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PHOTOS: Protesting Religious Homophobia With Kisses in Spain

PHOTOS: Protesting Religious Homophobia With Kisses in Spain

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In Malaga, protesters staged a kiss-in to register their objections to a Roman Catholic cardinal's statement that homosexuality is a 'defect.'

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Gays, lesbians, and straights gathered for a kiss-in Thursday in Malaga, Spain, to protest newly chosen Spanish cardinal Fernando Sebastian's recent statement that homosexuality is a "defect" that can be corrected with treatment. The Rainbow Federation organized the demonstration. Click through for more photos.

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A kiss against discrimination.

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Two of the protesters sport clergy garb and masks of the Spanish cardinal.

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A woman holds a cross upside down as she demonstrates in Malaga.

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Two women join the kiss-in.

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