Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has fired the Minister of Culture and Youth Nayuribe Guadamuz and the Commissioner for Social Inclusion Ricardo Sosa for having supported the LGBT march scheduled for Sunday in the capital San Josè. “The decision was made because they drew up a declaration of cultural interest for an LGTBI pride march without the authorization of the President – the Costa Rican government said in a statement. – The declaration of cultural interest of the activity was canceled by the government this afternoon (Saturday).”
The march in defense of LGBT rights in San José will start from Sabana Park and end at Plaza de la Democracia, in front of the Congress of Deputies. According to a statement from the Costa Rican presidency, the march does not have permission from the authorities, which were denied by the event organizers. “The march continues, the act that the President is carrying out is an illegal act, the formalities have been done like any activity”, declared Geovanny Delgado, spokesperson of the Diversity March who adds “Chaves’ decision is simply a populist act, like those he has done in the past.”