PERU: MEMBERS OF GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CARRY OUT PERU'S FIRST GAY PRIDE PARADE

Record ID: 278309

  • Title: PERU: MEMBERS OF GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CARRY OUT PERU'S FIRST GAY PRIDE PARADE
  • Date: 7th July 2002
  • Summary: (W1) LIMA, PERU (JULY 06, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. SCU SIGN ZOOM OUT MV GROUP OF TRANSVESTITES IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK; AND MV TRANSVESTITES WAVING FLAGS; SCU PARTICIPANT WAVING FLAG (4 SHOTS) 0.31 2. MV PASSERS-BY WATCHING PARADE FROM CAR; MV PARTICIPANT CARRYING SIGN 0.34 3. MV TRANSVESTITE WEARING COSTUME OF CHARACTER FROM THE MOVIE "THE FIFTH
  • Embargoed: 22nd July 2002 13:00
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  • Location: LIMA, PERU
  • Country: Peru
  • Reuters ID: LVAF0ZJI5QGDXJDOZCFIE14IC21I
  • Story Text: Members of Peru's gay and lesbian community have carried
    out the country's first Gay Pride Parade to demand equality.

    Peru's gay and lesbian community took to the streets
    of Lima on Saturday (July 6, 2002) to celebrate gay pride with a
    colourful parade, the first of its kind in the South American
    country.

    Despite drawing a larger crowd of media and curious
    passers-by, the few dozen parade participants included members
    of Lima's gay and lesbian community who marched to the Francia
    Plaza with signs and flags to demand justice and equality.

    "We are demanding to be included in the constitution,"
    participant Juan Carlos Ferrando said. "In all of the
    (constitutional) reforms, the clause that included us was
    crossed out."
    The parade drew the attention of passers-by who heckled
    the participants. Although many participants wore colourful
    costumes or dressed in drag, several others covered their
    faces with simple masks in an attempt to protect themselves
    from reprisals.


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