Spain: Hundreds join Pride event in Barcelona delayed by pandemic

Subscribe to our channel! Some 5,500 people gathered for a Pride 2021 ebent in Barcelona on Saturday, according to the city council. This year, a static rally replaced the traditional march and concerts, which were cancelled due to the pandemic. Barcelona’s Pride 2021 was dedicated to the fight against the ’HIV stigma,’ and aimed to raise awareness among the LGTBI community about measures to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. SOT, Ivan, Attendee (Spanish): “The truth is that we thought happily that we live in a really open-minded and tolerant Spain, but cases like Samuel’s killing and other cases of homophobic violence - we have been shocked by the reality.“ SOT, Rafael, Attendee (Spanish): “Since primary education, to teach that all the homosexuals and all other people of the LGTB collective, the trans, [people should] know that we are normal people, that we all have the same rights like the other people, that we don’t hurt anyone for simply loving people who are from