San Pedro Sula Pride
| San Pedro Sula LGBT Pride March | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pride march |
| Date(s) | Annually |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Location(s) | San Pedro Sula |
| Country |  Honduras |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
The San Pedro Sula LGBT Pride March is an annual demonstration held in San Pedro Sula, Honduras,[1] in commemoration of International LGBT Pride Day.[2] The first edition was held in 2000, and since then it has gathered hundreds of participants each year,[3][4] reaching around a thousand participants in 2022.[5]
The demonstration is held as a way to give visibility to the LGBT population in Honduras and to demand equal rights.[1] The route typically goes from Third Avenue along First Street to the Plaza de las Banderas, next to the Francisco Morazán Stadium.[5] The sixth edition of the march, held in 2006, was the first to include a contingent made up exclusively of lesbian women, who were part of a group called “Mujer sin límite.”[6] The 2022 edition was notable for the participation of political figures such as the city’s vice mayor, Omar Menjívar, the governor of the Department of Cortés, Alexa Solórzano, and congressman Víctor Grajeda.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Marcha del orgullo LGBT se llevó a cabo en San Pedro Sula". El Tiempo. 2017-06-15. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Celebran día del orgullo gay". La Prensa. 2007-06-18. Archived from the original on 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Lavers, Michael (2017-07-17). "Activists in violence-plagued Honduras city hold Pride parade". Washington Blade. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "En un contexto de violencia, las y los hondureños marchan por el orgullo". Human Rights Watch. 2019-12-09. Archived from the original on 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ a b Orellana, Karla (2022-08-02). "Juventud LGBTQ hondureña renueva la Marcha del Orgullo". Washington Blade (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ Varela Huerta, Amarela (2021). "We are more than testimonies, we are embodied historians of intersectional and internationalist politics: Interview with Suyapa Portillo Villeda". Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Orellana, Dunia (2022-08-02). "Honduran LGBTQ youth revive the Pride march". Washington Blade. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-06-15.