Congress lights up in honor of International LGBT+ Pride Day

This Friday (28), from 7pm to 11pm, the façade of the National Congress Palace will be transformed into a gigantic projection screen in honor of International LGBTQIA+ Pride Day. The domes of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the sides of the annex buildings I of both Legislative Houses, will display the colors of the LGBTQIA+ flag and the message: “June 28 – LGBTQIA+ Pride Day: speak with pride, love with pride, exist with pride, live with pride”.

“Designing the colors of the rainbow is a tribute to a population that fights for respect and survival. The letters of the acronym include sexual orientation and gender diversity, issues that would be private if it weren’t for the violence against us. Let’s sow affection above all else. This is basic, it’s being human,” highlights Léo Serra, a civil servant and member of the Senate’s LGBTQIA+ Affinity Working Group, which will be established on June 28.

The new Working Group will work in collaboration with the Senate Standing Committee for the Promotion of Gender and Racial Equality, seeking equal opportunities and inclusion of diversity.

The mapped projection of LGBTQIA+ Pride Day on the facade of Congress is an initiative of the Senate’s Public Relations Department, and is part of a calendar of exhibitions on topics relevant to Brazilian society.