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Article: Lima Diesel offers rare church AIDS aid.(Lima Diesel auto shop is also home to a Catholic Church for transvestites; Latin America's approach to AIDS prevention; includes related article on family planning in Peru)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- October 6, 1995
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LIMA, Peru - At an auto repair shop in the neighborhood of La Victoria, in Lima, Peru, you will not only find spare parts for your car, but also a group of transvestites and a Catholic priest talking about HIV/AIDS prevention.
Lima Diesel serves as the home of the Our Lady of the Door Community, a group of 35 transvestites who meet each week with an Italian priest, Fr. Italo Scoccia, and a group of Good Shepherd sisters to talk about their lives, share experiences and receive information about HIV/AIDS and free condoms.
"They accept us the way we are because that's the way God accepts people. They don't try to change us but give us an opportunity to help ...