on Tuesday May 17, the world commemorated the International Day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, on this date, 26 years ago, the General Assembly of the World Health Organization had to either withdraw from its list of mental illnesses, homosexuality.
” This is a day to show the different challenges that are from the LGBTI community, not only in Colombia but throughout the world, where there are still 70 countries criminalizing homosexuality, “said Marcela Sanchez, director of Colombia Diversa.
in the same vein, Sanchez noted its concern about the killings of members of the LGBTI community that were reported in 2015 and that there is no reason many still justice.
“In 2015 reported more than 100 people from the LGBTI community killed, however, still do not know if they were killed in acts of intolerance,” said the leader.
Germán Rincon, a lawyer and community activist LGBTI said about this important day that required much reflection “on the multiple forms of discrimination violence, verbal abuse, symbolic, take away the life. We must rethink new scenarios where we get older inclusions “.
Other groups and entities organized as Colombia Diversa, Santamaria Foundation and Caribbean Assertive, also celebrate this date with a project called” Open Letter to a homophone or a transphobic “chasing members of LGBTI people write to people who have been discriminated against through the website www.cartaaunhomofobo.com., as part of a peace process.
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