On June 23rd , thousands of people gathered around the Angel of Independence to march for Gay Pride in Mexico City . At the same time, hundreds of soccer fans went out to celebrate Mexico ’s victory against Korea at the World Cup in Russia.
This was the fortieth anniversary of Gay Pride in Mexico and several sponsoring companies participated in this year’s march, including Uber, Smart Fit, Facebook, Netflix, Nike, Absolut Vodka, and Unilever . In addition to the many citizens of Mexico City that took part in the march, there were many visitors from other states, as well as tourists from all over the world.
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