Rio gay pride draws over a million to Copacabana
Qnews Nov 03 09Some of the festival-goers at Copacabana use a giant rainbow flag as an umbrella photo via Made In Brazil via Made In Brazil photo by Marina Rodinsky via Flickr
Despite a persistent light drizzle, over a million people congregated near Copacabana for Rio de Janeiro’s glittering 14th Annual Gay Pride Parade, Made In Brazil blog reports.
Although they might easily have been lost among the festive costumes, politicians were on hand to assure parade-goers that LGBT rights would be enhanced and protected:
From the top of one of the sixteen floats, the state governor Sérgio Cabral affirmed that "Rio will always be on the forefront of civil rights in Brazil," and said that he was sorry for the fact that there are still politicians fighting against gay rights: "People need to understand that if a man loves another man, that is their business and no one else's. Full story...
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