In addition to being known for the passion aroused by football, tango, icons such as the Obelisco and the quality of its gastronomy, Buenos Aires stands out for promoting coexistence based on freedom, diversity and respect. That is why it is usually recognized as the Capital of diversity in the region.
Specifically, it is the first city in Argentina to have legalized Civil Unions between people of the same sex, a decade before the approval of the Equal Marriage Law.
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, intersex, queers, asexuals and other identities find here a destination full of cultural, artistic and social proposals to enjoy an unforgettable stay.
While International Pride Day is on June 28, since 1997 Buenos Aires has celebrated it on the first Saturday of November, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of “Nuestro Mundo”, the first homosexual organisation in Argentina and in all Latin America.
The Pride Parade is a characteristic landmark of our City. Over the course of a week, different activities are carried out, ranging from cinema, art, music and tours, led by artists, cultural groups and organizations. The streets are dressed in colours, glitter and colourful flags with different slogans.
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The tube station of line H, on Av. Santa Fe and Av. Pueyrredón, is called “Carlos Jáuregui”the first in the world to bear the name of an activist of sexual diversity and human rights.
Since 2017 this station has become a point of high visibility for the collective LGBTIQA+,through which around 300,000 people pass every day, promoting inclusion and good coexistence, in order to achieve real equality and build a more egalitarian society free of prejudices.
There is a great mural located at the station entrance. This work pays tribute to the activist and first president of the Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA), Carlos Jáuregui, who led the First Lesbian Gay Pride Parade in Buenos Aires, in 1992. In addition, he collaborated with the first project of Civil Union and contributed to the inclusion of the right to be different in article 11 of the Constitution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires is diversity, respect and freedom. We are waiting for you to live the experience!
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