Ni un paso atrás. No step back. BID BOOK 1. Introduction 3 5. Why Barcelona? 40 2. About Us 6 6. Business Plan 45 6.1 Budget 46 3. The city of Barcelona 10 6.2 Communication strategy 49 3.1 History 11 6.3 Sponsorship 56 3.2 Political context 14 3.3 Attractions and sights 16 7. EUROPRIDE 2022 58 3.4 Culture, exhibitions, festivals, music and theatre 19 7.1 Dates, timeline and EPOA commitment 59 3.5 Gastronomy, food, nature and sport 21 7.2 Political program 62 3.6 Transport: subway, tram and bus 24 7.3 Europride 2022 look and feel 66 3.7 LGBTQ+ life: community and hotspots 29 7.4 Locations & Events 68 3.8 Accommodations 31 7.5 Support letters 73 3.9 How to get to BCN 33 7.6 Contacts 89 3.10 Safety & Health 35 4. Pride BCN! 37 1 Introduction 3 Historically Barcelona has been a In spite of the above, these are not pioneering and innovative city in good times for the LGBTQ+ many areas. It was also in the collective: the proliferation of struggle for the rights of LGBTQ+ right-wing populism and the rise of NI UN people: it was the birthplace of the far-right political parties has led to Spanish LGTBQ+ Movement and the growth of LGTBQ-phobia. PASO hosted its first Pride in 1977. Right-wing parties and even ATRÁS. liberals, who traditionally had not More than 40 years after that oppose LGBTQ+ rights, now with event, Barcelona has amply their desire for power, are demonstrated its openness, accomplices of extreme right-wing The time has come for the 2.0 solidarity and its capacity to parties that aim to remove or claim of the LGBTQ+ collective, anticipate the times and become a reduce the rights that have been the one that claims that nobody benchmark. The celebration of the hard-won. can eliminate the rights obtained 1992 Olympic Games was a clear during decades of struggle. We are example of this. Discourses of LGBTQ-fobia, threats not alone: many countries in and persecution against LGBTQ+ Europe are living this situation. Over the years, the LGBTQ+ people, activists and Prides, Sweden, Norway, Finland, community has achieved many complicity with right-wing Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, rights that were unthinkable: now ideologies, great campaigns Germany, France, Austria, Cyprus, we are visible in almost all areas of launched shamelessly by Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary, society, we can get married, we politicians in the media are Slovakia, Switzerland... have social recognition, the law penetrating deep into those protects us against attacks and intolerant who until now were Europe can not afford to take a homophobic attacks, bisexuals and appeased. step back. Barcelona will not allow intersexuals are increasingly visible the struggle of more than 40 years and even trans* people have seen In Barcelona, in the first months of of activism and rights achieved to their rights improve. 2019, there has been an increase of recede. The celebration of the 25% in LGBTQ-phobic incidents or Europride 2022 will publicly send a attacks, compared to the same strong message of firmness to the period of 2018. Even the recently entire community and to inaugurated Barcelona LGTBQ+ LGBTQ-phobic people. We want to Center – pioneer in the Spanish be the voice of all Europe and to state – has been attacked and say clearly that WE WILL NEVER TAKE A STEP BACK! vandalized just a week after its 4 1. INTRODUCTION opening. We can count with the support from the Mayor Current Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, is an activist and politician. On June 2015 she was elected Mayor of Barcelona, the first woman to hold the office. Colau was one of the founding members and spokespeople of the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH) (Platform for People Affected by Mortgages), which was set up in Barcelona in 2009 in response to the rise in evictions caused by unpaid mortgage loans and the collapse of the Spanish property market in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. 5 1. INTRODUCTION 2 About Us 6 «Barcelona has always been a city Pride! BCN is an event for everyone, with an open a space where collectively we can heart and can be heard and become visible, a place to celebrate and make a respect for stand. We also have to show more respect for ourselves, it is because love has diversity» From here we want to send a thousands of shapes and colours. message to the world: We have to Many times that’s the only thing we love ourselves more. We have to need. A little bit of love. A hug. A love the outsiders, the people smile. around us, those who are different from us and also those who think Barcelona has always been a city differently from us. with an open heart and respect for diversity. We cannot forget about this. It’s time to get this feeling back. We want to gout out and scream that there is love for everyone. No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, this is for you. 7 2. ABOUT US Who we are Pride! BCN was born as an initiative of ACEGAL. It has an Organizing Committee formed by more than 20 people with a common mission: to raise awareness, defend, educate and celebrate diversity. Pride! BCN is supported by more than 35 entities related to social, cultural and sports environment, family and health that work so that Barcelona continues to be a reference city for the LGBTQ+ community. The soul and heart of Pride! BCN is completed by more than 600 involved volunteers who selflessly make this project possible with their energy and dedication. 