Yesterday the act of the proclamation of the Pride of Seville was held in the Alameda de Hércules. On this occasion, the person in charge of giving said speech was neither more nor less than the singer from Malaga, Vanesa Martín, who expressed that she was very grateful and excited to have said honor.
Nervous, but very excited to take over from María del Monte, Martín officiated in a simple way the act in which the recently inaugurated mayor of the Seville capital, José Luis Sanz, was not present. On the other hand, Antonio Muñoz, the outgoing mayor, was at the celebration, which caused applause and cheers.
After nine at night, the singer from Malaga appeared on stage with the flag carried last year by María del Monte, who is already considered a benchmark in the Andalusian LGTBIQ movement.
”I come nervous, eager and I go straight to the nougat to say a series of things. Today we celebrate pride, freedom as it is celebrated every day on these terraces, where no one looks at anyone and no one is more than anyone,” the artist began by saying.
“I have come to claim tolerance, naturalness, respect, inclusion and freedom, because what are we people without all our clear and firm rights?” continued the singer of Because we want to see each other or I couldn’t hold you back before launching a direct dart at the political parties that do not condemn LGTBIphobia.
The woman from Malaga reflected that “difficult times are coming”, but she shouted to the sky that no one has the right to “throw away our flag” (referring to the Vox party and its controversial canvas): “There are people who dedicate themselves to politics they are not aware (or yes) that when they finish their day, after having launched their hate speech, they close the door to go to sleep. Leaving the streets and houses dark and full of danger”.
The artist opened up on the channel talking about her time in Madrid and explained that at first she did not know very well what was happening to her and that, despite living discreetly, she never hid: “I loved wonderful men and women, I stripped myself of prejudices and I learned to live freely in a city that opened its arms to me”.
One of the most applauded moments of the evening came when the singer shared with those present that right now she is in a relationship with a woman and that she lives happily: ”Sometimes discretion and intimacy are confused with denial. Today I have a woman as a companion, the one who steals my thoughts. I don’t want to tiptoe by and I think I’m pretty clear.” Finally, Martín declared that no one has the right to take another person out of the closet: “Wanting to take over each other’s sexuality and how and when they tell it is just as violent as a phobia.”
