Men perform during the XIII Gay Pride Parade at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 12, 2008. Gays, lesbians, and transexuals asks for opportunities, equality, respect, and this year as well marched against the homophobia during a demonstration which featured floats and music along Copacabana beach. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

Men perform during the XIII Gay Pride Parade at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 12, 2008. Gays, lesbians, and transexuals asks for opportunities, equality, respect, and this year as well marched against the homophobia during a demonstration which featured floats and music along Copacabana beach. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)