A Peruvian politician has announced he is gay -- a first in one of Latin America's most conservative countries.
He is Carlos Bruce, a 57-year-old member of congress and former minister and also one of the main drivers of debate on civil unions for same-sex couples in Peru.
"Yes, I am gay and proud to belong to a group of people who are so valuable to Peru," Bruce said in an interview over the weekend with the newspaper El Comercio.
His announcement drew a mix of praise, criticism and insults on social media.
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