Marcha pela Diversidade conta com mais de 30 atrações

March for Diversity has more than 30 attractions

July 4, 2018

On Sunday, July 8, the 3rd March for Diversity will take place in Curitiba. For nine hours, more than 30 attractions take to the stage set up at Praça Santos Andrade and follow the Trio Elétrico from 2 pm to Praça Zacarias. Imperador Sem Teto, Raissa Fayet and Mulamba are some of the confirmed artists. In addition to the shows, there will be performance presentations, DJs and speeches to raise awareness about the fight against LGBTIphobia.

During the demonstration, Marcha Pela Diversidade cups, T-shirts and kits will be on sale. The amount collected will be used in the renovation of the headquarters, a space that supports the LGBTI population through psychological care, rapid HIV testing and promoting LGBTI human rights.

The event is organized by the National LGBTI Alliance, Grupo Dignidade, Coletivo Cássia and TransGrupo Marcela Prado and usually takes place at the end of June, but due to bad weather it was moved to that weekend. The march was created in 2016 with the aim of raising awareness among the LGBTI population about the need to combat LGBTIphobia, in reference to May 17, International Day to Combat Violence Against LGBTI People.

The organizer of Coletivo Cássia, Ananda Puchta, explains that the purpose of the march is to provide an environment of political awareness for LGBTI people in Curitiba, bringing up debates about LGBTI rights, such as combating violence, bullying and school dropout, the need care for young LGBTI people who do not have family support, etc. “It's an attempt to create a community spirit, so that everyone feels responsible and part of the cause. Inclusion is our banner”, reinforces Ananda.

Brazil occupies the sad position of the country that most kills transsexual and transgender people in the world. The ranking was prepared by a European civil organization called Transgender Europe. According to the NGO report, in absolute numbers, between 2008 and 2016, 868 trans people were murdered in Brazil, those who do not identify their gender with their biological sex. And that's not all. In the last year, Brazil broke its record for LGBTI murders: 2017 had 30% more than in 2016.

Grupo Dignidade is the first NGO in Paraná and the second oldest in Brazil, operating for 26 years in the defense and promotion of LGBTI rights.

Path
The mobilization starts at 11 am at Praça Santos Andrade. From 2 pm onwards, the march will continue along Rua João Negrão, Av. Marechal Deodoro to Praça Zacarias and closing time will be at Av. Luiz Xavier, in Boca Maldita.

CONFIRMED ATTRACTIONS

Block I came out of the Closet and I did well

DJs
Kalvin Freitas
Everton Bitencourt
Kuruh
Wander Good
Neh Hoffmann
Murilo ready
alice cavazotti
Carmen Agulham

Drags
Shayanne Ashela
Scarlet Bastos
Thalita Pereira
Soraya Outback
Layla Albuquerque
Alexia Mozzer
Linda Power
Helen Werneck
Myrella Massafera
Barbra+friends
Myrella Albuquerque
Patricia Lemonge
Jenny Willer
Barbara Bueno

Bands
Raissa Fayet
homeless emperor
Mulamba