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Mexico City Pride organizers demand free passage to Zócalo
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Mexico City Pride organizers demand free passage to Zócalo

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Organizers of Mexico City's 48th Pride March demand authorities guarantee free passage to the Zócalo, the city's main square.
  • They are concerned about a stage set up by the Culture Secretariat potentially blocking the march route.
  • While authorities previously agreed to allow marchers into the Zócalo, the presence of the FIFA Fan Fest adds another layer of complexity to access.

Organizers of Mexico City's 48th LGBTTTIQA+ Pride March are urging city authorities to ensure free transit for participants heading to the Zócalo, the capital's central square, on June 27. In a statement released on social media, they specifically called on the Secretary of Government, César Cravioto, and the executive secretary of the Unit for Attention to Sexual Diversity, Hilda Téllez Lino, to meet their demands.

The organizers' requests include respecting the march's planned route, guaranteeing free transit and the right to free assembly, and allowing marchers unimpeded access to the Zócalo. They also asked the city government, led by Clara Brugada, and the local Human Rights Commission to accompany the contingents. A key concern is a stage erected by the Culture Secretariat on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, between 5 de Mayo and Francisco I. Madero avenues, which they argue could obstruct the marchers' path and violates their rights.

We request its relocation further ahead, to a point that does not violate our rights.

— Organizers of the Pride MarchRegarding the placement of a Culture Secretariat stage that could obstruct the march route.

Adding to the logistical challenges, the FIFA Fan Fest, part of the FIFA World Cup, is currently occupying the Zócalo from June 11 to July 19. The organizers emphasized that the march is a defense of their rights, freedoms, and lives, honoring those who have marched for 48 years. "The memory, the present, and the future of our movement are not negotiable. The Zócalo is ours, and we will reach it," they declared.

Previously, on June 17, the Mexico City Secretariat of Government announced that march attendees would be permitted to enter the Zócalo on foot. This decision reportedly followed dialogue sessions with activists, collectives, and city authorities. Unlike in previous years, the main stage will be located on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas near the Palacio de Bellas Artes, hosting artistic and musical events. Vehicle processions are permitted to end on Reforma Norte, before Avenida Juárez.

The memory, the present, and the future of our movement are not negotiable. The Zócalo is ours, and we will reach it.

— Organizers of the Pride MarchAsserting their determination to reach the Zócalo, the traditional destination for the Pride March.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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