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ES #LuisNoEstásSolo: Reflections on the case of the young man who had his arm removed because he was gay
It would seem that the story of a young man having part of his arm removed just for being gay is fiction, a story from another era or from a country like Russia, Egypt or the Cayman Islands, where LGBT people are still criminalised. But no. The story is real and it happened in [...]
She loves art, she loves women and the strokes are her revolution.
The act of having a purifying experience of the emotions, of the soul or of the being itself, is called catharsis. That was what Linda Cabrera did every time she wrote one of her stories, an almost poetic fiction in which she wrote about another woman, about what she felt for her, about her desires. She wrote [...]
Colombia Diversa to implement remote work as a containment measure for COVID-19
In the midst of the current situation, following the emergence of COVID-19, Colombia Diversa will implement remote work from Tuesday 17 March 2020 until 13 April (as a tentative date). As a measure of solidarity and responsibility in the face of the pandemic, we have decided that as a social human rights organisation we will take the [...]
Digital resources and reports on LGBT people for students and researchers
We know that in this time of quarantine many colleges and higher education institutions have chosen to enable virtual studies to meet the academic calendar. Many of these projects are related to research on LBGT rights. It is for this reason that we would like to list some of the latest research done by Colombia Diversa [...]
Inclusive books for a rainbow quarantine
Lope de Vega used to say about love that "He who has tried it, knows it". Other people often say the same about books. That Free Pass to another universe, an escape and, sometimes, a revelation, as many come close to saying in the days of coronavirus, when Albert Camus, in his book 'La Peste', [...]
Five state entities that will watch over your rights in this quarantine period
In these days of quarantine, we have received cases of people who want to report a situation of harassment or discrimination and do not know how to do it; or people who want to approach a family police station to report a situation of domestic violence. Thinking of them and all the people who may need information about the channels [...]
Self-care tips for inclusive quarantine
In the midst of the quarantine period, there are many things we can do from home. Social isolation and the situation can generate a series of emotions such as anxiety or fear, which we can take advantage of and take control of our body. It is for this reason that we made a list of basic self-care with resources [...]
Victims are not forgotten
Colombia is a country of fractures, of scars. In the midst of the chaos and crisis brought on by an unexpected pandemic, there are still the victims who, with pain in their chests, dare to face yet another crisis in the midst of impunity and the social leaders who continue to be assassinated today. And the only [...]
How is the implementation of the measures of the peace agreement with a differential approach for LGBT people going?
Do you remember that in November 2016 the Colombian government and the FARC signed a peace agreement to end a conflict that had been going on for more than 50 years? Well, this Agreement was groundbreaking for many reasons. One of them is that it recognised women and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people as victims [...].
Covid-19 and LGBT people: answers to frequently asked questions
There are many questions that LGBT people are asking themselves in these days of pandemic and social isolation. Dejusticia, Sentiido and Colombia Diversa gathered the most frequent ones and answered them one by one. First installment. In January, when the media started talking about the "coronavirus or a flu in China", it was clear that the [...]
