For those who love their Pride parties messy, joyful, and full of chosen family vibes, Fiesta Pride Revuelta 2025 is the must-attend event.
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Photos by Jésus Chaîrez unless otherwise noted
MÉXICO CITY — México City’s 46th annual LGBTQ Marcha /Parade once again did not disappoint. But now, México City has come a long way in terms of LGBTQ rights, often surpassing the situation for the community not only in North Texas but in U.S.
in general.
And the, Perez noted, the Dallas Pride Parade “does not compare” to México City’s Marcha.
Back in 1986, when I still lived in Dallas, I ventured to México City during the Christmas/New Year season, and could not find a single gay bar in the La Zona Rosa; they were all hidden, with no names showing on the outside of the buildings and certainly no rainbow flags.
At the party, 42 men, half of them dressed as women, were arrested. Here you will find the 2 most famous gay clubs in the city: Marrakech Salón (also called El Marra Salón) and La Purísima (or La Puri). They are located across the street, so you can enter one first and then move on to the other.
On the same street is Soberbia, a sister bar of La Puri that has become a downtown favorite, and there’s also Pecado, another good option to continue celebrating Pride.
If the bars and clubs on República de Cuba are too crowded, you can walk about 4 blocks, and on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas is Divina, another popular downtown gay bar.
Santa María la Ribera
Close to the historic center is the Santa María la Ribera neighborhood, one of the oldest in the city and where there are some restaurants and bars worth visiting.
To continue the Pride party, here you can go to Club Babylon, famous for being the official headquarters in Mexico of CumUnion, the daring party franchise from San Francisco.
Zona Rosa
The Zona Rosa is known as the epicenter of the LGBT community in Mexico City, and after the Pride march, it becomes the perfect place to keep the party going.
There are gay bars and nightclubs everywhere here, so you won’t have a hard time finding a place to party.
There was a history exhibit of 3-foot-by-5-foot photographic panels on the wrought iron gate at Chapultepec Park during June, visible to heavily traveled street in front the National Museum of Anthropology.
At the end of this street exhibit is the Museum of Modern Art where the well-received and well-attended works in Abraham Ángel: Entre el Asombro y la Seducción (Between Astonishment and Seduction) were on exhibit during Pride Month.
This year, after a heavy rain the night before, the weather was excellent for a parade on Saturday, with sunny skies and a temperature of 65 degrees.
The first person from Texas I saw at the parade was Oak Lawn resident Juan Herrera, checking his GPS and trying to locate his Méxican boyfriend, Carlitos. But when I went into my first gay bar in México City, it was a relief not to be asked for three picture IDs like often happened back then to people of color in Dallas.
Way before the Stonewall rebellion on June 28, 1969, in New York City, police in México City raided a gay party on Nov.
17, 1901. The Pride march is a reminder of the ongoing struggle for acceptance and visibility of the LGBT+ community, and a celebration of the achievements made in the quest for a more inclusive world.
Pride in CDMX
Pride in Mexico City is a lively celebration that begins at the iconic Angel of Independence, where thousands of people gather with rainbow flags, colorful costumes and banners full of messages of love and equality.
Most of them are concentrated on República de Cuba street. Though President-elect Sheinbaum will not be inaugurated until October she is already working with the LGBTQ community to be a visible and a more inclusive community.
LGBTQ visibility in art and culture exhibits are now common thought the year, but Pride Month brings special exhibits.
We have an incredible location in the historic center, so we are the perfect place to sleep after the Pride party in the heart of the city.
Enjoy the march, and keep celebrating LGBT+ pride in Mexico City!