LGBT in Colombia

Rights in Colombia

Animal rights
Children's rights
Civil rights
Collective rights
Fathers' rights
LGBT Rights
Group rights
Human rights
Individual rights
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Men's rights
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Reproductive rights
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Displacement
Youth rights


The initialism LGBT is used to refer collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and members of the specific group and to the community (subculture) that surrounds them. This can include rights advocates, artists, authors, etc.

In spite of considerable de jure legal protection for the LGBT community in Colombia (see LGBT rights in Colombia), LGBT individuals are often subject to controversy regarding acceptance (transgender individuals, in particular).

Statistics

There are no complete statistical studies on the number of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people in Colombia. Some research of the National Department of Statistics indicate that in the capital Bogotá, there are a rough estimate of 219,520 predominantly gay men and 615,000 men who have sex with men (MSMs). The numbers for women vary between 48,000 and 96,000. An extrapolation to the entire country's population estimates nearly a million gay men, 2.5 million MSMs and 350,000 lesbians.

LGBT History

Balboa setting his war dogs upon Indian practitioners of male love

LGBT rights in Colombia

Organizations

The Red ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS.

There is about 20 registered LGBT Organizations in Colombia. Among others:

Events

Gay villages

See also: Chapinero Alto

Most of the LGBT-friendly places (nightclubs, bars, gay bath houses, etc.) in Bogotá are concentrated in the Chapinero area, including the only LGBT Community Center in the country, which opened in September 2006, and is sponsored by the Office of the Mayor of Bogotá.[16] See also Zona Rosa de Bogotá.

Literature

Media

Nightclubs

Resources

References

External links

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