These organisers – the event was backed by around 90 different groups – called on lesbian, gay, bisexual and intersex people to lend their support to transgender folk.
While last year the focus of the Pride Parade was the impending national vote on same-sex marriage rights (accepted in September 2021 by 64% of voters), this year the focus was specifically on transgender rights – also a first in the three-decade history of the event, organisers said External link. The march, held in temperatures in the 30s (Celsius), marks the high point of a week of events to celebrate and raise awareness about the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Organisers spoke of some 40,000 participants in the Swiss city, which would make it the biggest edition since the first Pride Parade 27 years ago.
