Pevian lawmaker Alberto Beln, one of only two openly gay members of the untry's Congrs, has ltle hope that he will be able to marry his longtime partner any time soon.
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PE GAY MARRIAGE BILL 'DOOMED' THIS YEAR: NGRSMAN
In Augt 2004, Olivera and his partner, both gay men, vised a supermarket Lima, durg which time they acted affectnately toward each other. This se builds upon other Inter-Amerin lgs upholdg the right of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people to live ee om discrimatn, stereotyp, and vlence. The urt emphasized the importance of nsirg the homophobic ntext which an cint occurs.
Did you know that until 30 years ago, homosexualy was nsired a mental illns by the World Health Organizatn (WHO)? The history of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) people is rife wh moments of excln, rejectn, and discrimatn for simply livg out their genr inty or sexual orientatn – for beg who they are.
Today, 70 untri still nsir homosexualy illegal, and many more untri, vlence based on sexual orientatn or genr inty (SOGI) occurs equently and, alarmgly, wh a signifint gree of social acceptance.