Thousands march in Buenos Aires Pride against hate speech and violence

Thousands of people took part in the 35th Pride march in Buenos Aires on Saturday, marching through the city center to Congress with floats, music trucks, and participants from social, political, and human rights organizations alongside members of the LGBTIQ+ community.

The demonstration combined cultural activities and celebrations with demands for public policies and justice for recent acts of violence. Organizers said this year’s slogan, “When hate advances, pride in the streets is resistance,” summarized the focus on sexual diversity demands and denunciations of discrimination.

“We know very well who governs us: a government that closed INADI, that cuts the Gender Identity Law by decree, that from Davos associated our families with pedophilia, and that fires the quota workers.”

The historical line of the march read a document criticizing President Javier Milei’s government, accusing it of promoting hate speech and exclusionary policies. Among the criticisms were the closure of INADI, decree-based cuts to the Gender Identity Law, and dismissals of travesti and trans workers hired through the labor quota.

The statement also linked public discourse to recent violence against community members, specifically citing a fire at a boarding house in Barracas and an attack against trans women in the Palermo woods.

According to the National Observatory of LGBT+ Hate Crimes, 227 cases were recorded in 2025, a 62 percent increase over the previous year. The Argentine LGBT+ Federation counted 263 incidents so far in 2026, equivalent to one episode every 28 hours.

Some participants said they attended with added conviction after attacks on trans sex workers in Palermo just five days earlier. Two attendees, Agustín and Pablo, said trans people are clearly the most affected part of the community and are increasingly in the focus of conservatism and the right.