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Colombians reject peace deal between government, FARC (Washington Blade)
Washington Blade, October 3, 2016
Colombians reject peace deal between government, FARC
“The peace deal that was formalized in August in Havana specifically acknowledges the conflict’s LGBT victims. It notes the ‘fundamental rights’ of LGBT Colombians and other vulnerable groups and calls for the creation of a ‘democratic culture and participation’ in the country. […] Hunter T. Carter of the New York City Bar Association, who lives part-time in Medellín with his Colombian husband, described the referendum results as ‘awkward.’ Religious and conservative groups reportedly pressured Santos’ government to abandon efforts to extend adoption rights to gays and lesbians in exchange for their support of the deal.”
