Gay Pride Parade in Panama City

Panama’s Gay Pride parade will take place, Saturday June 29th 2013, in Panama City. The parade will leave from the corner of Via Argentina and Via Espana at 1:00 p.m. This year the parade will be supported by several public figures, including Dr. Ricardo Garcia (Regional Coordinator of UNAIDS) and Panama’s carnival queens. As part of the pride celebrations a pink egg will be awarded to the most homophobic institution or person in Panama. To determine the candidates the public submits stories of homophobia encountered, the public then votes on a winner…the winner is rewarded the big pink egg.   This years nominees are: Clarence C. King for his opinion articles, La Estrella for manipulating headlines, The Scouts of Panama for marginalizing gays, Casi Creativo for suggesting that homosexuality is the ideal of Lucifer and Alvaro Alvarado for keeping his scilence about hateful language.  

Cast your vote on the Association of New Men and Women of Panama Facebook page at www.facebook/AHMNP. For more information on this event email ahmnp@yahoo.com or call 397-2722 (office hours 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.).