The website 'www.orgullolgtb.org', enabled by the organizers of the Pride 2020 march to follow the demonstration online, has suffered a fall due to excess traffic around 7:00 p.m., at which time it was going to I begin this claim , as confirmed by sources in the organization.

From the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Trans and Bisexuals (FELGTB), organizers of the event together with COGAM and LGTB + Collective of Madrid, have reported that there is another web address (https://manifestacion.orgullolgtb.org/) where follow the demonstration that this year is running online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Pride 2020 demonstration virtually runs through the streets of Madrid this Saturday and is led by a banner made up of leading lesbian, trans and bisexual (LTB) women in different fields. This year's march takes place under the theme 'Sorority and feminism to TRANSFORM. Lesbian, trans and bisexual women in action! For the most vulnerable. '

This has been advanced by the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Trans and Bisexuals (FELGTB) and COGAM, Colectivo LGTB + de Madrid, organizers of the event in which, in addition, there is a second banner led by social entities.

This symbolic march has started at 7:00 p.m. exclusively online and runs through a virtual geolocation system from Puerta de Alcalá to Plaza de España in Madrid. You could participate by accessing the website 'orgullolgtb.org', but the page has fallen and thousands of followers have been left unable to follow the march.

During the claim, performances by different artists such as Lolita Watson, Bastet (first openly lesbian rapper), DJ Telastica, Belenciana, or the Cuban singer, Klaudi are taking place , and it exclusively features the premiere of the new single by Ondina and the first FREVVA single. The march is being broadcast by the comic presenter, Elsa Ruiz.

"We are still here"

The main banner is headed by the president of FELGTB, Uge Sangil ; the president of COGAM, Carmen García de Merlo; Kim Pérez, feminist and trans activist; Carolina Iglesias, comedian and bisexual screenwriter; Miryam Amaya, trans activist and Lucia Sun, pansexual, fashion photographer.

Also in attendance was Carla Antonelli, a trans activist ; Mili Hernández, the first female COGAM spokesperson, founder of her lesbian group and the Berkana bookstore, the first bookstore specializing in LGTBI issues in Spain and Latin America, and Trifonia Melibea, bisexual journalist and political scientist, teacher and researcher on women's and gender issues in Africa.

"Although this year we do not go out into the streets to demonstrate, because we have to be cautious, it does not mean that, even if we are not seen, we are not heard . Therefore, I encourage everyone to participate in the demonstration virtually and to know that we are still here, "said trans activist Myriam Amaya, participant in the first demonstration of the LGTBI Pride of Spain, held in Barcelona in 1977.

"This year, we will be more visible, more diverse and we will be more united and more proud than ever. This year, there are no barriers, because I press a button and I am already with all of you. We are many, we are different and we come together among equals. Life will put tests on us, but we put limits on ourselves. This year we reinvented ourselves, make yourself seen, more than ever, "says Gema Hassen-bey.

On the other hand, the banner of social organizations, which bears the motto 'Pride is not to leave anyone out of social reconstruction', is made up of representatives from CCOO, UGT, Amnesty International, CEAPA, CEPAIM, CERMI and the ONCE Foundation.

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