LGTBIQ+ march organizer: “We are under the rule of law that the president is violating”

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“We are living in an environment of rule of law that the president has violated.” This was the reaction of the Diversity March after the Presidential Palace said the organization did not apply for a permit for its event scheduled for Sunday, June 30.

This Saturday, President Rodrigo Chavez fired Culture Minister Nayuribe Guadamuz for publishing the Declaration of Cultural Interests of the Parade and annulled the document.

The organizers of the march insisted that the event was still going ahead, starting on Colon Avenue, and that in addition to insurance, they had obtained licensing policies from multiple agencies, including the Costa Rican Red Cross, the San José City Government and the Ministry of Health.

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In with nation“Unfortunately, as is customary with dictators who don’t get their way, the only good thing Rodrigo Chavez can do is copy what they do in other countries and let no initiative be taken,” said Geovanny Delgado, a member of the group. “He’s just imitating what Bukele did in El Salvador.”

This is the official response from the Diversity March organization to the president's statement. (Photo: Pride) (Pride) — This is the official response from the Diversity March organization to the president’s statement. (Photo: Pride) (Pride) (pride)

He added that the organization of the march would be submitted to the Constitutional Court, considering that Chavez’s statements were false.

“The measure he has taken is a populist one aimed at winning the conservative vote and he seems to have little historical memory, since he asks the LGTBIQ+ crowd to vote with Pilar Cisneros. (…). All he does is act like a dictator with his mask off, because he is not a president who respects the rule of law and the power of the state; he is a tyrant,” said Delgado.

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According to the organizers, by the president’s logic, he must also fire the vice president and health minister, Mary Muniff, because the ministry issued the permit. He specified that a meeting was held at the presidential palace earlier this month with ministers from different regions, “where everyone was informed of the situation.”

The group called on people to take part in the march: “We tell the LGTBIQ+ community, people who believe in the rule of law and anyone who is dissatisfied with the government and its tyranny to take courage, they will support us tomorrow. The march will take place because we are protected by the principle of legality and we will go out with greater force to denounce the brutality of this dictator.”