Madrid se llena de colores para celebrar avances en derechos LGTBI+

The state demonstration will traverse the Paseo del Prado in Madrid from Plaza de Carlos V to Plaza de Colón, where an assertive manifesto will be read by Lgtbi+ activists, as reported by the State Lgtbi+ Federation and the Lgtbi+ collective of Madrid, Cogam, the organizers of the Pride 2025 event.

The organizing entities anticipate that the demonstration will bring together over a million people. There will be more than 100 groups of demonstrators and a total of 47 floats, including the first accessible float, spearheaded by paralympic fencer Gema Hassen-Bey.

The first banner carrying the slogan ‘20 years advancing in rights: no steps back‘ will be held by figures from activism, the political sphere, and culture.

Leading this initial banner will be the second vice president and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz; the president of Felgtbi+, Paula Iglesias; the president of Cogam, Ronny de la Cruz; and the Secretary of Lgtbi+ Policies of the PSOE, Víctor Gutiérrez, among others.

Alongside this primary leadership, the demonstration will feature a second institutional banner with the slogan ‘State Pact against hate speech now!’, comprising representatives from over 20 social entities working with vulnerable groups.