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Pride Parade in Caracas

By Katrina Kozarek

No big corporate sponsors or elaborate floats in Venezuela's annual Pride Parade, just thousands of energetic youth adorned with colors and calling for LGBTQ rights.

On Sunday, June 30, the LGBTQ community gathered in Caracas to celebrate the 19th Annual Pride Parade. Young people from the barrio were, by far, the majority in this year's celebration. They gathered, by the thousands, with home-made costumes and props, body paint and rainbow flags to sing, embrace, kiss and dance their way from Parque del Este to the party held in Zona Rental in central Caracas.

There were no private funders for this Pride Parade, but no one lamented the lack of corporate-sponsored spectacles and floats or expensive food and alcohol stands.

Pride March organizers also gathered signatures to demand that the National Constituent Assembly promote legislation to guarantee gender identity rights, parental rights for same-sex parents, and the inclusion of the LGBTQI in social programs and policies. 

  • Younger generations filled this year's Pride March

    Younger generations filled this year's Pride March
  • "If you read this, you are gay..."

    "If you read this, you are gay..."
  • Lesbian mother

    Lesbian and gay parents continue to fight for same sex parental rights...
  • "Your expectations of what is normal are not my fault."

    "Your expectations of what is normal are not my fault."
  • Creative Expressions

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  • Trans woman

    Identity rights for the trans community was at the top of the list of demands this year.
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  • Tiuna El Fuerte animates Pride March

    Revolutionary cultural collective "Tiuna El Fuerte" animated the young crowd with their mobile DJ station "Radio Verdura"
  • LGBTI youth loving the camera

    LGBTQI youth are all about being "Out and Proud"
  • Holding hands

    The Pride March provided a safe space for LGBTQI couple to show affection.
  • A safe place for affection...

    The Pride March provided a safe space for LGBTQI couple to show affection.
  • Mother shows support for her lesbian daughter.

    A mother expresses support for her lesbian daughter.
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  • LGBTI community is also proud to be Venezuelan

    Many of the marchers expressed pride in their country as well as their LGBTQI identities.
  • Young couple offer "Free Kisses"

    A young couple offer "Free Kisses" for Pride Day.
  • Creative Expression

    The budget may have been small, but colors and creativity abounded in the Pride March
  • Some marchers identified with PSUV

    Although the Pride March does not belong to any specific political tendencies, some marchers identified as members of the Venezuelan United Socialist Party (PSUV).
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  • TRANSgresoras

    Trans men from the collective TRANSgresoras marched shirtless in defiance of bianary gender norms.
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  • "I'm 100% Hetero and I support the LGBTI community!"

    Heterosexual allies expressed their support for the for the LGBTQI community.
  • Lesbian couple "Love is love"

    Lesbian couple expresses their love in Pride March
  • Organizers

    The Pride March organizers expressed that this years demands include gender identity rights, parental rights for same sex couples and inclusion in social programs and policies.
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    Ronny Ortega was honored in the Pride March.  Ronny was a trans activist and the first trans woman elected Deputy of the Legislative Council of Aragua state.  She died in an accident last February.
  • Thousands gathered in Zona Rental for the Pride celebration.

    Thousands gathered in Zona Rental for the Pride celebration.
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  • Celia Cruz made an appearance at this years Pride.

    An artist impersonating Celia Cruz lead the crowd in a rendition of "I will survive"
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  • Signatures collected for collective demands of LGBTQI community

    Pride organizers collected signatures demanding gender identity rights, parental rights for same sex parents and social inclusion.
  • Pride March, Av. Francisco Solano López

    The Pride March streched over 6 blocks of the Av. Francisco Solano López
  • "I didn't know that loving and being yourself was a crime..."

    "I didn't know that loving and being yourself was a crime. Say no to homophobia!"
  • Rainbow banners reigned in Pride March

    Rainbow colors filled the streets of Caracas this Sunday.
  • A collective hug..

    Marchers join in a collective embrace to show that "Love is love!"
  • Venezuela Igualitaria

    The organization Venezuela Igualitaria leads the legal battle for marriage rights for the LGBTQI community.
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  • Dancing in the streets

    Many sang and danced their way to the end of the march to blaring mixture of Reggaeton, Venezuelan drums, Trance, and Electronica.
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