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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 04:31 PM Apr 2012

Bogota mayor creates LGBTI support group .

Bogota mayor creates LGBTI support group .
Monday, 16 April 2012 08:41
Brandon Barrett

Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro created a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Affairs Branch to fight sexual orientation and gender based discrimination in Colombia's capital.

The group, a subcommittee of the city's Social Integration Secretariat, is aimed at raising awareness of important issues in the minority community. The LGBTI Affairs Branch plans to construct a district center that will house educational materials and host events promoting LGBTI culture.

98% of Colombian homosexuals have reported being discriminated against, according to a LGBTI Public Policy poll, as have 96% of bisexuals and just under 100% of transgendered people.

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23445-bogota-creates-lgbti-support-group.html

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