Peru: Police use violence to break up "Kisses Against Homophobia" Valentine's Day demo

[coreprocess1209]

Es una VERGÜENZA todo esto y más la gente que escribe comentarios fuera de lugar y radicales. Y pensar que en el mundo TODAVÍA hay personas que guardan odio e ignorancia entre los demás.

¡Ánimo y mucho coraje a toda la gente valiente de los movimientos gays de Perú y Sudamérica!, porque ahora están luchando contra la discriminación tal y como sucedió lo que convirtió los disturbios de Stonewall en los 60's en un hito para los gays de países, que otra vez, dan ejemplo de ser sociedades avanzadas.

[tomboysmurf]

This makes my stomach turn. It's a shame that our world can be like this.

[300359alann]

que desgracia

[ebert0309]

This kind of people are a shame for my country. God created them man or women.... we are a poor country but we have fear to God (sorry for my english, this is en spanish: Esta clase de personas es una verguaneza para mi país. Dios los creó varón y mujer.... somos un país pobre pero tenemos temor de Dios).

[antonalfa]

@ebert0309 Si todo bien por ti Aunque esta manifestacion no fue para mi lo apropiado.. Pero yo jamas diria que la gente esta son una verguenza para mi pais en lo absoluto. y si tu Ingles es muy malo.. I am Peruvian and It is such a shame to see comments like these... Vive y deja vivir. ... Live and let others live!!

[mikemml]

la ignorancia sobre todo de estos policias estupidos ... que hay personas que son diferentes en su forma de ser ....yo no discrimino a nadie todos en el mundo tiene derecho a ser como quieran ser media vez no molesten a terceras personas...

[PeruanistaBlog]

The LGBT activists in Peru were not trying to kiss in front of the catholic Cathedral of Lima, they were pushed and chased by the Police (a special assault squad) from the original place of the protest (in front of the City Hall). According to the LGBT activists, every 5 days a lesbian, gay or transgender is KILLED in Peru, and no one seems to care. I have posted an interview to the victims in my blog Peruanista.

[aquilinocachay]

@PeruanistaBlog Lier, lier..please review the video: Agresion Policial en Besos contra la Homofobia (Parte1) . They tried to do the "flash mob" in a forbiden place (espacio rigido segun la alcaldesa de Lima). This even happened before in Lima with no problem (why it should be a problem?) what is was the problem now? They needed to be in the news and they decided to do it in a place where they knew the police was going to come. So please tel the truth, the complete truth.

[DemoniaG]

haaay Perú Perú....

[fhofho00]

Shame on Peru's authorities and their homophobia.

[Hoggerable]

Shame on Peru.

[JOSEXD2000]

ahora se kagaron esos policias esto tiene q ser denunciado a la corte de derechos humanos

[RobertAdams68]

Esto es un abuso de poder repugnante por la policía, las mismas personas que deberían estar protegiendo a estas personas! Las garantías de la igualdad de derechos y protecciones sólo tienen valor cuando se aplican, y los agentes del Estado que permite abusar de estos manifestantes deja claro que el Perú no proteger a sus ciudadanos gays y lesbianas! Perú, el mundo está mirando!

[doobiesmoke15]

Wow, the cops in Peru are a bunch of homophobic bullies!

[srcl333]

Oh man, can't believe this. I'm from Peru, guys, don't let this video deceive you by using an argument such us: "the police is bad and homophobic". Perhaps these guys forgot to say that they were doing their little show in front of the Government Palace (the equivalent of the White House), which is a forbbiden zone to do any kind of disturbance for obvious reasons. I was there when this happened (I work close by) and it was them, not the cops, who start provoking them.

[rg0057]

@srcl333 , if that is true, then you'll need to provide evidence. If there's a forbidden zone, then it seems a reasonable place for forbidden couples to protest. From what we know of police forces no matter where they are, it is far more likely that they abused their power.

[fhofho00]

@srcl333 Really? Even the protesters who were inside the Cafe/Shop? What about the reporter being pushed away? Come on! If you were near, why don't you post a video or a photo of the event showing the protesters were the ones provoking as you say? In any democratic country people are allowed to protest on the streets and the reporters won't be pushed away! Sorry, but this clearly show how backwards the police in your country is.

[jaizal1a1]

@srcl333

I see for you the victims are the ones to blame! You are more homophobic than the Peruvian police

[seekingnewhorizons]

@srcl333 Dont lie man, we are seeing what those bunch of bastards are doing! Pushing that poor girl who was standing at the upstairs?..Im straight but i see a clear abuse but im not surprised..Í´ve been in Peru and i know that place..You know people? Only some blocks of the Main Square, the whores and the shoplifters stand in the streets. And nobody say nothing about it. Instead of it, that people is blessed by these society...the most homophobic in the whole world!

[utpunk]

Disgusting.

[alejocolombiacp]

gracias por compartir el video en otro idioma... es importante que veamos que la represión es una ola internacional que nos afecta a todos y que por lo tanto debemos luchar por el espeto internacional de nuestros derechos.

[ssl1st3r]

por eso estan asi de jodidos, tremendos hijos de puta :/

no a la represion!

[socalvet]

Shame on Peru! Shameful video for all the world to see.

[IanDavidOnDU]

I guess there must not be any REAL crime in Peru, since the cops have the time and resources to spare on something like this.

[mykelb]

@IanDavidOnDU Obviously, it is the police committing the crime here.