Shakira He canceled a highly anticipated performance at the WorldPride 2025 Donald Trump.
The concert, which was scheduled for the night of this Saturday, May 31 at the National Park Stadium, was not held for problems, according to her, Logistics: the technical team failed to transfer production from Boston on time, where its last recital took place, as confirmed by the artist herself and the enclosure. “I am sad and with a broken heart for not being able to be with you,” the artist wrote in a statement. «I hope to return as soon as possible. Meanwhile, thanks for your unconditional support, ”he added.
Initially, the concert was going to occur in the context of a celebration of LGBTQ+ policies promoted by the previous administration, particularly during the mandate of Joe Bidenwhich promoted reforms in medium attention and employment of transgender groups. But with Trump’s return to the White House, the organizers wanted to turn the event into a kind of public repudiation of the new policies. Shakira’s absence left that gesture without her most media face.
The context is complex. Although Trump has starred in regulatory changes in policies labeled as LGBTQ+, he was also the first president in history to campaign supporting gay marriage. His current vice president, JD Vance, unleashed a controversy by saying that his party represents “normal gays”, expressly excluding transgender, non -binary and so on.
The phrase was criticized by former friends of his who identify transsexuals.
In 2017, shortly after Trump’s investiture, first -line artists such as Madonna and Cher They participated in protest acts in Washington, including the march of women. Madonna, in particular, has been a usual presence in pride events. He acted in the Worldpride held in New York in 2019, an edition commemorating the 50 years of Stonewall disturbances. That year, the city was appointed world headquarters of the celebration. Since 2017, the Worldpride is organized every year in a different country: this time it was the United States.
The event in Washington includes parades, concerts, exhibitions, forums and institutional acts, with the participation of embassies, activist groups and international sponsors. Shakira’s performance was the main course of the opening night, and his cancellation left a vacuum. Neither their team nor the organizers announced if they could join some other act this week.
For now, the political gesture is halfway. Without Shakira, the 2025 Worldpride loses part of its symbolic power, in a year marked by tensions between LGBTQ+ and the new administration. About two million tourists were expected in Washington but finally there will be many less, among other things for the entry restrictions in the US and recommendations from European countries against traveling to citizens who identify themselves as transsexuals.
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