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The Timoteo Circus has fought prejudice and discrimination against Chile’s LGBTQ community for more than half a century, even through a dictatorship, in a country known for its Roman Catholicism. (March 1) (AP Video/Alexandre Plaza)

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/chilean-circus-has-fought-lgbtq-discrimination-for-54-years/"></div>SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and René applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins to become “Verónica Power,” “Alexandra” and “The Crazy Purse Woman.” The characters are c...

The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and René applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins to become “Verónica Power,” Älexandra” and “The Crazy Purse Woman.” The characters are classics of the Timoteo Circus, a show that has fought prejudice and discrimination against Chile’s LGBTQ community for more than a half century, even through a dictatorship, in a country known for its...

Head-on train crash in Greece kills 32, injures at least 85

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and René applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins to become “Verónica Power,” "Alexandra” and “The Crazy Purse Woman.”

Head-on train crash in Greece kills 36, injures at least 85

Head-on train crash in Greece kills 36, injures at least 85