Panama Pride wedding plans canceled following threats

Panama Pride – organizer of the commemorative activities of the LGBTIQ+ Pride Month in the country – reported that it suspended the first wedding for same-sex couples that would have taken place on Saturday, July 1, due to repeated hate messages and even threats from extremist groups.

Through social networks, Franklyn Robinson, president of Panama Pride, shared the press release where he highlighted that “the attacks and threats show that Panamanian society is mostly homophobic, and that to reaffirm their harmful practices they use hate speech, misinformation, slander, and insult.

“Our LGBTIQ population does not have laws that protect it and, on the other hand, the same institutions promote, from their roles, discrimination, and exclusion.” “Unfortunately, this situation recently claimed another child victim who could not stand the social pressure that is generated against our diverse sex population.

“At just 14 years old, school bullying led the boy to suicide, today was his burial and the last message to his grandmother was ‘I love you very much, before taking his own life “

 Although the equal wedding was suspended, the Pride March will take place on Saturday, which will leave from the parking lots of the Cinta Costera, on 13th Street, Casco Antiguo.