Mexico City. The Pride March “is a celebration, but also a protest,” said participants in the demonstration, which started from the Angel of Independence to the capital's Zócalo a few minutes after 12 p.m. They demanded to be taken into account “every day of the year, because omission is also violence.”

Members of the IncludesT Committee, the main organizer of the LGBTI+ Pride March in Mexico City, read a statement expressing their solidarity with Palestine and condemning the commercialization of the mobilization.

“Our march is not bought, our march is not sold!” they asserted.

After criticizing those who"profit from our rights," they urged true allies to "demonstrate this through verifiable commitments: funding organizations that address structural violence, supporting long-term community projects, taking action to eliminate discriminatory practices in the workplace and cultural spheres, and participating in the development of community-friendly policies."

Victor Camacho

This year, the 47th LGBTI+ Pride March brings together thousands of people from the community and allies.

At the Angel of Independence, they denounced the prevalence of criminalization of this population in Mexico"because of our sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression."

They demanded a strengthened asylum system for LGBTI+ people fleeing countries where they face even greater discrimination and persecution.

Amid the rise of conservative governments in various latitudes, they emphasized that there is always a risk of experiencing setbacks in the rights won by the community, and therefore called for a ceasefire in the struggle.

Victor Camacho

Just after 2:00 p.m., the first contingents of the 47th Mexico City Pride march arrived at the Zócalo. The mobilization moved slowly because the protesters repeatedly stopped to dance and shout slogans among the vendors and onlookers.

“Without justice there is no pride,” “Here is the trans resistance,” “I fall in love with people, not genders,” are some of them.

Various companies sent contingents to promote their brands, including courier companies, laboratories, insurance companies, hotel chains, and alcoholic beverages.

In front of the Senate, female legislators from the Gender Equality Commission expressed their solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex movement.

A group of protesters burned some photographs from an exhibition outside the Senate. The images were part of a series on the work of the National Guard.