The first Caracas Pride March took place on June 29, 1997, at Sabana Grande. It was organized by the Movimiento Ambiente de Venezuela [es] (Venezuelan Environmental Movement, also known as MAV).[1]
The first march, called Gay Pride, was organized in June 2001 by the GLBT Network, a group of organizations created in March of that year and consisted of the Lambda Alliance of Venezuela [es], Amazonas of Venezuela [es], Church of the Metropolitan Community of Venezuela, Citizen Action against AIDS, the Venezuelan Network of Positive People RGV+, the Wills Wilde Society, and Affirmative Union of Venezuela [es].[2] The route of this first Pride Day celebration began at Plaza Brión in Chacaito and continued along Sabana Grande Boulevard to Plaza Morelos in Los Caobos.[3]
Over the years, the march has changed its route. In 2022, the event began with a rally at Francisco de Miranda Park,[4] where more than 20,000 people from the Venezuelan LGBTQ+ community attended under the slogan "No more, no less, the same rights."[5]
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