Mexico City Pride

Mexico City Pride
A float in the 2016 Mexico City Pride Parade
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Mexico City, Mexico
Years active	1979–present

Mexico City Pride is an annual LGBT pride event held in Mexico City, Mexico. The event, which is the largest Pride event in the country,^[1] has been held annually since 1979.

Since Mexico City's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2010, a mass wedding ceremony has been held for same-sex couples prior to the start of the event's pride parade.^[2]

History

The first pride event in Mexico City was held in June 1979.^[3] The 1980 march was scheduled for 28 June 1980, to coincide with the anniversary of the Stonewall riots.^[4]

In 1983, two separate Pride marches were held on 25 June. One was a serious "traditional" leftist march, while the other included sex workers and musicians. The second march also included a brief protest at the U.S. embassy, in response to U.S. interventions in Central America.^[5]

The following year, two separate marches were again held, with participants verbally and physically confronting individuals in the other march.^[5]

In 2000, activists from the Party of the Democratic Revolution and the Social Democratic Party joined the march, handing out condoms with packaging that read "Do it differently, vote differently: for Social Democracy" to bystanders.^[6]

In 2018, football fans, despite prior instances of homophobia, peacefully joined the pride parade while celebrating Mexico's progress in the World Cup.^[7]

In 2020 and 2021, the event was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] A digital event was held in its stead.^[9]

In the 2020s, some Pride participants have called for the exclusion of businesses and corporations from the event.^[3]

Mexico City Gay Pride was held 26 June 26 2024 to 1 July 2024, and the parade was on 29 June.^[10] The parade, known as la Marcha del Orgullo, began at Ángel de la Independencia and continued through Paseo de la Reforma, Avenida Juárez, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, 5 de Mayo, and Plaza de la Constitución.^[11]

References

1. Peterson, Abby; Wahlström, Mattias; Wennerhag, Magnus (12 June 2018). Pride Parades and LGBT Movements: Political Participation in an International Comparative Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-47403-8. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
2. "After two-year hiatus, Mexico City conducts mass ceremony for same-sex couples". Reuters. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
3. García, Mar (24 October 2023). "Less Party, More Protest: Activists Call for Changes to Mexico City Pride March". Global Press Journal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
4. Carrillo, Héctor (9 January 2018). Pathways of Desire: The Sexual Migration of Mexican Gay Men. University of Chicago Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-226-51787-2.
5. Campos, Noe Pliego (2 June 2022). "A Tale of Two Pride Marches | Essay". Zócalo Public Square. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
6. "Politics invades Mexico gay march". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Reuters. 19 June 2000. p. 14. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
7. "Football fans join gay pride marchers in Mexico City to celebrate country's World Cup win". The Independent. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
8. "After a Two-Year Pause, Mexico City's Pride March Came Roaring Back in Style". Vogue. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
9. "La Marcha del Orgullo LGBTTTI de la CDMX 2021 será en línea". Time Out Ciudad de México (in Mexican Spanish). 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
10. Marcha del Orgullo LGBT+ en CdMx; ¿cuál es su ruta y que calles afectará? Archived 29 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine Milenio, CÉSAR ZAYAGO, 28 June 2024
11. Marcha del Orgullo en CDMX: Fecha, ruta y horario del 'Pride' 2024 Archived 11 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine Excelsior, MONSERRAT VARGAS, 28 June 2024