"Alternative" sexuality is despised in the traditionalist, native or Afro-Caribbean communities of northern Colombia. The choices for gays and lesbians tend to be harsh: face down your family and neighbors, or leave.
Twenty-five years after the murder of León Zuleta, the Caribe Afirmativo held a debate between LGBTI and indigenous people around the life experiences of indigenous LGBTI people in Bolivia and Colombia, as well as the necessary articulation of indigenous agendas and sexual diversity.
GALZ, Zimbabwe’s LGBTI group, says that compared to previous years the country’s recent elections showed a welcome lack of anti-gay rhetoric from politicians.
