregnate the center with an unhealthy and unbearable stench,” she added.
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The party has campaigned to repeal articles in the gender violence law that protect the community, requested a list of the names of LGBTQI activists who give talks in schools in the Valencia region, and protested against the rainbow flag that was hung from Madrid City Hall in honor of Madrid Pride. Vox is a staunch opponent of LGBTQI rights. Two Gay Pride participants before the parade. The votes of the far-right party are also needed if the two right-wing parties are to govern in the regions of Madrid and Murcia. After inconclusive municipal elections on May 26, the PP and Ciudadanos took control of Madrid City Hall thanks to the support of the far-right group, and are also in power in the Andalusian regional government thanks to a similar arrangement. This year, members of the Socialist Party (PSOE), anti-austerity group Unidas Podemos and the leftist Más Madrid were invited to both parts of the event: the protest, and the celebratory parade with floats.īut the right-wing Popular Party (PP) and center-right Ciudadanos (Citizens) were barred from joining the parade over their dealings with Vox. In a fight, they will always find us on our feet,” said Boti García, 63, the former president of the National Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transexuals and Bisexuals (FELGTB), which organizes Gay Pride along with the Madrid Association of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals (COGAM). “Everyone who is here today is fighting against the forces of LGBTQIphobia. This year, the parade – the climax of the Madrid Pride celebrations – was led by the first generation of LGBTQI activists, to honor the trailblazers who won greater rights for the community under the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco. The government delegation in Madrid, meanwhile, put the figure at 400,000.
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Madrid saw one of its most politically charged Gay Pride parades in recent years on Saturday, with hundreds of thousands of people rallying under the message “not one step back” in protest of the far-right group Vox, which is seeking to roll back LGBTQI rights.Īccording to organizers, around 1.6 million people attended the annual march, which left from the Paseo del Prado avenue at 6.30pm.