| Rosario Pride Marcha del Orgullo de Rosario | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | reocurring |
| Genre | parade, protests |
| Begins | 2008 |
| Frequency | annually |
| Country | Argentina |
| Website | https://orgullorosario.org/ |
TheRosario Pride March is a yearly demonstration that takes place the city ofRosario,Argentina in support of theLGBTQ+ community.[1][2] The event has been held since 2008.[3]
Unlike many countries which holdpride marches in June, the Rosario Pride March is held in October.
The march begins with a concentration in Plaza Libertad, a historic part of the city and a former red-light district[4] and extends to theNational Flag Memorial.[5]
The celebrations are run by the Rosario Pride Coordinator, which unites over 40LGBT+ organisations in the city and region,[6][7][8][9][10] as well as coordinating work for the promotion and defense of the rights ofsexual and gender minorities.[11][12][13][14][15]
The first march was held in 1996, four years after the first Pride march in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the first "National Encounter for Gay, Lesbian, Transvestite, Transexual, and Transgender people"[16] held in the city between the 5th and 7th of April at theRoberto Fontanarrosa Cultural Center and brought together LGBT+ activists from all over Argentina. Notable activists includedLohana Berkins,Carlos Jauregui, Rafael Freda,Alejandra Sardá, Karla Ojeda,Pedro Paradiso, Guillermo Lovagnini,María Rachid, Marcelo Ferreyra,Nadia Echazú, andMaría Belén Correa.
Rosario is known as "the cradle of the (Argentinian) flag" due to it being first raised on the banks of theParaná river in 1812 by its creator,General Manuel Belgrano,[17] so this encounter had as its slogan "On the banks of the Paraná, a new flag is born".[18]
In 2020, due to lockdowns, the celebrations were moved online and instead they celebrated Pride Week virtually from the1st to the10th of December.
Since then, Pride Week continues to take place prior to the Pride March.[19][20][21][22]
We know that it is a festive march, where there is color, brightness and fun, but we also want to underline its political character.
It returned to the streets in 2023 with over 70k people.[24][25][26]