8 2. ABOUT US The Team Ferran Poca Maria Giralt Xavier Saula Pride! BCN Director Pride! BCN Social Area Director Pride! BCN HR, Administration, Finance and Legal Director Eduardo Suñer Dani Morales Pride! BCN HR, Administration, Finance and Pride! BCN General Coordinator Jose Carlos Grima Legal Subdirection Pride! BCN General Coordination Assistant Montse Mota (FLG) Lluís Maronda Benito Eres (GAG) PRIDE KIDS Press Manager Social Area Nac Bremón Rogrido Araneda (ACATHI) Jon Domínguez (Panteres grogues) Trans field Coordinator (ACATHI) International social Area Sports field Henrique Lisboa Álvaro Maldonado Walter Lovera Bar Logistics Ticketing Volunteer Coordinator Toni Mejías Alba Guarch Sandra Mateo Village & Volunteer Support Pride Kids & Volunteer Support Pride Kids & Volunteer Support Chriss Elgueda Cristina Ros Ángel Herrezuelo Logistical support & Pride Float Volunteer & Activities Support Interviews Ana Cervantes International Conferences 9 2. ABOUT US 3 The city of Barcelona 10 3.1 History 11 From the 15th to 18th centuries During the Civil War in 1936 and Barcelona entered a period of the subsequent dictatorship. With decline, while it struggled to the reinstatement of democracy in Barcelona and maintain its economic and political 1977, Barcelona society regained its its history independence. This struggle ended economic strength and the Catalan in 1714, when the city fell to the language was restored. Bourbon troops and Catalonia's and The first human settlements in Catalans' rights and privileges were Furthermore the first spanish Barcelona date back to Neolithic suppressed. A period of cultural Pride took place in 1977 in times. The city itself was founded recovery began in the mid-19th Barcelona, which was the first by the Romans who set up a colony century with the arrival of the manifestation in Spain and in the called Barcino at the end of the 1st development of the textile industry. mediterranean part of Europe. The century BC. The colony had some During this period, which was city's hosting of the 1992 Olympic thousands of inhabitants and was known as the Renaixença, Catalan Games gave fresh impetus to bounded by a defensive wall, the re-gained prominence as a literary Barcelona's potential and remains of which can still be seen in language. The 20th century reaffirmed its status as a major the old town. For over 200 years, ushered in widespread urban metropolis. In 2004, the Forum of Barcelona was under Muslim rule, renewal throughout Barcelona city, Cultures reclaimed industrial zones and, following the Christian culminating in its landmark to convert them into residential reconquest, it became a county of Eixample district, which showcases districts. An example of the the Carolingian Empire and one of some of Barcelona's most renewed vigour with which the main residences of the court of distinctive Catalan art-nouveau, or Barcelona is looking towards the the Crown of Aragon. The fruitful modernista, buildings. The Catalan 21st century. medieval period established Antoni Gaudí, one of the most Barcelona's position as the eminent architects, designed economic and political centre of buildings such as the Casa Milà the Western Mediterranean. The (known as La Pedrera, the Catalan city's Gothic Quarter bears witness for stone quarry), the Casa Batlló to the splendour enjoyed by the city and the Sagrada Família church, from the 13th to the 15th centuries. which have become world-famous landmarks. The freedoms achieved during this period were severely restricted 12 3.1 HISTORY Franco era: Homosexuality was 1979 Spain decriminalizes highly illegal under the dictatorship homosexuality as part of several of Francisco Franco, with laws post-Franco reforms; the Madrid against homosexual activity Gay Pride Parade, known as vigorously enforced and "Orgullo Gay", is first held in June homosexual people being that year. imprisoned in large numbers. 2000 Jerónimo Saavedra becomes The 1954 reform of the 1933 "Ley de the first parliamentary to come out vagos y maleantes" ("Vagrancy as gay. Act") declared homosexuality illegal.