Guadalajara Gay Pride
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The Guadalajara Gay Pride known in Spanish as Marcha de la diversidad translated as "Parade of the diversity" is an event that celebrates diversity in general and seeks equal rights for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender
people, is celebtared in the city of Guadalajara
, Mexico
in 2009 meets its thirteenth edition.
The parade was founded in 1996, after years of fighting for it and after several moves against homophobia
in the city of Guadalajara, this city was the first city in the country after the Mexico City
in which the movement openly gay gushed as well as demonstrations and marches demanding equal rights for the LGBT
community. While the first demonstrations in Guadalajara and gay organizations were heavily consolidating in the 80's severely harassed by then ultra-conservative government, currently the event is a well known and respectable gay parade in the world and every year dissemination and quality are observed during every edition.
This gay parade in Guadalajara, is one of the most leading prides in Latin America along with cities such as Mexico City
, São Paulo
and Buenos Aires
.
This event is celebrated every second week of June.
The Guadalajara Pride celebrations are usually preluded by a week of cultural events focused on the LGBT community to promote human rights and practice the right of freedom of speech, this week is called Semana de la diversidad (week of the diversity) and host the famous MIX Festival which is the International LGBT Film Festival of Guadalajara (MIX Festival de Diversidad Sexual en Cine y Video), also several art expositions, conferences, AIDS marathons, concerts and several artistic and cultural activities which are a well known characteristic of Guadalajara city.
In Mexico the firs openly gay movement was in 1978 when a gay contingent participated in the solidarity march commemorating the tenth anniversary of government repression of the October 2, the first gay pride march was held in Mexico City
in 1979 organized by the Homosexual Front of Revolutionary Action, the autonomous group Oikabeth Lesbian and the Gay Liberation group LAMBDA.
In 1983 was born in Guadalajara the Gay Pride group (GOHL) led by Pedro Preciado a tapatio
activist who decided to create this group after the discriminatory and arbitrary arrests, illegal actions and harassment of homosexuals by the Metropolitan Police during the Flavio Romero de Velasco government period, which was characterized by the repression to the gay community in the 80's. The first movement was organized by GOHL the same year in summer of 1983 in protest of the atmosphere of hostility and repression that violated the civil rights and guarantees of thousands of homosexuals in the city of Guadalajara, both this and the rest of the movements and events that GOHL tried to organize were back by the government of Romero de Velasco and for almost fifteen years public demonstrations in support of homosexual groups were repressed by the government, though some cultural days and events were held during those years.
Years later in 1991 the International Lesbian and Gay Association
(ILGA), which is a global partnership that works with along with the United Nations Organization and the European Union
to promote the rights of homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender people in the world, proposed to the city of Guadalajara to host the international conference for lesbian and gays this event takes place yearly in major world capitals, but the propposal was truncated by strong opposition from the groups in power at that time headed by State government and the four municipalities of the metropolitan area ruled by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional and the conservative church led by Archbishop Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo.
In 2000, the progress gained momentum and by the organization of activists with expertise in movement and demonstrations, organized the publication called "The wick is not extinguished,still smokes" with it yet, despite the conservative politicians in the city was performed successfully and breaking record of attendance, as well as to capture the attention of all media in the city becoming the first flat and spreading up to the current edition. In the current 2009 issue the topic is: "Rights, Democracy and Secularism
"
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
people, is celebtared in the city of Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in 2009 meets its thirteenth edition.
The parade was founded in 1996, after years of fighting for it and after several moves against homophobia
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
in the city of Guadalajara, this city was the first city in the country after the Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in which the movement openly gay gushed as well as demonstrations and marches demanding equal rights for the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community. While the first demonstrations in Guadalajara and gay organizations were heavily consolidating in the 80's severely harassed by then ultra-conservative government, currently the event is a well known and respectable gay parade in the world and every year dissemination and quality are observed during every edition.
This gay parade in Guadalajara, is one of the most leading prides in Latin America along with cities such as Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
and Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
This event is celebrated every second week of June.
The Guadalajara Pride celebrations are usually preluded by a week of cultural events focused on the LGBT community to promote human rights and practice the right of freedom of speech, this week is called Semana de la diversidad (week of the diversity) and host the famous MIX Festival which is the International LGBT Film Festival of Guadalajara (MIX Festival de Diversidad Sexual en Cine y Video), also several art expositions, conferences, AIDS marathons, concerts and several artistic and cultural activities which are a well known characteristic of Guadalajara city.
History
In Mexico the firs openly gay movement was in 1978 when a gay contingent participated in the solidarity march commemorating the tenth anniversary of government repression of the October 2, the first gay pride march was held in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in 1979 organized by the Homosexual Front of Revolutionary Action, the autonomous group Oikabeth Lesbian and the Gay Liberation group LAMBDA.
In 1983 was born in Guadalajara the Gay Pride group (GOHL) led by Pedro Preciado a tapatio
Tapatío
Tapatío is a Mexican Spanish colloquial term for someone from Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico's second largest city. It is also used as an adjective for anything associated with Guadalajara.-Etymology:...
activist who decided to create this group after the discriminatory and arbitrary arrests, illegal actions and harassment of homosexuals by the Metropolitan Police during the Flavio Romero de Velasco government period, which was characterized by the repression to the gay community in the 80's. The first movement was organized by GOHL the same year in summer of 1983 in protest of the atmosphere of hostility and repression that violated the civil rights and guarantees of thousands of homosexuals in the city of Guadalajara, both this and the rest of the movements and events that GOHL tried to organize were back by the government of Romero de Velasco and for almost fifteen years public demonstrations in support of homosexual groups were repressed by the government, though some cultural days and events were held during those years.
Years later in 1991 the International Lesbian and Gay Association
International Lesbian and Gay Association
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association is an international organization bringing together more than 750 LGBTI groups from around the world. It continues to be active in campaigning for LGBT rights on the international human rights and civil rights scene and...
(ILGA), which is a global partnership that works with along with the United Nations Organization and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
to promote the rights of homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender people in the world, proposed to the city of Guadalajara to host the international conference for lesbian and gays this event takes place yearly in major world capitals, but the propposal was truncated by strong opposition from the groups in power at that time headed by State government and the four municipalities of the metropolitan area ruled by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional and the conservative church led by Archbishop Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo.
In 2000, the progress gained momentum and by the organization of activists with expertise in movement and demonstrations, organized the publication called "The wick is not extinguished,still smokes" with it yet, despite the conservative politicians in the city was performed successfully and breaking record of attendance, as well as to capture the attention of all media in the city becoming the first flat and spreading up to the current edition. In the current 2009 issue the topic is: "Rights, Democracy and Secularism
"
See also
- List of LGBT events
- Civil Unions in Mexico
- List of lesbian groups in Mexico
- LGBT rights in the AmericasLGBT rights in the AmericasLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights are complex in the Americas. The British, French, Spanish and Portuguese colonists, who settled most of the Americas, brought Christianity from Europe...
- LGBT rights in Mexico
- Irreligion in MexicoIrreligion in MexicoIrreligion in Mexico may refer to atheism, agnosticism, deism, religious skepticism, secular humanism or general secularist attitudes in Mexico. Mexico was born after its independence as a confessional state...