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

Police officers in Lima, Peru, use violent means to break up annual "Kisses Against Homophobia" demonstration, leaving some lesbian and gay participants hurt.

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[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.

[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.

[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!!

[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).

[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.

[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.

[DemoniaG]

haaay Perú Perú....

[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!