Ecuador National Trans March

Ecuador National Trans March
During the 2023 Ecuador National Trans March in Guayaquil
Native name Marcha Nacional Trans de Ecuador
DateNovember
Location
TypePride festival
MotiveTransgender Day of Remembrance (28 November)

The Ecuador National Trans March, also known as the Ecuador Trans Pride March, is a pride march held annually in several cities of Ecuador.[1][2] The march is held in November every year to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance, celebrated annually on 20 November, and the anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in the country, which took place on 27 November 1997.[3]

The first edition was held in 2020,[3] and featured simultaneous marches in Quito and Machala, in addition to a demonstration in Guayaquil.[1][2] Hundreds of people participated in the third march in Quito.[4]

History

The first Ecuador National Trans March was held on 20 November 2020 on the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and was organized by LGBTQ rights organizations to demand justice, equal rights, and protest against the cases of transphobia experienced by members of the community.[1] In the city of Quito, the march began at Plaza Foch and proceeded to the building that housed the Attorney General's Office.[5][6] Delegations from several cities of Ecuador including Santo Domingo, Guayaquil, Ambato, Riobamba, Loja, Cuenca, and Esmeraldas joined the march in Quito.[1][7] Another march was held in the city of Machala, which began at Parque de Los Héroes, and proceeded along Rocafuerte Street towards the building that housed the Prosecutor's Office of El Oro Province.[2] In Guayaquil, a demonstration was held at the city's Centennial Park.[1]

The second edition of the march, which was held on 20 November 2021, concluded at La Alameda Park in Quito.[8] On 27 November of the same year, the first such march was held in Guayaquil.[9][10]

The third edition of the march took place on 19 November 2022. Hundreds gathered in Quito for a march that departed from the Attorney General’s Office and proceeded to the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo (Center for Contemporary Art).[4] In Guayaquil, the march took place on 26 November 2022. It began at Plaza Rocafuerte and ended at the building that housed the Asociación Silueta X (es).[11]

The fourth edition, which in Quito took place on 18 November 2023, had among its demands the cessation of violence by the authorities against sex workers, access to healthcare for trans women, and comprehensive reparation for elderly trans women who survived police persecution during the twentieth century.[12] The fifth edition of the march took place on 20 November 2024 in Guayaquil, and proceeded from the Centennial Park (es) to Plaza San Francisco, and had the improvement of the situation of trans women in the country's prisons as its main demand.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rosero, Mariela (20 November 2020). "La primera marcha trans se desarrollará en Quito, este 20 de noviembre del 2020" [The first trans march will take place in Quito on 20 November 2020]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Ríos, Jessica (31 October 2020). "En Machala se realizará el primer desfile del orgullo trans" [Machala will host the first trans pride parade]. Diario Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b De la Torre, Damián (18 July 2021). "La población trans, en un limbo laboral" [The trans population in a labour limbo]. Expreso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tercera marcha trans en Quito" [Third trans march in Quito]. Revista Crisis (in Spanish). 21 November 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Comunidad trans marcha para exigir derechos y condenar asesinatos" [Trans community marches to demand rights and condemn murders]. Primicias (in Spanish). 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ "La comunidad trans se concentró en la Plaza Foch" [The trans community gathered in Plaza Foch]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Comunidades trans reivindicarán sus derechos a través de una marcha" [Trans communities will assert their rights through a march]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Marchan por la memoria Trans por segunda vez en la historia de Ecuador" [They march for trans memory for the second time in Ecuador's history]. Colombia Informa (in Spanish). 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Fotos en HD sobre el Trans Pride Ecuador (Orgullo Trans) Platón, Marcha y primer Trans Fest en Guayaquil" [HD photos of Trans Pride Ecuador (Trans Pride), Plato, march and first Trans Fest in Guayaquil]. Orgullo Trans (in Spanish). 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  10. ^ "#OrgulloTransEc sábado 27/N 16h00 Plaza San Francisco, Guayaquil" [#OrgulloTransEc Saturday 27 Nov, 4:00 p.m., Plaza San Francisco, Guayaquil]. Orgullo Trans (in Spanish). 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ^ Trujillo, Ángela (26 November 2022). "Guayaquil: Comunidad LGBT+ marchó en el corazón de la ciudad para alzar su voz" [Guayaquil: LGBT+ community marched in the heart of the city to raise its voice]. Extra (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  12. ^ "4ta marcha trans en Quito" [4th trans march in Quito]. La Periódica (in Spanish). 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  13. ^ "Una marcha LGTBI en Guayaquil denuncia torturas a mujeres trans en cárceles de Ecuador" [LGBTI march in Guayaquil denounces torture of trans women in Ecuadorian prisons]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). 20 November 2024. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
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