Peru: LGBT activists stage annual kiss-in protest to reject homophobia

C/U Same-sex couples kissing at kiss-in protest against homophobia, Lima
M/S Two women kissing
C/U Couples kissing
W/S Protesters singing and clapping their hands
M/S Women holding hands
C/U Couple of men kissing
C/U Women kissing
W/S Protesters singing
M/S Protesters with LGBT rights flag marching
W/S Protesters walking in street
W/S Protesters walking in street
W/S Protesters entering train station
W/S Protesters walking inside train station
M/S Two women with LGBT flag kissing
C/U Three friends kissing
M/S Two women kissing
M/S Two women with LGBT flag kissing
W/S Protesters inside train station
W/S Protesters at Palace of Justice
W/S Protesters kissing on stairs at Palace of Justice
M/S Protesters kissing on stairs at Palace of Justice
M/S Two women kissing
M/S Two men kissing
M/S Representative of Kisses for Diversity speaking
SOT, Gahela, Transgender representative (Spanish): "We have reconvened to come out again to show affection, to demonstrate what we give each other daily because the people of diversity who love exist 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and all we have done today is to express it in a public way, even though this context represses us and forces to hide who we are. We are here to give an answer of affection, love and affection."
W/S Protesters dancing on stairs of Palace of Justice, Lima
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Activists from the LGBT community rallied in the centre of Lima on Saturday, as they staged their annual kiss-in protest to demand equal rights for same-sex couples and denounce homophobia.
Same-sex couples could be seen kissing and hugging in San Martin Square, many wrapped up in the rainbow flag. The same action took place later on the stairs of the Palace of Justice.
One of the activists explained that the event was held to respond with a display of love to the government's repression. "This context represses us and forces to hide who we are," she said.
The event, dubbed 'Kisses for Diversity', was established by LGBT activists on this date in 2011, to remember when a group of campaigners were harshly attacked by police forces for displaying these signs of affections in the capital's Plaza de Armas.