Europride 2022: Barcelona signs candidate with the slogan "Not one step back"

Barcelona candidate EuroPride 2022 Europride 2022: Barcelona signs candidate with the slogan "Not one step back"

Barcelona firm candidate to be the city that hosts the Europride 2022, the largest celebration of LGTBI + rights at European level

GAYLES.TV.- Last Monday, July 29 came to light the candidacy of PRIDE! Barcelona to host the celebration of Europride 2022Barcelona compete with other candidates like Belgrade, Lisbon and Porto, Dublin or Maspalomas.

The organization sees the city as a firm candidate: “Historically, Barcelona has been a pioneer and innovative city in many areas. It was also in the fight for the rights of LGTBIQ people: the city was the birthplace of the Spanish LGTBI movement and was the host of the first Pride in 1977."

Despite that 40 years later the city continues to celebrate Pride! and that this is the largest in the Mediterranean, there are no good times for the LGTBIQ + collective: “The proliferation of right-wing populisms and the emergence of extreme right-wing political parties have led to the growth of the LGTBIQfobia. The right-wing parties and even the liberals, who traditionally had not opposed LGTBQ + rights, now with their desire for power, are complicit in the far-right parties that have in mind to reduce the objectives achieved. "

During the 2019, in Barcelona There has been an increase of 25% in incidents or LGTBIQfobicos attacks, compared to the same period of 2018. Even the LGTBI Center in Barcelona, ​​a pioneer in the Spanish state, was attacked only one week after its opening.

For this and many other reasons, Pride! BCN wants to stay strong and appeals not to give "Not a step back”In this fight. The celebration of EUROPRIDE 2022 publicly send a strong message of firmness to the entire community and LGBTQfobicas people.

Here you will find the candidacy of Barcelona for the EUROPRIDE 2022: Barcelona candidate EuroPride 2022

 

Good luck, Barcelona!

#NiUnPasoAtras

 

Source: Pride Barcelona

Photograph: Pride Barcelona

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