Hundreds of people took part in the La Paz Pride "March for Sexual and Gender Diversity" on Saturday (September 26).

The march, which usually takes place in June, was postponed because of a wave of social unrest and roadblocks that affected the capital earlier this year.

In 2025, the Bolivian Ombudsman's Office registered 72 reports of human rights violations against LGBTQ+ people.

In a statement in May, the office expressed concern over the elimination of the Sexual Diversity Unit of the Autonomous Municipal Government of La Paz.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (SEPTEMBER 26, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE FROM LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY DANCING MORENADA (TRADITIONAL FOLK DANCE)

2. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING PART IN PARADE HOLDING LGBTQ+ FLAGS

3. PEOPLE HOLDING SIGN READING (Spanish): "TODES"

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PARADE PARTICIPANT AND TRANSGENDER MAN, LUNA HUMEREZ, SAYING:

"Beyond showing that we are a large community, we took to the streets and marched on a day of advocacy, a day of struggle, a day of fighting for our rights. We know that we are not treated equally compared to the rest of the population. We know that we do not have the same rights. We know that we are discriminated against for being gay, lesbian, or transgender. That is why we take to the streets."

5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE FROM LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY TAKING PART IN SEXUAL DIVERSITY PARADE

6. PERSON HOLDING SIGN READING (Spanish): "MOM HUGS, FREE"

7. VARIOUS OF LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY PARADE

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PARADE PARTICIPANT AND TRANSGENDER MAN, ALICIA GALÁN, SAYING:

"We continue to fight for our rights. This diversity in La Paz is very important, especially when it comes to sexuality, which is still a taboo in education, in the way we live, and in how we build our social realities. These issues must continue to be questioned. For many years, many decades, many centuries, we have been silenced and held back, and today we are beginning to open our eyes. Sexuality belongs to everyone, and we should live it with complete freedom."

9. PERSON FROM LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY TAKING PART IN PARADE

10. PEOPLE WATCHING SEXUAL DIVERSITY PARADE

11. PEOPLE FROM LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY TAKING PART IN PARADE

12. VARIOUS OF PERSON FROM LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY MARCHING AND HOLDING VENEZUELAN FLAG

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PARADE PARTICIPANT, FABIANA JUSTINIANO, SCARLETT ROCHA'S WIFE, SAYING:

"We are here at our first march in La Paz for sexual diversity. We are officially married, and we hope that very soon this will become the norm for all LGBT people in Bolivia."

14. VARIOUS OF FABIANA JUSTINIANO AND SCARLETT ROCHA, THE FIRST SAME-SEX COUPLE TO MARRY IN BOLIVIA, TAKING PART IN SEXUAL DIVERSITY PARADE