Pride week in Madrid arrives stomping.
In Madrid, the Pride festivities are much more What a simple celebration. Though International Pride Day is celebrated on June 28 , in the capital the vindication lasts for a whole week. Its streets thus become a loudspeaker, in a cultural well and in a mandatory destination for people from all over the world.
MADO is the LGTBIQA+ Pride party and, after a turbulent past year, this 2021 arrives with a promising program in which all cultural disciplines have a place. The starting signal is given today with Chueca's Pride , the beginning of the Pride of the Neighborhood and a multitude of activities in the different places of Chueca.
In this framework, there will be activities such as the Ruta de las Azoteas, a tour of more than 50 terraces , rooftops and bars; the long-awaited concerts in the Plaza de las Reinas, or the Parade of Feathers and Paws , dedicated to the pets of the attendees. But in addition, they are joined by the activities scheduled at Sample t, the cultural festival of MADO.
So only on the first day, we will be able to attend plays at Teatros Luchana , enjoy like every Friday at Maravillas Club with a drag show and live music or attend the premiere of the film Suk Suk , framed in the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival. even attend the Pride Games, a sports initiative , organized by Gmadrid Sports, which ranges from dance, volleyball or paddle tennis to football or basketball.
KEY DAYS
Among all the cultural activities, we cannot lose sight of the most important days of the celebration. Wednesday, June 30, is the date on which the proclamation will take place of Pride, which symbolizes the official start of the claims. In this edition, MADO puts the spotlight on Drag Queens , for being one of the most powerful representations in these parties and for being part of the personality of Chueca.
In this way, the one chosen to make the proclamation could not be other than Supremme Deluxe, the current presenter of Drag Race Spain . She is also joined by La Plexy, Sandra Love, Diossa, Chumina Power, the Alcorcón Earthquake, La Prohibida, Nacha La Macha, Psicosis Gonsales, Paco Clavel and Marcus Massalami, thus creating a promising poster.
LGTBIQA+ Pride returns to Madrid
From this moment, the indicated dates do not cease. The next day, July 1, there will be a presentation of the finalists of Mr. Gay Pride Spain . Despite the month chosen for the final gala will be in October , MADO will perform a short act that can be followed live from social networks.
July 2 will be the time to Madrid Summit 2021, the International LGTBIQA+ Human Rights Conference . Like last year, it will be presented in webinar format. The title that marks the common thread this time is The collective beyond the acronym LGTB . There, with activists, politicians, representatives of NGOs and other personalities, topics such as queer reality, non-binary, intersex, etc..
THE MOST ANTICIPATED DAY
Even if we spend a whole week celebrating the Pride festivities, always We look forward to a special day, that of the demonstration . This year, the motto has a powerful vindictive and emotional charge, under the title Human rights are not negotiated, they are legislated: Comprehensive Trans Law , focusing attention and the fight on a group that has been hit particularly hard this year.
However, despite the happiness of returning to the streets, In this edition, sanitary measures are one of the most important factors . That is why the demonstration will have some changes, such as the absence of floats or stages , apart from having a reduced capacity. Still, as always, there will be a march, on saturday july 3rd , which will start its route at 8:00 p.m., from the Carlos V roundabout and will end in Plaza de Colón.
Get out your diary and write it down: these Pride parties are loaded.
These modifications are also joined by other measures and recommendations such as assistance with a mask, the social distance of 1.5 meters, the use of hydroalcoholic gel and, like every year, try to wear comfortable clothes and carry water with you (we already know very well what summers in Madrid are like). Finally, It will be Sunday when the closing ceremony will take place. , thus leaving behind yet another celebration in which struggle and culture come together.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Throughout this week, culture will spread through different rooms of the capital. Parallel to the official acts, there will be plays, film screenings, or exhibitions , among many others. Not only that, like every Sunday, we can go to see Drag Race Spain at Sala Maravillas, along with Dita The Vain, Diamante Merybrown, Kiwi Nastoy, Luna La Bruja and Satine Fansy.
To activities as special as this, they also join the cultural event of the Madrid City Council on June 28 , presentations of Video Art like that of Trans Realities , either concerts like Amor Butano or 9ckles . A cultural grill that will make you take out the agenda so you don't miss anything.
It all started with the Stonewall riots in 1969, and to this day, here we are, fighting and claiming sexual diversity . Pride is celebrated each and every day of the year, but this week we shout it from the rooftops and enjoy it like never before, but also as always . (Full schedule here)
This week we shout it from the rooftops and enjoy it like never before, but also as always.