Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual

The Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual (Plaza of Sexual Diversity) is located in the Old City neighborhood of Montevideo.[1] The plaza includes a large triangular granite monolith -- a reference to the pink triangles worn during the Nazi persecution of LGBT people.[2]

Plaza de la diversidad sexual in Montevideo.

History

Eight activist groups worked together to propose the creation of this plaza: Grupo Diversidad, Grupo LGTTBI, Amnesty International Uruguay, LGTTBI Library, Uruguayan Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Study in Sexuality (CIEI-SU), the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Encuentro Ecuménico por la Liberación de las Minorías Sexuales and the Association of Uruguayan Lesbians.[3] The proposal received the unanimous support of the Montevideo legislature.[4]

Mariano Arana dedicated the monument on February 2, 2004.[2]

Monolith

The monolith features the following inscription: "Honrar la diversidad es honrar la vida: Montevideo por el respeto a todo género, identidad y orientación sexual" (Honoring diversity is honoring life: Montevideo for the respect of every gender, identity, and sexual orientation).[4]

See also

References
  1. Orangias, Joe Joe, Jeannie Simms, & Sloane French (2017). "The Cultural Functions and Social Potential of Queer Monuments: A Preliminary Inventory and Analysis". Journal of Homosexuality. 65 (6): 705–726. doi:10.1080/00918369.2017.1364106. PMID 28777713.
  2. Basilia Muñoz, Carlos (2007). La construcción regional de ciudadanía (homo)sexual (PDF). El Uruguay desde la Sociología IV (in Spanish). p. 394. OCLC 184738196. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  3. Villar, Isabel (2 March 2005). "Inauguran en Montevideo Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual" (in Spanish). CIMAC. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. Carro, Hugo (2 February 2005). "De todo un poco: Uruguay pionero con 'plaza gay'". news.bbc.co.uk (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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