CIVICUS discusses Pride 2025 and attacks on LGBTQI+ rights with Pedro Julio Serrano, president of the LGBTQ+ Federation of Puerto Rico.
In June 2025, Puerto Rico celebrated Pride amid the challenging backdrop of the recently passed Religious Freedom Act, which allows health professionals and other officials to deny services to LGBTQI+ people on the grounds of religious beliefs. In response to this setback, Pride celebrations offered a significant act of civic resistance, with activists, LGBTQI+ organisations and allies marching in protest against institutionalised discrimination and to demand equal rights and access to services.
