At least 63 members of Colombia's lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex muny were killed the first eight months of this year, the Anan untry's human rights ombudsman said on Tuday, while other acts of vlence also creased.
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REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezBOGOTA (Rters) - At least 63 members of Colombia’s lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex muny were killed the first eight months of this year, the Anan untry’s human rights ombudsman said on Tuday, while other acts of vlence also those killed were 17 transgenr women, 12 gay men, six lbian women and one transgenr man, as well as others whose sexual orientatn and genr inty uld not be specified, although they belonged to the LGBT and tersex muny, the anizatn said. From glor mounta tops to Caribbean ast, om lh jungle to hip and happeng ci, Gay Colombia has credible rich for travelers to experience.
Is safe for gay travellers? Lat Ameri might not have the bt reputatn for beg gay-iendly, but that’s a story that’s startg to change and, fact, Colombia is one of Lat Ameri’s most progrsive untri terms of LGBT rights.
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There’s also a boomg LGBT tourism scene centred on Mell, Bogota and Cartagena – so, far om beg somewhere to avoid, ’s somewhere gay travellers should actively seek out! The Legal Suatn In Gay Colombia. Homosexualy has been legal sce 1981 and 2011 a landmark anti-discrimatn law was passed tablishg prison sentenc for those found guilty of discrimatn.
The Constutnal Court has also led multiple tim to protect the rights of homosexuals and bisexuals to exprs themselv public; for example, 2011 they orred officials of a mall and s secury firm to follow a urse teachg them not to reprs homosexuals. Gay marriage was legalized 2016, followg Argenta, Brazil and Uguay.
The majory of people, for example, are still agast gay marriage, acrdg to a 2018 poll showg 46% Colombians support of same-sex marriage, while 52% were agast.