Spain Spain's first pride parade was held in Barcelona on 26 June 1977, but was violently repressed by police, as official attitudes towards the LGBT community had not yet changed much since Franco's death in 1975. However, Orgull de Barcelona ("Barcelona Pride") is nowadays a yearly event, and local politicians attend. The 2022 gathering drew a crowd of some 90,000.
Spain Spain's first pride parade was held in Barcelona on 26 June 1977, but was violently repressed by police as official attitudes towards the LGBT community had not yet changed much since Franco's death in 1975. ,However, Orgull de Barcelona ("Barcelona Pride") is nowadays a yearly event, and local politicians attend. The 2022 gathering drew a crowd of some 90,000.