Leftist activists to greet pope with gay ‘kiss-in’, SlutWalk protests in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Gay rights and feminist groups are planning to stage protests during Pope Francis' stay in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day. The pope has already been subjected to a homosexual "kiss-in" along the papal motorcade route on Monday when he arrived in Rio. Video clips from the protest on July 22 showed lip-locked demonstrators, some of them topless, while others waved rainbow flags, according to a U.S.News report . Various media reports say that a gay rights group is planning another "beijaco" or kiss-in during a speech Pope Francis will give on Copacabana beach on July 25. The group is protesting against the Catholic Church ’s stance on homosexuality and gay “marriage.” Pope Francis greets the crowds in Rio after his arrival Monday. Meanwhile, a group of Brazilian feminists, the Brazilian Women Association, is planning a " SlutWalk " to be staged on Copacabana beach on July 27, to pr