Almeida believes that "discussing whether or not to hang the LGTBI flag" shows that "there is no problem with Pride"

The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has asserted that “discussing whether or not to hang the LGTBI flag at the Palacio de Cibeles during the MADO celebration shows that “there is no problem with Pride in Madrid”.

“To all those who discuss whether or not to hang the flag of the LGTBI movement, with all my respect to that flag, I will tell you that if that is the problem, then there is no problem with Pride in the city of Madrid”, has transferred to the journalists upon their arrival at the headquarters of CEIM.

This has been pointed out by the councilor after learning that the City Council of the capital will not place the LGTBI + this Pride flag on the facade of the Palacio de Cibeles, which will be illuminated, like the fountain that pays homage to the Greek goddess, with the colors of the rainbow.

Martínez-Almeida has highlighted that “the Cibeles façade, of 2,800 square meters, and the Cibeles fountain will reflect the flag of the LGTBI movement, therefore, Pride will be held in exactly the same conditions in which It has been celebrated since José María Álvarez del Manzano brought it”.

On the other hand, he stressed that the celebration of MADO will have “the full and absolute collaboration of the Madrid City Council”. “We have always defended, because it is one of the great events that are held each year in Madrid, that it transmits an image of Madrid as a free, open, tolerant and diverse city, and therefore that it has the support of the City Council”, has abounded.