After the approval of gay marriage in Argentina, two gay organizations in Lima announced they are seeking for political allies among the candidates running in Peru’s 2011 presidential elections, in order to promote gay marriage in Peru.
Jorge Apolaya, spokesperson for the Peruvian Network of Travestites, Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals, told EFE news agency that “it is necessary to pass a law for all those persons that want to access as a couple to legal benefits such as social security, a mortgage, a life insurance or heritage.”
Peru will have presidential and congress elections in April 2011, since Alan Garcia will leave office in July 2011. “Those who have avoided a public debate about this topic now will have to enter the debate,” Apolaya said.
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