More Than 80,000 March in Annual Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City Agence France-Presse
go to original June 30, 2013

Mexico City Gay Pride 2013 (adel minibaev)

MEXICO CITY - Clad in colorful costumes - or nothing at all - more than 80,000 people have participated in Mexico City's gay pride march, officials say.

Amid Saturday's procession of people dressed as butterflies, clowns and Indian warriors, were a dozen floats, including one featuring topless transexuals dancing.

"This is our way to speak out against the social discrimination we face from our government and our society," said Alberto Avila, a 40-year-old bisexual waiter who marched alongside his five-year-old niece.

"I've wanted, since I was little, to teach people how to live with diversity," said the man dressed in a purple miniskirt, blond wig, and red heels.

Placards brandished by demonstrators declared "Mama, I'm a lesbian," and "Proud to be transgender," among many others.

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