![Martin Mejia 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/70504e245b28494ea968309bfe1477b9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a27fc2cf931f47ad9df64342eb3fb73c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![Dolores Ochoa 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/25004e80bc8f4181a992282796d36c84/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8595ff0f546347ae9f10bd83be6f8256/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![Martin Mejia 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/632e08f4a81641d994af352cc4fcfdab/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/04eaae2abd5549e8b6bed455848569e3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![Dolores Ochoa 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1c8eaf7cbc1c4516ab9ee67912551848/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e675ffa9583d4c8aa7a538d6366cfe19/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)