Gran Marcha Gay '83. Orgullo Alegria Libertad ¡Unete! ¡Fortalecete!
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- [Mexico City , 1983
[Mexico City, 1983. Lithographic poster, 22.25 x 13.75 inches, printed in black, white, and yellow. Light overall wear and dust soiling. Very good plus. Rolled. A rare poster advertising the "Great Gay March" in Mexico City on June 25, 1983. The march was organized by the Colectivo Sol de la RED LHOCA (Lesbianas, Homosexuales, Organizaciones y Colectivos Autonomos), an important LGBTQIA+ organization, part of whose name was a pun on the word "Loco." The poster features a few protesters carrying signs printed in a field of yellow and black, with relevant text about the march at top and bottom. The text at top translates roughly to "Great Gay March '83. Pride. Joy. Freedom. Join Us! Strengthen Yourself!" OCLC locates just a single institutional copy of this poster at Texas A&M University, whose catalogue note provides excellent background on the event:
"The gathering place was the 'Monumento a los Niños Héroes' who fought American invaders in 1847, on the 'Plaza del Templo Mayor,' a temple destroyed by Spanish invaders when Mexico City was Aztec Tenochtitlan. In 1978, a group called Frente Homosexual de Acción Revolucionaria (FHAR) started organizing marches affiliated with leftist movements like the Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions. The first demonstration for homosexual rights took place in 1979 which, like the marches in the United States, coincided with the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. FHAR was dissolved in 1981. This caused conflict during the 1983 Gran Marcha Gay, with the parade effectively splitting into two marches because of the political differences of the organizing groups. Both marches began at the Monument a los Niños Héroes; one march was organized in general support of civil and political rights for homosexuals. The other, organized by Red LHOCA (Red De Lesbianas Homosexuales Organizaciones Y Colectivos Autonomos), which primarily consisting of former FHAR members, included trans individuals and ended with a rally denouncing violence against people who were trans as well as calling for the end of government raids."
An important visual relic of an important moment in the history of queer activism in Mexico.
"The gathering place was the 'Monumento a los Niños Héroes' who fought American invaders in 1847, on the 'Plaza del Templo Mayor,' a temple destroyed by Spanish invaders when Mexico City was Aztec Tenochtitlan. In 1978, a group called Frente Homosexual de Acción Revolucionaria (FHAR) started organizing marches affiliated with leftist movements like the Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions. The first demonstration for homosexual rights took place in 1979 which, like the marches in the United States, coincided with the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. FHAR was dissolved in 1981. This caused conflict during the 1983 Gran Marcha Gay, with the parade effectively splitting into two marches because of the political differences of the organizing groups. Both marches began at the Monument a los Niños Héroes; one march was organized in general support of civil and political rights for homosexuals. The other, organized by Red LHOCA (Red De Lesbianas Homosexuales Organizaciones Y Colectivos Autonomos), which primarily consisting of former FHAR members, included trans individuals and ended with a rally denouncing violence against people who were trans as well as calling for the end of government raids."
An important visual relic of an important moment in the history of queer activism in Mexico.
Details
Title
Gran Marcha Gay '83. Orgullo Alegria Libertad ¡Unete! ¡Fortalecete!
Author
[LGBTQIA+]: [Mexico]
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
[Mexico City
Date
1983