More Than 100,000 People In Colombia Held Its Biggest Ever Pride Parade To Celebrate LGBTQ Rights
Bogotá’s first lesbian mayor, Claudia Lopez said it was the biggest pride parade in Colombia’s history.
As Pride month drew to an end, more than 100,000 people took to the streets of Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, in a massive LGBTQ pride march.
Dressed in colorful costumes, people marched around the capital, dancing, singing and waving rainbow flags.
Bogotá’s first lesbian mayor, Claudia Lopez said it was the biggest pride parade in Colombia’s history.
Pride parades also took place in other cities including Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla.
LGBTQ rights in Colombia are among the most advanced in the Americas and throughout the world.
The country legalized same-sex marriage in 2016, and LGBTQ discrimination has been illegal since 2011.
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