BIG Pride down south
Russ May and Martin Rivas México City Pride is one of the largest Pride celebrations anywhere JESÚS CHAÍREZ | Contributing WriterFacebook.com/JesusChairez MÉXICO CITY — The Mexico City LGBTQ+ community kicked off its 45th annual PRIDE Marcha (Pride March & Parade) on Saturday, June 24, in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave that spiked temperatures at least 15 degrees above normal, reaching a high of 85 degrees.
A day before the parade, as reported by Reuters, hundreds of same-sex couples and transgender people in México City celebrated weddings and the completion of admirative process to change their gender.
At the parade, more than a million LGBTQ people and their supporters were on hand to celebrate — because nowhere in the country is anyone destroying department store LGBTQ+ displays, outlawing drag shows or excessively hindering the transgender community’s progress.
In fact, many department stores, convenience store chains and even street vendors openly displayed LGBTQ support by flying rainbow flags.
