Spain’s first pride: Barcelona, June 26th 1977
5 women leading the march. Behind them, a banner that says “Nosaltres no tenim por. Nosaltres som” (Translation: We are not afraid. We are). Link
On June 26th, 1977, the first pride march was held in Spain. In this case, it was in Barcelona. About 5000 people were present, and trans women were leading the march. It was organized by the Front d'Alliberament Gai de Catalunya (Gay Liberation Front of Catalonia). With this march, they wanted to protest the Ley de peligrosidad y rehabilitación social (Law on social dangerousness and rehabilitation) which targeted gay men and trans women specifically, sending them to prision for existing. They also protested against the police brutality that took part against them in order to carry out that law.
The march took place in the Ramblas, and was peaceful, up until about halfway in the Ramblas, where the police charged the protestors with rubber balls. Some of the chants included “abajo la ley de peligrosidad” (down with the law on dangerousness) and “detrás de las ventanas hay lesbianas” (behind the windows there are lesbians)
Image on the left: First banner says “Amnistía llei de peligrositat social. Amnistía total (Translation: amnesty law on social dangerousness. Total amnesty) Behind that banner, the darker banner states: “Amnistía homosexuals. Prou discriminació” (Translation: Amnesty for homosexuals. Enough discrimination)
Image on the right: Banner that says “Homosexual. Marica, maricón, sodomita, sarasa, afeminado, invertido, apio, marioso, pederasta, cocinilla, pisaverde, perejil, fileno, bardaje, bujarrón, puto, garzón, ninfo, muñeco. Front d'Alliberament Gai de Catalunya” (Translation: Homosexual, followed by various insults and slurs that people used at the time against gay men. Gay Liberation Front of Catalonia)
Here is Silvia Reyes, one of the trans women that first lead this march (I believe she’s the one with the fist up and the white shirt in the first photo) yesterday at the Barcelona march!
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