STORY: Thousands marched in Santiago’s annual LGBTQ+ parade on Saturday (November 8), demanding an end to hate speech and reforms to Chile’s anti-discrimination law, according to organizers.

Participants, including trans activists, couples, and costumed protesters, filled the streets with some calling for greater visibility and equality.

The event, organized by the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (MOVILH), coincided with National Diversity Month and came a week before presidential and parliamentary elections. MOVILH warned that LGBTQ+ rights remain fragile and dependent on political leadership.

Chile’s current anti-discrimination law, known as the Zamudio Law, has been criticized for weak enforcement, and activists are pushing for stronger protections ahead of the presidential elections in November.

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SHOWS: SANTIAGO, CHILE (NOVEMBER 8, 2025) (REUTERS-Access all)

1. PARTICIPANT ON MOTORBIKE DURING PARADE WHILE DRESSED AS A BEE

2. VARIOUS OF BLOCK OF TRANSGENDER PARTICIPANTS DURING PARADE

3. PARTICIPANTS AND FLOAT IN THE MARCH

4. PARTICIPANT WITH A GOLDEN MASK

5. PARTICIPANTS IN COSTUME

6. NURSING STUDENT, ISIDORA FLORES, DURING MARCH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) NURSING STUDENT, ISIDORA FLORES, SAYING:

"I think as a community we need freedom, especially at this time. I have a partner too, and I wouldn’t want to go out in the street and feel oppressed by others."

8. VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS DURING THE PRIDE

9. PARTICIPANT IN COSTUME WITH PINK WINGS

10. PARTICIPANT WEARING MASK

11. PARTICIPANTS MARCHING DURING THE PRIDE

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) NURSING TECHNICIAN, YENERI GAJARDO, SAYING:

"I come every year for visibility and to support all the causes that benefit our community."

13. GAJARDO MARCHING WITH PARTNER

14. VARIOUS OF THE MARCH

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT, JORGE RAMIREZ, SAYING:

"I’m here because very few men dare to go out as men, physically as men, and dressed in a dress, like me."

16. VARIOUS OF PARTICIPANTS MARCHING DURING PARADE