- Title: MEXICO: Thousands mark gay pride with colourful march in Mexico City
- Date: 29th June 2008
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED GAY ACTIVIST SAYING: "And for this reason we are here, to ask the government and the society for a space and our freedom and respect." LESBIANS STANDING CLOSE TOGETHER GAY PRIDE SUPPORTERS CHANTING AND SHOUTING SIGN READING: "ASSUME YOUR RIGHTS; DENOUNCE HOMOPHOBIA. YOUR SILENCE KILLS"
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- Location: Mexico
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
- Reuters ID: LVA6UJSLXB39WYFZ71CPEDCD22TE
- Story Text: Thousands of gay and lesbian Mexicans turn out in Mexico City for the 30th annual gay pride march.
Thousands of gay Mexicans poured into the streets of Mexico City on Saturday (June 28) to celebrate gay pride and demonstrate for gay rights.
Some wore outrageous costumes while others waved the rainbow-hued flag of the gay movement as they clogged the city's balloon-festooned streets.
Despite the festive atmosphere, the message the demonstrators hoped to emphasize was serious.
"We are here to ask the government and the society for a space and our freedom and respect," said one activist.
Lolkin Castaneda, the co-ordinator of the march, called on the gay community to look at their progress since the first march in 1978. However, she cautioned there was much work that still needed to be done.
"We have to take a true stand to not take on policies of simulation, but rather to speak of homosexual marriage, of legislation of fairness that embraces all the spaces and rights that involve us," she said.
Saturday's event marked the 30th anniversary of the gay pride march in Mexico City. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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