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Quito Pride
Genrepride parade
Date(s)June
Frequencyannually
Location(s)Quito
CountryEcuador
Years active2008–present
Inaugurated28 June 2008 (2008-06-28)

The LGBT Pride March of Quito, commonly known as Quito Pride, is a demonstration that is held annually in the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador, in commemoration of International LGBT Pride Day. During the march, people belonging to the LGBT populations and allied heterosexuals roam the streets of the city along with floats, pride flags, masks and colorful costumes.[1][2]

The march was held for the first time in 1998 and during its first editions its attendance reached hundreds of people.[3][4] Over the years, the march has gradually increased the number of participants, reaching about 25,000, as happened in 2022.[5]

Among the political authorities who have attended the march as a way to show their support are Pabel Muñoz, mayor of the city, and Paola Pabón, provincial prefect of Pichincha, who attended the 2023 edition.[6] Previously, the march had been attended by municipal councilors, including Margarita Carranco, who attended in 2008.[7]

History

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First Editions (1998-2005)

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The first LGBT pride march in Quito was held on June 28, 1998, the year after the decriminalization of homosexuality in Ecuador.[3][8] This was also the first march of this type in the history of the country. The event was organized by the Fedaeps foundation and had the participation of about twenty people who started the tour in the El Arbolito Park and walked along Patria, Amazonas, Ignacio de Veintimilla, 6 de Diciembre and Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno avenues, until they ended in the Fedaeps facilities.[9]

The event was organized again on June 28, 2001 and since then it has been held annually. That edition had the participation of a hundred people.[10][11][12] The first editions of the march were held in the historic center of Quito and were organized by Fedaeps and the national LGBT network.[13][10] The 2002 march began in the Plaza de San Blas and culminated in the Plaza del Teatro, where a stage for a musical show was installed;[13] while the 2003 march, which had about 400 participants,[4] began in the Plaza de Santo Domingo and ended in the same way in the Plaza del Teatro.[10] The marches of 2004 and 2005 traveled along Guayaquil Street and culminated in the Plaza de Santo Domingo, although the second reached less attendance than past editions.[14][15][16]

Festivals and marches in La Mariscal (2005-2016)

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In June 2005, in parallel to the march carried out by Fedaeps in the historic center,[15] the Equity Foundation organized the festival of sexual diversity, on the initiative of activist Orlando Montoya.[17] This festival continued to be held in subsequent years and then became the closing event of the pride march, which since 2008 was organized by Equidad and moved its tour to the La Mariscal sector, in the north of the city. That year's march began its journey at the facilities of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and culminated in Plaza Foch, which became the recurring site of the artistic festival. The event was attended by Councilwoman Margarita Carranco.[7]

The Kimirina Corporation and the House of the trans sister joined Equidad in organizing the event in its 2009 edition. This year's route began on Colón and Juan León Mera avenues, traveled Amazonas and Ignacio de Veintimilla avenues and ended in Plaza Foch for the music festival.[18] Until 2016, the march continued following a similar route and ending in Plaza Foch.[19][1][20][2][21][22][23]

In terms of attendance, for 2013 the march reached 2500 attendees.[1]

Return to the historic center (2017-2018)

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2018 edition of Quito Pride.

In 2017, the pride march returned to the historic center of Quito, in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Ecuador. The event took place on July 1 and its tour began in Plaza Simón Bolívar, in La Alameda Park, continued along Guayaquil Street and culminated in the Cumandá Urban Park, where the artistic festival took place.[24][25][26] Days before the march, national authorities illuminated the Carondelet Palace with the colors of the LGBT flag in honor of International Pride Day,[27] a fact that was repeated at later dates.[28][29]

The 2018 march followed the same route as the previous year and had an attendance of about 10,000 people. The walk was led by activist Geovanny Jaramillo and was attended by Helen Bicknell and Nicky Rothon, plaintiffs in the Satya Case.[30][31]

Recent editions (since 2019)

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In 2019, the march was moved to the La Carolina Park sector and was held on June 29. Originally it was going to start at the intersection of Japan and United Nations avenues, but then the route was expanded to start at Amazonas and De la República avenues, cross Amazonas, United Nations, Shyris avenues and flow into the Pope's Cross area, on the athletic track of La Carolina park, where the festival took place.[32][33][34] Additionally, an alternate pride march was held that began on 10 de Agosto and Río Cofanes avenues.[32]

This edition occurred in the context of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ecuador, which took place on June 12 of the same year thanks to an opinion of the Constitutional Court.[35] Because of this, the pride march coincided with a march that occurred on the morning of the same day that was organized by conservative groups in rejection of the court's opinion.[36]

The march was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[37] while in 2022 it was postponed to July 30 due to the National Strike in Ecuador.[38]  2019 tour around La Carolina Park and reached about 25,000 attendees.[39][5]

In its 2023 edition, the march was attended by the mayor of the city, Pabel Muñoz, and the prefect of Pichincha, Paola Pabón.[6][40][41] The route began at the intersection of Amazonas Avenue and Luis Cordero Street and advanced to the building of the House of the Ecuadorian Culture, on 6th of December and Patria avenues.[42] The following year, the march began on Amazonas and Villalengua avenues and culminated in the Bicentennial Park.[43]

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