"United by Pride, Bound for Equality, Together building Belize.": that was the theme for this year's Pride Festival. It was held at the ITVET on Saturday as part of pride week. Members of the LGBT community and the general public gathered to support LGBT entrepreneurs and organizations and to celebrate their achievements in their fight for human rights. Here is a snapshot from the event.
Just to note, the protesters outside ITVET told us their picketing had nothing to do with the Pride event.
A release from Petal states "The market-day style event will lead to a drag fashion show and a soca fete that same night to culminate the activities of Pride Week. The Pride Fest will highlight the socio-economic contribution of the LGBT community to Belize's development. In addition, we intend to address the reduction of stigma and discrimination towards our community by further sensitizing the general population to "what it is to be LGBT."
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