Fifteen years ago, less than a hundred brave GLBT Mexican citizens and many of their American supporters marched through downtown Tijuana for this region’s first Gay Pride Parade. It was in the middle of the afternoon in, then, tourist filled Revolution Ave. The marchers were warmly greeted by everyone along the streets. Why do I remember, because I (Nicole Ramirez) was honored to have been named the “International Grand Marshal” of the 1st Tijuana Pride Parade in 1995. I also remember that a major Mexican Presidential candidate had been assassinated weeks earlier in Tijuana and though there were some concerns, the parade seemed most welcomed by everyone.
I return to Tijuana this past Saturday to once again march in their, now, 15th Annual Tijuana Pride Parade and attend their 1st Annual Pride Festival. It was again my honor 15 years later to be once again name “International Grand Marshal” of the 2010 Tijuana Pride Parade. Earlier Saturday afternoon, one of my good, straight girl friends, business woman Cheri Reeves and I headed to Tijuana and parked her car this side of the border and walked across and took a Tijuana taxi into downtown’s Revolution Ave.
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