A member of the LGBTQ+ community holds up a sign with a message that reads in Spanish: "Nothing to cure", during a protest against a decree following a decision by the Ministry of Health classifying transgenders as mentally ill, in Lima, Peru, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Members of the LGBTQ+ community protest against a decree following a decision by the Ministry of Health classifying transgenders as mentally ill, in Lima, Peru, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Members of the LGBTQ+ community protest against a decree following a decision by Peru's Ministry of Health that classifies transgenders as mentally ill, outside the Peruvian embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Displaying a photo of a transperson who died under suspicious circumstances, members of the LGBTQ+ community protest against a decree following a decision by the Ministry of Health classifying transgenders as mentally ill, outside the Peruvian embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A member of the LGBTQ+ community holds up a sign with a message that reads in Spanish: "It's my identity, not an illness", during a protest against a decree following a decision by the Ministry of Health classifying transgenders as mentally ill, in Lima, Peru, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Wearing a Transgender flag as a cape, a member of the LGBTQ+ community joins in a protest against a decree following a decision by the Ministry of Health classifying transgenders as mentally ill, in Lima, Peru, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Members of the LGBTQ+ community protest against a decree following a decision by Peru's Ministry of Health that classifies transgenders as mentally ill, outside the Peruvian embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A member of the LGBTQ+ community protests against a decree following a decision by Peru's Ministry of Health that classifies transgenders as mentally ill, outside the Peruvian embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)