This was only a few days into our trip here in BA. We heard banging and singing in the streets outside of our hostel (which is pretty normal - there are a lot of marches and protests down Av. de Mayo) and went down to check it out. It was the Marcha del Orgullo LBGT (Lesbian Gay Transgender Bisexual), a massive march/party from the Congress down Av. de Mayo all the way to the Pink House (their equivalent to our White House - where Evita stood on the balcony and all that). There were over 40,000 people there, walking down the street, dancing, kissing, shouting, drinking. People wore costumes or no clothes at all! Families were everywhere and straight couples made out right along side gay couples. It was a wonderful sight to see and totally by accident! When the parade got to the Pink House, it became a massive dance party and political rally. Unfortunately, we understood little of what the speakers were saying, but it seems that the GLBT community is not much better off, rights-wise, than it is in the U.S. This is a shame because Buenos Aires, I have been told, has the largest queer community in South America. Here are a few photos from the event and some of the colorful people we met.
This nun's breasts are fake, but we saw plenty of real ones on the street - people just naked with heels on. Wild.
James admiring one of the MANY massive floats loaded with people that came by. Each float had their own DJ, so if we didn't like the song playing in the nearest float, we walked to another one and the dancing resumed.
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