13 Biggest Gay Pride Parades in the World

11. Madrid, Spain 2019

People attendance estimation: 1.6 million

The Madrid 2019 Gay Pride Parade was one of its most politically charged marches in recent years. The parade was joined by countless individuals mobilizing under the message “not one step back” protesting against the far-right political party Vox, which was trying to move back LGBTQ rights. As indicated by coordinators, around 1.6 million individuals went to the yearly parade, which left from the Paseo del Prado road at 6.30 pm. The parade was led by the original LGBTQ activists, to respect the pioneers who won more noteworthy rights under the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

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