- The motto of this year’s demonstration was “Our existence is not an outrage to modesty!” | Photo: José Daniel Ramos @danielj2511
This Sunday, July 7, human rights activists and members of the LGBTIQ+ community gathered in Caracas to demand equal rights, respect for identity and an end to hate crimes within the framework of the Pride month which was held in June.
The march began at 9:00 am and left from Francisco de Miranda Avenue, near Parque Miranda, to Zona Rental, in Plaza Venezuela (Caracas).
The motto of this year’s demonstration was “Our existence is not an outrage to modesty!”, according to information published by the Venezuelan Observatory of LGBTIQ+ Violence (OVV LGBTIQ+).
The atmosphere at the LGBTIQ+ pride march
Some march attendees attended dressed in drag queens, with their flags and signs with slogans such as: “Until being free is an act of bravery”, “Love only bothers those who do not know it” and “If God loves me unconditionally, who are you to exclude me without reason?”
Francisco Piñango, one of those attending the rally, said he is marching to remind people that “they are not invisible to society.”
“We are part of it: lawyers, doctors, cleaners, we are Venezuelans. Pride month is for empathy, I don’t have to explain to people the reason for my sexual orientation,” he said in statements to The newspaper.
For her part, Marílica Cañizález said that she attends the rally every year to support the LGBTIQ+ community.
“I think that rights must be defended, love outweighs hate. Understanding between parents and children is important,” he added in an interview with The newspaper.
The details of the LGBTIQ+ pride march
Hundreds of people attended the LGBTIQ+ pride march, including representatives of the diplomatic corps of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom in Venezuela, according to a publication by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Plural Country.
Also present at the demonstration was former Venezuelan beauty queen Valentina Sánchez Trivella, as well as activists for the rights of the collective such as lawyer Richelle Briceño; Daniel Picado, from Tu País Plural, and Gioconda Montes, coordinator of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Montes reminded the media that UNFPA has the Violentómetro application to encourage non-discrimination towards the LGBTIQ+ community.
“It is a teaching tool that allows us to identify the forms of discrimination, regularly naturalized in society, of violence once morest the LGBTI community,” he said in statements to the media. The Hammer Venezuela.
In which other cities were protests called?
According to the LGBTIQ+ OVV, protests were also called for in other regions of the country during Pride Month, celebrated in June, including:
-Carabobo: it was called for June 16, 2024 on Paseo Cabriales Avenue. Another one was also held in this same state on June 23 at the Naguanagua Olympic Village
-Lara: June 23 starting at 1:30 pm and the route to follow is from Vargas Avenue to Lara Avenue
-Guyana: June 23 and the route was the Makro roundregarding to the Guyana Mall Shopping Center, in front of the La Piña roundregarding
-Táchira: June 23 and the route to follow is from Cotatur to Blue Room
-Mérida: June 28, 2024 the meeting point is the Glorias Patrias square
-Zulia: June 28, 2024 the route starts from the Plaza de la República to Carabobo Street.
Why is LGBTIQ+ Pride Day celebrated?
LGBTIQ+ Pride Day is celebrated every year on June 28 to commemorate the Stonewall riots in New York (United States) that occurred in 1961.
On this date, police officers raided the bar where members of the LGBTIQ+ community gathered. In the face of these actions, those affected united for the first time to fight for their rights.
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2024-07-08 04:49:13