How are the measures for LGBT people in the Peace Agreement progressing?

How are the measures for LGBT people in the Peace Agreement progressing?

This Gpaz report was prepared with the aim of providing the country and the international community with an assessment of the implementation of the commitments made to women and LGBT people in the Peace Agreement (hereafter PA) and, consequently, to encourage the State to honour its commitment to equality [...].

Spirit Day: What would you say to your teenage self?

Spirit Day: What would you say to your teenage self?

Today marks #SpiritDay, a day to speak out against bullying of LGBT children and young people. Here are some letters from LGBT people writing to their teenage self and motivating them to overcome this difficult stage. Dear Teenage Me: From: Nico I think you should have [...]

8 Latin American countries meet to discuss LGBT rights

8 Latin American countries meet to discuss LGBT rights

This September 24, eight Latin American countries will meet in Mexico with a single objective, to share information that has been compiled from 2014 to 2018 in a regional database on cases of bias-based violence against LGBT people, in order to initiate actions for protection, access to justice, and the protection of the rights of LGBT people.

Fiestas de San Pacho: The rainbow troupe that could be silenced

Fiestas de San Pacho: The rainbow troupe that could be silenced

By: Lorena Rivera Ocampo A group of Franciscan missionaries arrived in the Colombian Pacific in search of the coveted gold routes in Chocó. On 4 October 1648, with the aim of evangelising the community, the first procession on the mighty Atrato River was held, a practice that almost 400 years later is still carried out in Quibdó.

A patch that holds: LGBT collective redress

A patch that holds: LGBT collective redress

Parche: in Colombia, "the collective made up of close friends "1 . This is what the Mesa LGBT de la Comuna 8 in Medellín was and still is. A patch of young people that the war wanted to silence and who today resist from their territory. This work is dedicated to them. For the organisations and [...]

5 Legal remedies to protect your rights

5 Legal remedies to protect your rights

In this article you will find links that, when you click on them, will take you to forms for rights of petition, tutelas, appeals for reconsideration, among others, in which you only have to fill in some information and include your specific case, to then demand the protection of your rights from the competent entities. If you have any doubts about which of [...]

Let the different speak

Let the different speak

By: Lina M. Sánchez We have not all spoken. The voice that has spoken for us belongs to the same class and is, in fact, the one we should be fighting against: that of the white man. We have allowed the idea of diversity to develop under a single standard. While the problematic that it creates [...]

Marsha P. Johnson, activist and mother of the LGBTIQ+ community

Marsha P. Johnson, activist and mother of the LGBTIQ+ community

By: Lina M. Sanchez B. Photos taken from Netflix: The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson. This is a sad story about the struggle for civil rights for LGBTIQ+ people in the United States. She is embodied by drag queen Marsha Pay it no mind Johnson, black, transgender, poor and, in the end, [...]

Why do we celebrate Pride Day?

Why do we celebrate Pride Day?

June is LGBT Pride month in Colombia and around the world. During these 30 days, millions of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people come together in a march in which they shout with one voice among colours and chants that they are citizens, like everyone else, and that equality is a fundamental right for all.