Madrid Pride
madrid pride popularly known spanish orgullo gay de madrid la noche de patos acronym mado annual lgbt pride festival hosted chueca neighbourhood centre madrid weekend immediately june international day lgbt pride celebration usually begin wednesday afternoon popular announcement chueca square carried notorious public figure end sunday parade claiming float take place saturday madrid pride gone small concentration people late early considered biggest lgbt party europe one important world surpassed city san francisco california attracting million half people year foreign tourist estimated contribution economy city € million consecrating one important multitudinous festival spain june europe’s largest pride event july madrid hosted worldpride madrid th edition biggest lgbt event world incident june new york pub stonewall inn mass demonstration occurred many city worldwide spain dictatorial franco regime time suppressed news attempted prevent spread movement spain thus two year franco death gay right demonstration held barcelona consisted people broken authority following year demonstration authorized madrid since except madrid pride celebrated annually first year demonstration started santo domingo square finished puerta del sol square seminar homosexuality organized chueca neighbourhood seed constitute lesbian gay transsexual bisexual group madrid cogam colectivo de lesbianas gay transexuales bisexuales de madrid time becoming common demonstration participant returned chueca celebrate protest started taking festive character year later magazine shangay introduced parade first carriage alaska cheering parade since number people increasing year approval equal marriage spain explosion assistance madrid pride first time reached two million people made madrid chosen european capital pride celebrating europride attended million people around world october interpride member voted favor holding th worldpride edition city madrid surpassing berlin sydney nowadays nearly million people street pride week thus becoming one crowded party capital also whole spain european city largest number attendee march pride far city like london paris behind san francisco pride number concert security event increased order start preparing madrid celebrate largest lgbt event world worldpride expected record attendance million people large concert installed larger space puerta del sol plaza de españa puerta de alcalá city council declared madrid pride celebration festival general interest july october interprides membership voted annual conference boston massachusetts united state award worldpride city madrid spain candidate city host event berlin sydney madrid unanimously voting delegation around world celebration madrid coincided time th europride hosted second time spanish capital first one took place june july event slogan whoever love madrid love song chosen anthem ¿a quién le importa alaska dinarama specially adapted event collaboration several spanish popular singer among lgbt community including fangoria band group two three former member alaska dinarama worldpride madrid also coincided two key anniversary history lgbt community madrid spain th anniversary first demonstration spain support right homosexual people took place barcelona th anniversary foundation state federation lesbian gay transsexual bisexual felgtb federación estatal de lesbianas gay transexuales bisexuales opening ceremony event took place calderón theatre friday june day later monday june madrid summit international conference human right inaugurated autonomous university several cultural event took place subsequent day including traditional massive demonstration july carriage going kilometer atocha plaza del emperador carlos v plaza de colón worldpride closing ceremony took place july giving baton new york city celebration worldpride critical pride